Farm Houseby
halootiComment: The composition is a little flat. A straight on shot of a subject is really hard to pull off while still getting the "wow" factor. Try getting off to the side to create lines (especially diagonals) for more effect. Also the straight on shot makes it difficult to show depth so its hard to keep the picture from looking two dimensional.
The houses in the background are not really something that helps this image so I would try to compose so they aren't in the shot. (Which may or may not have been possible)
You have the possibility of creating a nice contrast between the two colors: the red of the barn and the blue of the sky. I would utilize that if you were to reshoot this.
Creating a greater tonal contrast in post would also make this pop.
I would also ask: What caught your eye in this scene to begin with? What drew
your interest? Before snapping the picture take a moment to think about that. (Perhaps I should try that idea myself).
Interesting subject for this challenge. The noise appears to have been added in post rather than being done in camera. If you crank up the ISO on your camera you will get a lot of "real" noise to the shot and give it a bit of an old feel.
The tough part of this challenge isn't getting a noisy shot. That part is easy. Its trying to get the right subject (which you have) and using the noise in the picture to create a certain mood. Words I think of for most noisy pictures are old, nostalgic, ominous and perhaps edgy.
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