Hi all, I took this picture yesterday and I'm not convinced about the composition but I can't really put my finger on what's wrong. Do you guys like it? What would you change?
Hi all, I took this picture yesterday and I'm not convinced about the composition but I can't really put my finger on what's wrong. Do you guys like it? What would you change?
Hi Andrea. Am seeing the effort of composing foreground, mid ground and background in the frame.
For me, am not seeing any focal element to create interest. if the frame intent to project the wooden log then for me its a little weak as element.
CPL may have been used inappropriately for capturing the stones at the foreground. hence they are having desired impact.
overall image is a little underexposed. with vignetting blacks at the corners. Wishing good photography ahead. cheers.
Hi Andrea! I echo Vijay's comments. What strikes me, too, before composition is the darkness of the image and difficulty "reading" it.
Some of the compositions in your portfolio are outstanding, and this image is not up to that standard. It comes across as a (rather underexposed) "postcard" image, i.e. one that suggests "Look at this pretty scene", which is not enough to make a compelling photograph. A bit too symmetrical for me, for one thing, which tends to make images static and stilted, rather than engaging.
Composition is a dark art for me, yet probably my favourite aspect of photography. If it doesn't feel right, it isn't right. Some subjects and scenes, while possibly interesting, even beautiful, don't necessarily make for strong photographs.
I don't know what I'd have done in your place - quite possibly thought: "This place is beautiful. I should make an image to remember it, but I don't think I can make a memorable image out of it". Sometimes - often - that's how it is for me.
I too would have to echo Vijay there just is not really a good point of interest for me to want to study the picture. If you want to work on this a little then lighten it up and see if the rocks in the water in the foreground will come out for some interest there, and maybe if you lighten it up the sky will take on more definition and interest
I think that John may have a point here - the foreground submerged rocks may provide a point of interest, especially if you can imbue them with a sense of luminosity e.g. through midtone contrast.
However, even then I'm not sure if that "spiky" treeline will complement them. It's a bit attention-grabbing, without somehow being really appealing to me.
Thank you all for your comments, and I think that one of the problems is that there's too much uninteresting space between the rocks and the little waterfall. I tried to use the CPL to get rid of the reflection but this was the best result, and it's a poor result. About the darkness, it's a choice because I liked it dark and moody but I will try something more properly exposed, as I have other shots with a different exposure.
Here's some thinking out of the box... can you make this into a triangle or trapezoid photo? lol
I guess so, but... Why? :)
To cut off the dark, empty spaces in the upper corners.