Vintage Truck

[sleist]

People usually ***** about their posts being ignored.

 

[Watchful]

I keep coming back to this one, it's such a high impact photo that I just want to see it again. Very well done. Excellent work.

 

[crzyfotopeeple]

No.....Actually I want real comments no philosophical mumbo jumbo...Thanks

You might want to re-read that, slowly. That is a very real, very insightful comment.

Yeah. Your right. It's highly insightful.

I would agree with manaheim, (apart from the bit about "rule of thirds" as this is much misunderstood by many).

What he's saying is that you were there, you remember the impact of actually seeing it. You heard the sounds, smelled the air, saw the surroundings and atmosphere, etc... You not only remember it but recall it at least in part whilst you were editing and every time you look at the photo. To you it's part of the scene.

We weren't there. All we see is a photo of an old truck, and it's rather brown, drab... A dime a dozen shot with a effect filter added.

Instead of pointing the camera at a subject and lining it up in the viewfinder take that extra moment to look round. I don't understand why the out of focus tree on the right is there. All it does is distract confuse and take your eye off the main subject. A small movement in camera position would've taken it out of the frame. Similarly I do not understand why it's the bumper of the truck that's levelled and not the scene. It's a too large a subject to explain here, but essentially it's the objects that are referenced by the frame that acquire significance or accent. Those that have no relationship to the frame tend to to be seen as less important. Skewing does not add a cool perspective, but rather your use of it here is telling us that the bumper and truck front is important and the way the truck sits in the shed is less so.

With the pp instead of looking at separate elements and processing for a clever feature or a cool look, stand back and look at the picture as a whole. Don't be afraid of shadows (not everything has to show contrast and detail! ), instead you could let the truck sit in a darker, cooler, more forgotten place.

It's not a bad shot, just remember that we weren't there when you took it.

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I'm glad you took the time to expound on the exact same after school special message as manaheim. If it doesn't do it for you that's great, and if it doesn't convey anything to you or anyone for that matter I get that. At least you tried by saying it's a drab, brown photo of an old truck, now that's a real comment. It's truly what you think and is helpful and it has reasons as to why it's not an interesting shot, not some dribble like the following "Ultimately, the problem is that the camera sees only the 4:3 (or similar) frame you snip out of the environment. It lacks all the other visuals, the smells, the sounds, the motion. There's just a ton missing. And in most cases just taking a shot of the thing that grabbed your attention will not be able to carry the same impact." Then you have this truly insightful gem "It's not a bad shot, just remember that we weren't there when you took it." What is that even supposed to mean? By the way it smelled of duck farts, the trees were gently swaying in the breeze and a little furry mouse scurried by rustling the leaves and the sights, oh the sights. Next time I'll work that into the shot.

I actually think the picture's pretty decent, but your responses are as one might call... douchey.

I will agree with you that my comments could definitely be taken that way I however believe the original comments were far douchier than mine. That of course is just my opinion and I respect yours.

 

[minicoop1985]

You want my honest CC? It kinda comes off as a snapshot of a cool truck you found. I would hone in on some details or back up and try to get the environment in play a little, and throw the background out of focus to give some separation.

 

[crzyfotopeeple]

You want my honest CC? It kinda comes off as a snapshot of a cool truck you found. I would hone in on some details or back up and try to get the environment in play a little, and throw the background out of focus to give some separation.

I agree with that assessment. It's kinda a throw away picture that I posted while bored looking through my archives. I never posted it for months because I knew that. Sometimes I will post things that didn't really make the cut just to get reactions, I guess a sort of confirmation bias. I think some are offended by the cut of my jib which I understand. I appreciate all points of view and comments. That's what the forum is for. Thanks.

 

[Tim Tucker]

I think some are offended by the cut of my jib which I understand. I appreciate all points of view and comments. That's what the forum is for. Thanks.

Not offended at all, it's all about the photos nothing else. Though I'm not sure duck farts would work...

 

[KC1]

This is a great image, one of the better ones on this forum from what I've seen. Excellent work.