Charles Mercier July 30, 2020 - 1:21 am

The next door hotel

Taken through a hotel window so the image isn't super clear. I think leaving the little strip on the right of the "horizon" kind of breaks the plainness of the overall picture.

7 Comments

Chris Jablonski July 30, 2020 - 6:14 am

I like it, Charles! Especially your peripheral details - the two strips on each side that draw my eye, and most particularly the lamp's shadow at the bottom. At first glance, I thought you'd carelessly left in an extraneous distraction with that shadow, but now it actually makes the image for me.

Quite bold compositional choices - you've failed spectacularly with the rule of thirds, tut, tut. Well done!

Charles Mercier July 30, 2020 - 8:01 am

Chris Jablonski

Thanks very much. I've been taking photos for so long and I've been through tens of thousands of famous photos, so I'm aware what's been done before. It really is hard to come up with something truly new. I don't know if I need to say but this is cropped.

Charles Mercier July 30, 2020 - 8:25 am

Chris Jablonski [Edited]

You do excellent work yourself! (And after seeing your photos, I can see why you appreciate my photo.)

Chris Jablonski July 30, 2020 - 8:27 am

Charles Mercier

Thanks, Charles.

Alan Brown July 30, 2020 - 12:59 pm

Yes, I think the 'distractions' add an extra element to the image, inviting te eye to investigate.
Jumping on Chris's 'rule of thirds' reference - I think what you have achieved between the light and dark elements is balance, which trumps the 1/3rds rule any day as far as I'm concerned.

Well spotted!

Charles Mercier July 30, 2020 - 2:04 pm

Alan Brown [Edited]

Thanks. I'm not sure if I've ever used or even thought about the rule of thirds in any of my photos. I've most likely have but I've just never thought about it.