One thing you want to watch out for, especially with landscapes or architecture, is shooting with t he sun behind you. That's what we call "flat" light, totally shadowless from the Camera's POV. Look closely at your wider barn-and-fence shot (c77) at the fencepost shadows; pointing right away from you, see? Now look at the barn itself, see how both visible walls are receiving exactly the same light? There's no sense of VOLUME, of MASS, of SHAPE, just a flat geometric form.
Imagine if the light were off 90 degrees to the left, so the sun's rays were almost parallel to the long face of the barn; all the texture would be revealed by intricate shadows, and the end-face of the barn would be much brighter, lending a sense of volume to the structure's form. Or if the light were 45 degrees to you right, the end wall would be in shadow and the front wall would be lit, so the volume effect would be quite pronounced. However, this might lead to awkward shading of the concrete shed at the end of the barn.
The picture itself is sharp as a tack and very well framed; all that's holding it back is light. Start looking at the LIGHT, not the "thing" you are shooting. Photography, especially landscape and architectural photography, is 75% use of light.
Let's see some more!
Robt.
I see you posted more; I'm referring to the bottommost one of these, which to me is the best-composed.
Message edited by author 2005-04-30 21:50:40.
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