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!
Great compositions! I like #1 & #3 right off - there's a feeling of strong horizontal foundations contrasted with the bending/curving land that goes anywhere it likes. There's something about #2. I think MAYBE too much sky above or the tree jutting into the horizontal. I'm not sure. Great work!
Thank you very much for your feedback and thoughts! Let me think about the something.
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!