Hi All,
In the past Chris has posted landscapes with very little "land". They always had spectacular clouds though. I wondered if that idea would work for a very stripped down sky and so ..... Here's one to check out!
Feedback always welcome!
Hi All,
In the past Chris has posted landscapes with very little "land". They always had spectacular clouds though. I wondered if that idea would work for a very stripped down sky and so ..... Here's one to check out!
Feedback always welcome!
Bit busy really, Ruth!
I think there's plenty of "content" here for an image. I do wonder, though, if you ran out of angle of view to include the moon & horizon, as the former looks a bit jammed in..If so, I'd have tried a vertical frame.
I have something of a personal aversion to the square format. I'd tone down the blues - a bit "pretty", although yours is a perfectly valid stylistic choice..And your stronger colour would be a better seller if you say marketed in a seaside town.
I've avoided posting more sparse skies because I'd expect their appeal to be more limited, but I'm fine with them. Richard Misrach, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Joel Meyerowitz, to name three photographers with cred, have published books with very simple images of this broad kind.
I often think that Sugimoto's seascapes would get scathing reviews in photographic magazines - and on Fstoppers, outside of a small group. Central horizon, no leading lines, no focal point, no "subject".
Blimey Chris, do you have all the names/styles of every photographer memorized or do you keep an encyclopedia handy when formulating feedback?
No, Alan - I just have my favourites. And an expanding library of portfolios. Also, I expect that people may be interested to learn of good exponents of various styles of photography. My idols are a major source of inspiration for me, and I love dipping into my library.
I agree. Blossfeldt is an inspiration for me and I'm lucky enough to have purchased a first edition plate of his. It hanging in my living room. (well, it will be if we ever get back into our house. Sigh..). Ansel Adams is as well but not his landscapes. His Dogwood flowers had an early impact on me. I feel a "who inspired you?" post coming on!
Ah THAT Karl Blossfeldt……. wonderful images. Looks like I need to become better educated...….
Like Chris, I feel the moon and horizon are pushed a little too close to the edges. I, on the other hand, do enjoy a good square composition from time to time, so the aspect ratio isn't a problem for me.
This is great, Ruth. In another decade it could be an album cover for Pink Floyd.
I mean that as a compliment, by the way. ;-)
Hope they pay me for it.
Ha! 😝
I like Kevin's Pink Floyd reference, this certainly would make a good album cover.
I think the challenge of getting both sea and moon in the frame means that both are right at the outer edge, causing a bit of discord in an otherwise tranquil scene for me.
As there's a lot of negative space above the clouds you could try 'moving' the moon lower in the sky and applying different crops.
Otherwise I do like the image, the square format does evoke an album cover (I wish Kevin hadn't mentioned that.....) - that's not something that puts me off.
Thanks all! I was wondering if the square crop would work. I was thinking screen saver myself!
It interesting that you all picked up right away that this would make a great background. I found it interesting in the two banner contests recently (landscape group and wildlife group) the number of submissions for which there didn't seem to be a connection between general composition and layout - i.e. that the banner text should be worked in to the composition of the banner image. This is not meant to be critical - just an observation. For a site with a strong pro bias, this was interesting.