Challenge:Vehicles (Classic Editing) Camera:Sony DSC-S75 Location: St. Clair Shores, MI Date: Dec 16, 2003 Aperture: f/2.1 ISO: ISO - 100 Shutter: 1/2 sec Galleries:Cityscape, Travel Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2003
This is a wonderfully original and seasonal take on the challenge.
Good points: See my first statement! Also the tonality here is very nice. Like the gold/train/pastel colors! Compositionally it's an interesting subject with neat framing.
Bad points: There doesn't really seem to be a focal point here. The whole shot is slightly OOF. There is also alot of noise in most of the shot probably because of the low light situation. The black portion doesn't really seem to fit with the rest of the shot. I also think that the train needs to be a more prominent part of the shot. This would help to focus the eye and give more emphasis to the wonderful perspective lines of the track!
My best suggestion is to pump up the light, play around with moving the train around a bit to find the best composition and keep shooting! If you can do a reshoot of this shot (I know the scene is kind of seasonal...) I would LOVE to see it!
TC
I took about 50 shots of this before i finealy got one that i liked. i'll send you some photos. dave
This is a wonderfully original and seasonal take on the challenge.
Good points: See my first statement! Also the tonality here is very nice. Like the gold/train/pastel colors! Compositionally it's an interesting subject with neat framing.
Bad points: There doesn't really seem to be a focal point here. The whole shot is slightly OOF. There is also alot of noise in most of the shot probably because of the low light situation. The black portion doesn't really seem to fit with the rest of the shot. I also think that the train needs to be a more prominent part of the shot. This would help to focus the eye and give more emphasis to the wonderful perspective lines of the track!
My best suggestion is to pump up the light, play around with moving the train around a bit to find the best composition and keep shooting! If you can do a reshoot of this shot (I know the scene is kind of seasonal...) I would LOVE to see it!
TC
I like your idea with this photo. The front part of the track needs to be in focus, and I think if you waited until the first car was coming right at you, it would have more impact. That way, you'd still see the rest of the cars coming 'round the bend!
This photo's definitely worth trying again. Photo also looks a little dark, at least on my monitor. Hope this helps.
The indoor lighting makes the picture too soft and the gold cloth around the tree doesn't provide enough contrast. I might have tried cropping out more of the left to offset the train more in the frame (rule of thirds).
Not bad and the light is interesting. I do think your composition could of used some extra work. Maybe some presents to the left or part of the tree showing?
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