Originally posted by MikeNArk Don't know that you would want to crop the ditch any, it's an important part of the scene. Had you composed the shot right at the edge where the ditch begins, your photo would have more balance. A little more blue on top and a little less brown at the bottom. I think using a little wider lens would have given you more leeway in composition. Anyway , I like the color combination. The terrain directly behind tree is also interesting. I think shifting your shooting position more to the right would have brought that terrain into play. Thanks for posting.
Thanks much for your input, Mike!
Your suggestion about cropping a bit higher was just what I was wondering about.
And I heartily agree with you on moving to the right and using a wider angle lens. What is not shown in the image is the reason I didn't do those things. There is a great huge electric pylon a couple of inches to the right of this image. I took some shots with a wider lens and also from over to the right. Scrapped all of them because of the legs and framework of the pylon. So you are exactly correct!
I also wanted to come closer to the tree with a wider lens, but the camera's base was sitting on a barbed wire fence with no-trespassing signs on it. I guess life doesn't always agree with our photographic interests!
Thanks for your suggestions; they confirm what I was seeing.
Angky.
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Originally posted by ToddK I looked at this earlier today and didn't get time to comment until now. I agree with Mike that it would have been nice to shoot it a little wider to show a little more of the beautiful blue hills in the background. However, I really like your use of elements in the foreground, middle, and distance to bring it all together. It is a very pleasing image.
Thank you for your input, Todd.
As I wrote in response to Mike, the scene didn't allow me to get to the right. In fact, I had to crop a tiny bit of blur off the right side as it was.
I have some images of the blue mountains taking up more space at the top, but all of them have bright sky showing above saddles in the hills. What you see in the image is right at the full height of those hills.
What both of you have said about balance between top blue and brown bottom is worth remembering in future compositions.
You also have confirmed what I was trying to do with this image. So I guess that means it was about as good a composition as could be arranged; I'm glad to know that, and I thank you for your input!
Angky.