Could I get C&C here?

[fishiboii]

Hey, been diving through photography composition books and such, trying to get my compositions more interesting. So I decided to create a composition with symmetry. Turns out it's pretty hard HA, but I had a go today down in the Mailbox in Birmingham and come up with this Have a lewk and pull it apart.


Symmetry by FishSticks., on Flickr

Thanks for your time.

 

[tirediron]

I think I understand your intent here, but what I see is almost more of a reflection than a symmetrical composition.

 

[fishiboii]

Yeah, I see what you mean. I just presumed that reflections had to take a literal form lol.

 

[Scuba]

I don't know my technical vocab that well but I would say it is more like a reflection. Also, a very busy image and I feel lost in it. I think for a reflection you did well in that aspect, but I can't get over my eyes wondering when I look at it.

 

[fishiboii]

Yeah I wanted to go for that busy feel to the image, I think I chose wrongly there. But I think I learned a lot from composing the shot.

 

[Scuba]

well learning is what it is all about. If you were going for the busy then you got it. The only thing I would say about that is, I don't have a problem with the busy as much as I couldn't find somewhere to focus my attention. Keep it up! Don't get me wrong this is not a horrible image just trying to give you feedback.

 

[fishiboii]

Thanks loads for the feedback dude, now I look deep into it it's quite hard to focus on one thing. I HOPED that the lines would draw you into the centre, but then I guess that's the busiest place in the image!

 

[Scuba]

no problem that is what feedback is for. Yeah the lines do draw you there but like you said it is the busiest part. I think if there was just anything in the center there that slightly stood out it would work.

 

[bazooka]

The lines do draw me to the center, but there isn't really anything there to be drawn to.