abandoned...

JayT · 03-04-2008, 02:33 PM

thoughts on these two?

flatlander · 03-04-2008, 04:01 PM

In the first one, I really like that the door is not perfectly aligned vertically great photo. In the second one, I think the building kills the photo, you have great leading lines, but the building draws my eye to it imediately and gets stuck there I have to force myself to take in the rest of the photo. Good stuff, keep it coming.

JayT · 03-04-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by flatlander

In the first one, I really like that the door is not perfectly aligned vertically great photo.

agreed. I played with the alignment for a bit and kept coming back to the original and having it misaligned.

Metonymy · 03-04-2008, 08:49 PM

I'd 'shop the house out of the second one. I agree with the above commenter.

The first one is a first-rate photo. Nice work.

richardlpalmer · 03-18-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by flatlander

In the first one, I really like that the door is not perfectly aligned vertically great photo. In the second one, I think the building kills the photo, you have great leading lines, but the building draws my eye to it imediately and gets stuck there I have to force myself to take in the rest of the photo. Good stuff, keep it coming.

I'm seeing the opposite.

I think the first shot would have been spectacular if it was dead square all the way.

And the building in the 2nd one is a plus in my mind. It shows a desolate destination...

voyagernavy2004 · 03-20-2008, 11:23 PM

I like the first photo. As said above, it's off center a tad, and not vertically aligned...very nice.

The Second photo I like the house. As said above, it shows a desolate destination. Kind of gives the photo the "Abandoned" feeling, as the title says." And, I don't know really, but it seems to me that the building is KIND of supposed to be the focus. Not directly, but a little. The snowy path leads your eyes up to the house. Just as a path is supposed to lead you somewhere.

Motorcycle Man · 03-21-2008, 01:12 PM

#1 has more interest for me, but it feels like the focus is soft, but wasn't meant to be.

#2 is crisp and clear, but does nothing for me, kind of bland. Maybe if you were closer in on the house it would be better. Make the abandoned house the focus, and let the foreground fade away.

03-21-2008, 01:12 PM	#7
Motorcycle Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ............... Posts: 108 My Camera: Olympus Evolt E500	#1 has more interest for me, but it feels like the focus is soft, but wasn't meant to be. #2 is crisp and clear, but does nothing for me, kind of bland. Maybe if you were closer in on the house it would be better. Make the abandoned house the focus, and let the foreground fade away. __________________ All images shot using Olympus E500 Evolt, 8mp, kit lenses.

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03-04-2008, 02:33 PM	#1
JayT Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Darkness Posts: 722 My Camera: must take pretty pictures	abandoned... thoughts on these two? __________________

03-04-2008, 04:01 PM	#2
flatlander Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PDX Posts: 37 My Camera: D300	In the first one, I really like that the door is not perfectly aligned vertically great photo. In the second one, I think the building kills the photo, you have great leading lines, but the building draws my eye to it imediately and gets stuck there I have to force myself to take in the rest of the photo. Good stuff, keep it coming.

03-04-2008, 08:49 PM	#4
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	I'd 'shop the house out of the second one. I agree with the above commenter. The first one is a first-rate photo. Nice work.

03-20-2008, 11:23 PM	#6
voyagernavy2004 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 119 My Camera: Canon 40D	I like the first photo. As said above, it's off center a tad, and not vertically aligned...very nice. The Second photo I like the house. As said above, it shows a desolate destination. Kind of gives the photo the "Abandoned" feeling, as the title says." And, I don't know really, but it seems to me that the building is KIND of supposed to be the focus. Not directly, but a little. The snowy path leads your eyes up to the house. Just as a path is supposed to lead you somewhere.