The Curve
When we see an interesting scene and have only seconds to photograph it we often do not see distractions and flaws in the view finder. But after the image is up on our computer we have the opportunity to review and correct problems with our photographs. This can, in many cases, be solved with cropping or cloning out the imperfections.
The photograph submitted here has a couple of nice things going for it. The first is the converging curves of the train and the river pointing to the over pass up stream. And the sky has interesting cloud formations.
There are a couple of suggestions I would like to make to the photographer. The first is the person’s arm in the lower left hand corner of the image and the white sign near the train. These objects are distractions and take our attention away from the nice graphics of the curves. You might also take a look at punching up the color by using the curves and saturation controls on your computer photo manipulation software. This will liven up the contrast and colors.
By cropping we can solve two problems at one time. The first is the removal of the arm in the corner. Also by cropping the image into a narrow horizontal we will accentuate the graphics of the converging curves.
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March 3rd, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Wow I love the suggested modifications. I must admit that I actually sent this photo by accident — I had meant to send a very similar shot. I see I have lots to learn but I love what I’m learning. I can’t wait to get out my camera and keep shooting.