Steps on a Hill - Composition OK?

Jon_Are · May 15, 2007

I'm wide open to any comments, but I'm most interested if the composition is OK. Thanks!

(Also, I tried darkening the sky a bit in Photoshop but had poor results; any specific advice?)

Jon

mmphoto · May 15, 2007

maybe too much of the ground down i front... makes the focal point kind of ambiguous. but it looks good otherwise.

simonkit · May 15, 2007

I think with this I would have also tried taking a shot from where the fence on the right hand side finishes, in Portrait orientation to emphasise the height of the step & with the "building" filling the frame more

Just my thoughts

simon

mysteryscribe · May 15, 2007

start at the grass on the bottom and crop it verticle half way through the tree line see if that isnt better

The_Traveler · May 15, 2007

I don't have anything insightful about the composition except that the picture seems a little empty of interest. The curves aren't strong enough to be dramatic and there are no actual objects that are very interesting to my eye.

Sorry.

Alpha · May 15, 2007

The path leads the eye up to the gazebo, but there's nothing there. The subject is uninteresting.

elsaspet · May 16, 2007

I' not a big fan of this one either. Maybe try a different angle.

xfloggingkylex · May 16, 2007

Compositionally I'd say you are right on. You have framed the picture in such a way that the eyes are led to the gazebo, but as Max said, there just isn't anything there. Technically speaking it's a great photo, but subjectively it's a little lacking.

:thumbup: for comp.

Kristen6877 · May 17, 2007

I think I agree and like the cropped version...

New England Moments · May 18, 2007

Yeah the crop version is working better for me also... but way to be creative on the rail walkway!! nice touch.. the photo also looks soft to me, just not popping... almost as if camera motion... but think you did a nice job with this, and again, good use of the curve!