What would have made this picture more intersting?

[JustJazzie]

I'm pretty happy with the composition of this shot, and the exposure seems good, but something is missing. Could this have been better? Or is it destined to be boring?

 

[tagan]

I personally feel that the photo needs a more interesting subject. The windy road is okay, but I think if you showed it leading to something interesting, it would have helped a lot. If you were trying to make the road the subject, I think the trees covering large parts of it takes away from it. Also, shooting the road from this angle almost makes it look a bit snapshot-ish. Perhaps shooting the road from a different angle would have helped a bit.

 

[Derrel]

Light raking in at a much steeper angle would probably have made it more interesting...as shot, it looks like mid-day sunlight...which on a landscape like this is just not that interesting. At 7 AM, or maybe at 7 PM, it might have looked radically different. Or, at say, 11:00 PM, with a time exposure and a car streaking through the scene, leaving movement trails from its headlights and tail lights--that would have been more interesting. Even having a single car, in daylight, would have been more interesting than this. Also, I am not sure the crop is the most-exciting one possible; in my opinion, the empty space above the road, at the top of the frame, is not doing much to advance the shot. The aspect ratio feels "dumpy", to use the word I often think of...it just feels too square-ish, too stodgy.

 

[RobN185]

I don't think the road should be the main subject, it should complement something else ... which isn't there.

 

[Tony S]

Needs a red sports car.

 

[thetrue]

Needs a red sports car.

No no, a bright green LP-640.

 

[Mully]

^^^^ Yes ...something other than just the road

 

[JustJazzie]

Needs a red sports car.

Next time I'll have hubby drop me off and catch his plum crazy purple challenger winding around.

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Unfortunately with 2 young kiddos "the golden hour" is hard to catch! i will peacefully accept this one for the snapshot that it is.

 

[LightMatters]

For me, the subject is very subtle. It's the tension between the curving descending road and the angular ascending rock forming the canyon walls at the top of the picture. More dramatic lighting on the "steps" in the canyon might make this more obvious. So to me it's more than a snapshot, and it's a solid stepping stone to future shots.

 

[Buckster]

I think a parade of naked clowns doing somersaults would make it more interesting.

 

[thetrue]

I think a parade of naked clowns doing somersaults would make it more interesting.

UNDOUBTEDLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Derrel]

I think a parade of naked clowns doing somersaults would make it more interesting.

Parades of naked clowns are like Parmesan cheese--they make EVERYTHING better!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good call, Buckster, good call!

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

I think a parade of naked clowns doing somersaults would make it more interesting.

What does a naked clown look like?

The thought is disturbing.

 

[tagan]

Clowns have big red feet and a big red nose.. Does that mean they have a big red...?

 

[thetrue]

I think a parade of naked clowns doing somersaults would make it more interesting.

What does a naked clown look like?

The thought is disturbing.

Look at the mirror before you jump in the shower next time

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