Old Poles
When we look through our view finder often we become so intrigued with our subject that we don’t notice the area around and in back of the model. When the final image comes out we say to our selves **#@ I didn’t see that when I was shooting. Take your time and see what’s in the view finder not just look at what’s there.
This image is a classic study in depth of field. The photographer is done an excellent job of keeping the first object sharp while the repeating pattern becomes even more out of focus with distance. The lighting is flat but for this exercise that works ok.
I would like the photographer to consider the horizon in this scene. You will notice it is almost tangent with the top of the poles. If you had gotten down just a little they would have been above the horizon and that would have given you a much stronger image and avoided the distracting near tangency.
I wish the photographer had also done a study of the tangled plant and the foreground post as a detail subject. Along with the sand this may have made an interesting abstract image.
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February 20th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Hi Jim, Thank you for your critique. It is probably not that good visible in the image, but I was already lying on the ground. The ground moves up towards the right. One goal was to keep the standard format, but I think cropping a little from the top may benefit the image. It was midday, but very gloomy and overcast. This flattens the color, but it give the image its own charm. I probably will go back and try to get a better shot, because I like the theme.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:41 am
Henrik,
Maybe go high instead of low…stand on a box and shot down at them. Using the sand as their B/G. Just a thought
Al