C&C: farm seen from woods

[Compaq]

I wanted a sort of "spying" look, or show that I'm shooting from the woods. How's the composition here? I sort of liked it, but I have mixed feelings. Does the black and white conversion work?

40D with 70-200mm @200mm.
1/500th
ISO-100
f/4.5


Gard by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr

Thanks for commenting!

 

[mommy-medic]

Not enough farm. I understand your perspective, but to me there's too much foreground. I think you could crop it tighter and still keep the perspective from the trees.

 

[Josh66]

^^^
I agree. You could almost just crop off the bottom 2/3...

 

[cgipson1]

^^^
I agree. You could almost just crop off the bottom 2/3...

and the left 1/3!

The blurry tree just doesn't work.. it is only a distraction.

 

[Compaq]

But what if I went for the pervish look?

 

[cpeay]

The blury tree on the left ruins it

 

[mommy-medic]

But what if I went for the pervish look?

The farm isn't the subject, it comes across as an afterthought. If you're going for pervish you're too far away

 

[480sparky]

The farm may not be intended as the subject, but being the only thing in the frame that's in focus, it ends up being the subject.

 

[Compaq]

The farm may not be intended as the subject, but being the only thing in the frame that's in focus, it ends up being the subject.

That was sort of the idea, yeah
I hoped the farm would become the natural resting place for the eyes.

 

[Frequency]

Compaq,
I too feel the foreground is too long and the left side tree is a sore to eye; but i really like your idea ...actually i really like this part of the image

 

[Compaq]

Thanks, Frequency. Good crop!