Black & White Beauty and the Beast

Gene Temple · 01-18-2010, 05:50 PM

Beautiful frozen lake with the hideous monstrosity of power lines behind it.

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Damn Brit · 01-18-2010, 05:59 PM

I like the tonality of this one and the patches on the ice work well juxtaposed against the straight lines above. It's slightly tilted which I find off-putting and there is a little too much sky. The title doesn't work for me.

wallyb · 01-18-2010, 07:44 PM

The patches of differing color in the ice are great, but that's about the only part of the image that really draws the eye. All of the background elements are unattractive, and the horizon is not straight and disorienting. Try going back and focusing just on the attractive and abstract patterns in the ice, or finding a nicer background to compose against.

**Ash** · 01-18-2010, 09:57 PM

Frozen lake - beautiful rendition with its textures, form and patterns.
The upper part of the image unfortunately doesn't complement all that well and detracts from the beauty of the foreground.
Indeed I also don't find the title suitable here (though I get what you mean).

twitch · 01-19-2010, 01:58 AM

I'd crop the outline of the hills and powerlines right out. It's a really nice picture without the background IMHO.

slinco · 01-19-2010, 03:50 AM

I actually like the tilt of the wall, and the way it recedes (gets smaller) as it moves to the right. And the "hideous monstrosity" power lines are one of the best elements of the image - without it it would be a pretty boring image IMHO. I love the foreground, but I can't help thinking it might be stronger overall if the bottom and top were cropped and it was looked at more as a panorama, emphasizing the strong horizontal elements.

Gene Temple · 01-19-2010, 05:40 AM

Thanks, as a newbie, these comments are extremely helpful in my quest to make a decent photograph. I hope you guys don't mind the novices like me asking for insight.......Thanks again.

juu · 01-20-2010, 01:11 AM

The lake surface works very well with the smooth spots. Perhaps if you had a shot of just the surface finding some other anchor point it would work. I like the power tower, but the central building (?) doesn't work at all for me in this picture.

01-18-2010, 05:50 PM	#1
Gene Temple Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynchburg Virginia Posts: 182	Beauty and the Beast Lens: 18-55mm Camera: iST DL Photo Location: Rustburg VA ISO: 100 Beautiful frozen lake with the hideous monstrosity of power lines behind it. Attached Images

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01-18-2010, 05:59 PM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	I like the tonality of this one and the patches on the ice work well juxtaposed against the straight lines above. It's slightly tilted which I find off-putting and there is a little too much sky. The title doesn't work for me.

01-18-2010, 07:44 PM	#3
wallyb Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Untied States Photos: Albums Posts: 1,881	The patches of differing color in the ice are great, but that's about the only part of the image that really draws the eye. All of the background elements are unattractive, and the horizon is not straight and disorienting. Try going back and focusing just on the attractive and abstract patterns in the ice, or finding a nicer background to compose against.

01-18-2010, 09:57 PM	#4
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Frozen lake - beautiful rendition with its textures, form and patterns. The upper part of the image unfortunately doesn't complement all that well and detracts from the beauty of the foreground. Indeed I also don't find the title suitable here (though I get what you mean).

01-19-2010, 01:58 AM	#5
twitch Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,571	I'd crop the outline of the hills and powerlines right out. It's a really nice picture without the background IMHO.

01-19-2010, 03:50 AM	#6
slinco Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 203	I actually like the tilt of the wall, and the way it recedes (gets smaller) as it moves to the right. And the "hideous monstrosity" power lines are one of the best elements of the image - without it it would be a pretty boring image IMHO. I love the foreground, but I can't help thinking it might be stronger overall if the bottom and top were cropped and it was looked at more as a panorama, emphasizing the strong horizontal elements.

01-19-2010, 05:40 AM	#7
Gene Temple Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynchburg Virginia Posts: 182 Original Poster	Thanks, as a newbie, these comments are extremely helpful in my quest to make a decent photograph. I hope you guys don't mind the novices like me asking for insight.......Thanks again.

01-20-2010, 01:11 AM	#8
juu Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 680	The lake surface works very well with the smooth spots. Perhaps if you had a shot of just the surface finding some other anchor point it would work. I like the power tower, but the central building (?) doesn't work at all for me in this picture.