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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: graeme on January 14, 2014, 02:47:53 pm

Title: Red Door
Post by: graeme on January 14, 2014, 02:47:53 pm
Got the camera out for the first time this year a couple of days ago & caught some interesting shadow & light compositions. Not sure which of these two I like the most.

Happy 2014 to everyone.

Graeme

Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: Rob C on January 14, 2014, 02:53:56 pm
No.2 for me. They are both interesting, but you missed making the better No.3 which would have included the top area of No.1 too.

Rob C
Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 15, 2014, 12:19:27 am
No.2 for me. They are both interesting, but you missed making the better No.3 which would have included the top area of No.1 too.

Rob C
I agree.
Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: michael ellis on January 15, 2014, 12:39:18 am
Also no. 2. The complete triangle adds a lot to the picture. Also agree about the element at the top. I always see what I should have done when I am looking at my photos back at home.

Michael
Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on January 15, 2014, 03:56:28 am
Definitely #2, but I don't agree about including the top of #1; it's an unnecessary distraction.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: Rob C on January 15, 2014, 08:45:32 am
Definitely #2, but I don't agree about including the top of #1; it's an unnecessary distraction.

Jeremy

That's what I've always maintained after losing most of my hair. It's never really convinced anyone, though, least of all myself.

;-)

Rob C
Title: Re: Red Door
Post by: graeme on January 15, 2014, 01:49:27 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone.

The 'better No 3' shot wasn't possible: If I'd moved further back I'd have caught a load of distracting elements in the sides & foreground of the shot. I think a tight crop would have made for a very long tall image format. If I'd moved in closer with a wider lens my shadow would have become part of the composition. I guess I could retry the shot with a tripod; take one image with the cast shadows, move the object casting the shadows ( a large trolley which is part of a hoist setup ) & do a second shot then combine the two in PS. ( I pass this scene most days ). Of course I won't do any of this. And it's a long time since I've had any hair...

I've attached a photoshop kludge of the images.

Graeme