Picking up the topic of the challenge. Minimalism is for me a key topic: reduce, reduce content, reduce, reduce to get rid of distractions. That concept helps me a lot to focus onto the target. No matter if it's for photography for a speech. Concentrate on the one key element I want to convey.
The photographs are strongly influenced by Minimalism. Maybe the photographs do not fully comply to it's definition. Honestly, I don't care about: I want a strong photograph, not a piece which fit's to a kind of rule.
Let me know, what to improve, what you like or dislike.
Overall some great play with leading lines. I feel the third is most successful. It captures some of that minimal feeling for sure
Thank's a lot!
My favorite is #1, though I may be tempted to crop out some of the trees from the top. Their darkness is quite visually heavy and I feel draw the eye from the interest of the field below.
#3 presents a competition for me. The top contains a tree wonderfully isolated against the plain sky, the bottom a nice 'S' curve that demands attention. Again, in this case I think cropping to isolate elements might help.
#2 is interesting, but the eye is anchored on the light area in the middle. Had you been able to get a higher viewpoint and remove the skyline I think this might have been a killer shot'
Thank you very much for your thoughts and observations, Alan!
A higher view point for #2, not available. Taking a ladder with me would be the technical answer or to recomposition by moving to the left, plus a longer lens, kicking out the tree.
#3 After you said it, I can see the competition too. A further crop will help to remove it.
Have a great evening!