A little walk in the ol' countryby
blind_as_a_batComment by BAMartin: Critique Club Critique
(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) I find the layout of this photograph to be interesting but lacking in strength. The old building to the left really draws my attention, but it is rather a small part of the entire photo. I want to see more details, and wonder if you could have gotten closer and made that more of the subject.
(2) BACKGROUND The background in this photograph is the sky which is a beautiful shade of pastel pink. It is a beautiful backdrop for the bare tree, almost turning into a filigree cutout. I am a little disturbed by the power lines and pole. They ruin what otherwise could have been a great and powerful image.
(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL Exposure is very well done considering the time of day that this was taken. There are so many facinating details that one really must look this photograph for a long time. I keep going back to the old building and wishing I could see more details. If you had gotten closer, you could have cut out the power pole and made the tree and building the prominant subject of the photo. This would have added to the amount of details visible.
(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL Did you try cropping this as a vertical (i.e. portrait style)? This would have cut out the disturbing aspects and brought the building and tree into closer view. I might suggest that you try this if you haven't, just as a little experiment.
(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE This photo does a fair job of meeting the challenge. Normally man made objects are not considered "landscape" photography, but in this care I think one can look past that.
(6) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO The subject here is nice. I would love to see what you could do with a few changes to the cropping. Good capture.
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