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04/15/2005 11:14:23 AM · #1 |
I was out of town for this challenge (dang it! dang it! dang it!) but was wondering how some of the buildings I shot in the past may have faired in this challenge. I would have gone way out of my way to find these again for the challenge.
//www.sabphotography.com/oldkyhome.htm (<---I have different angles and colors of this one that probably would have been better)
//www.sabphotography.com/sepiaillinoisbarn.htm
//www.sabphotography.com/barns.htm
Just curious.
Thanks for any comments you can give
Message edited by author 2005-04-15 11:39:41. |
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04/15/2005 11:42:33 AM · #2 |
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04/15/2005 11:45:15 AM · #3 |
I like the first picture a lot and it definitely looks abandoned.
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04/15/2005 11:45:45 AM · #4 |
I care for true color... the BW and such really didn't do anything for me in this competition...
I loved the photo titled Old barn near St. Charles, Missouri June 2003 on your site... |
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04/15/2005 11:47:37 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by We1mx3:
I care for true color... the BW and such really didn't do anything for me in this competition...
I loved the photo titled Old barn near St. Charles, Missouri June 2003 on your site... |
Thanks, I have actually cloned out the powerlines on that one and it looks much better.
Thank you again for the comments |
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04/15/2005 11:59:48 AM · #6 |
Caveat: I am NOT an expert, just a fellow challengee like you.
After viewing the 500 (original number) entries a couple of times, I have my own perspective of this contest. I judged how well the photographer overcame the inherent "ugly" and/or boring aspect of many abandoned buildings and turned it into a winning shot. Most of your examples don't have an ugly aspect, but suffer mostly from a boring (not your photo, but the subject) appearance. That is what we must overcome in a lot of situations.
I think you could improve some of your shots by better composition. Try to avoid having the main subject dead center in the picture. I liked the building shot through the barbed wire but think it could have been improved by shifting the building to the left or right of the photo, still shooting through the wire.
Also several of your shots could be improved by shifting the horizon from dead center to some place in the lower or upper 1/3 of the photo. The St. Charles barn in the green cornfield might have been improved by more of the green corn in the foreground, shifting the split between cornfield and structure area into the upper 2/3 of the photo.
Experiment with cropping your existing photos and see if it helps. Do some research on composition basics and I think you will start seeing some big improvements in your pictures.
When you are in KY again, try some shots of the tobacco drying barns. Some are quite artistic, especially in the green KY landscape. We photograph in the same environment and I know some of the challenges we both face. Good luck. |
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04/15/2005 12:07:45 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by nsmith:
Caveat: I am NOT an expert, just a fellow challengee like you.
After viewing the 500 (original number) entries a couple of times, I have my own perspective of this contest. I judged how well the photographer overcame the inherent "ugly" and/or boring aspect of many abandoned buildings and turned it into a winning shot. Most of your examples don't have an ugly aspect, but suffer mostly from a boring (not your photo, but the subject) appearance. That is what we must overcome in a lot of situations.
I think you could improve some of your shots by better composition. Try to avoid having the main subject dead center in the picture. I liked the building shot through the barbed wire but think it could have been improved by shifting the building to the left or right of the photo, still shooting through the wire.
Also several of your shots could be improved by shifting the horizon from dead center to some place in the lower or upper 1/3 of the photo. The St. Charles barn in the green cornfield might have been improved by more of the green corn in the foreground, shifting the split between cornfield and structure area into the upper 2/3 of the photo.
Experiment with cropping your existing photos and see if it helps. Do some research on composition basics and I think you will start seeing some big improvements in your pictures.
When you are in KY again, try some shots of the tobacco drying barns. Some are quite artistic, especially in the green KY landscape. We photograph in the same environment and I know some of the challenges we both face. Good luck. |
A big help, thank you so much, I am trying hard to not center my images but it is a hard habit to overcome. thank you again for your help. |
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04/16/2005 05:20:53 PM · #8 |
I took this before the challenge but couldn't go back:
I think it is more in line with what I wanted to submit, but would have been very similar to others.
Here is one I took during the challenge:
I didn't think it was good at conveying abandonement, but it was still pretty cool. That shoe is 2 meters tall at the heel!
So...do you have any good outtakes from the challenge?
Message edited by author 2005-04-16 17:21:46.
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04/17/2005 12:15:18 PM · #9 |
Abandoned since WWII.  |
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04/17/2005 11:57:44 PM · #10 |
I was traveling and took this photo at 5:22 on 21 Feb 2004. The timing of the light was just right. I went back for the challenge but the sun would not cooperate, so this magnificent building goes unrecognized.
//www.nikonians-images.com/galleries/showphoto.php?photo=21839&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=500
Sorry I don't know how to create a thumbnail, but visit my photo and you won't be disappointed. |
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