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Hide, Iceland, 2013
« on: August 20, 2013, 01:26:01 pm »

Spotted this bird-watching hide whilst driving in Iceland. I liked the pathway!
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 02:05:56 pm »

Spotted this bird-watching hide whilst driving in Iceland. I liked the pathway!

I do too. I'm not sure that the shot needs anywhere near as much sky, though.

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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 06:27:44 pm »

Cropped??
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 07:49:17 pm »

I'd be so bold as to take a bit more off the top.
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2013, 10:46:58 pm »

Love it! Breaks many of the key rules of composition and it works so well - an example to all of us!

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2013, 03:20:08 am »

Love both versions. The square aspect ratio works perfectly here.
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2013, 03:37:20 am »

I'd be so bold as to take a bit more off the top.

So would I. I think the partial crop, and the resulting square format, is an improvement; but the point of the shot is, as Paul observed in the first post, the path leading to the hide. The sky is just a distraction.

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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2013, 03:40:57 am »

The reason I composed with so much sky and a balance with the amount of foreground was to try and show the "isolation" of the building? I took other versions where I included less sky however I seem to be drawn to the squarish format and (personally) prefer the first version?
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2013, 07:04:15 am »

I think you're right.  The big sky version seems to make the hide smaller and more isolated.
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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2013, 03:32:39 pm »

The reason I composed with so much sky and a balance with the amount of foreground was to try and show the "isolation" of the building? I took other versions where I included less sky however I seem to be drawn to the squarish format and (personally) prefer the first version?

I like the square version. There is enough marsh to convey isolation, and excluding a lot of sky reinforces the monotony of the landscape.

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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2013, 05:55:06 pm »

I much prefer the original version.  IMO the additional sky and the dark blue zone balances the prominent leading line and provides depth by creating a focus on the blind.  Again, IMO cutting off the sky takes the dynamics out of the image.

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Re: Hide, Iceland, 2013
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2013, 06:29:17 pm »

I wouldn’t change the original execution except maybe to reduce the foreground vignetting a tad. It draws the eyes.

But really, it is a fine composition and execution and the color palette is tasty.
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