Yote photo

page_tyson · Jan 22, 2011

Here's a new photo from a drive this morning. Nothing special, but I kinda liked the snow falling and the colors so I thought I'd share.

Snakeguy101 · Jan 22, 2011

Very nice. I like this shot a lot. My only critique is that I wish the background wasn't so busy. I know that is difficult to really choose in wildlife photography but maybe you could edit it some.

Frequency · Jan 22, 2011

excellent minus centering; i would like to have it towards the right of the frame

Regards

Trever1t · Jan 23, 2011

agree, great composition, framing could improve.

LaFoto · Jan 23, 2011

I'm with Frequency: a bit of cropping (some off the right, some off the bottom) would place the coyote further to the right, give it room to "run into" if it feels like it, and would thus make an even more pleasing photo.

page_tyson · Jan 23, 2011

Thank you all for the comments! I'm still learning a about composition, I have a few questions about composition and would really appreciate your thoughts. With a photo like this, if I were to crop it with the critter to the right, would that not leave a lot of dead space to the left that would be kinda boring? What do you think? I totally agree that having the subject dead center isn't always that appealing but I usually have a big rock or a tree that I can use to balance the photo. In this photo there is nothing but weeds and rocks that all look alike. Feel free to take this photo and show me how you would crop it or otherwise edit it. (you can ignore the "my photos are not okay to edit" below my profile)

Trever1t · Jan 23, 2011

the resulting space to the left gives the viewer the impression the subject is entering the space...try cropping a copy and compare. Centered subject work in some cases. Read/search the "rule of thirds".

Derrel · Jan 23, 2011

Crop off some on the right, eliminating that large rock with the deep, heavy shadow under it--that alone will bring more emphasis to the coyote and the grasses in the foreground.

page_tyson · Jan 23, 2011

How's this? I do agree with trever1t, the coyote looks like he's entering that space so it's not just dead space in the photo. Thanks for the suggestions!