Landscape On the river

miss_alexx · 01-26-2010, 03:27 PM

This is a photo I took this weekend. I was on the river to take the shot. I would like some comments on this photo.

Thanks.

Damn Brit · 01-26-2010, 04:42 PM

It is a bit centered compositionally but I guess that couldn't be helped because you needed to get that church in. Only you know what was either side to decide whether you could compose it differently.

Rule of thirds is about right.

Exposure is nice and clean although if it were mine, I'd try and take some of the blue out of the shadows in the foreground.

One thing I would say is that everyone takes their pictures standing up straight so this kind of shot becomes a snapshot because 99 out of a hundred would take that picture the same way. The saving grace of this particular shot is the shadows and footprints in the foreground giving some contrast and depth, without them all that whiteness would make the picture look one dimensional. Always take shots from different perspectives, that makes you the one person out of a hundred who takes a different picture than anyone else. In this case for example, you could have got on the ground and shot across the snow (if the ground is too cold/wet, get your boyfriend/husband to lay down and use him as a mattress

).
Look at the objective as taking ten shots to get the best shot as opposed to trying to get the best shot every time.

miss_alexx · 01-26-2010, 05:05 PM

Thanks Gary. I really appreciate that you take time to comment my photo. I have to say that I really like the mattress idea

. I will try a different angle next time.

Damn Brit · 01-26-2010, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by miss_alexx

Thanks Gary. I really appreciate that you take time to comment my photo. I have to say that I really like the mattress idea

. I will try a different angle next time.

Try several, angles I mean, not mattresses.

You know what? Clouds in the sky make such a huge difference in shots like these. Blank skies are our enemy if you can't generate enough interest below them.

miss_alexx · 01-26-2010, 06:14 PM

I agree blank skies are not very interesting... Here in winter, it's rare to see beautiful clouds in the sky... it's always a gray or blue blank sky. I was lucky it was blue!

01-26-2010, 03:27 PM	#1
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584	On the river Lens: 18 mm Camera: K-x Photo Location: Beloeil, Québec, Canada ISO: 200 Aperture: F11 This is a photo I took this weekend. I was on the river to take the shot. I would like some comments on this photo. Thanks.

01-26-2010, 04:42 PM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	It is a bit centered compositionally but I guess that couldn't be helped because you needed to get that church in. Only you know what was either side to decide whether you could compose it differently. Rule of thirds is about right. Exposure is nice and clean although if it were mine, I'd try and take some of the blue out of the shadows in the foreground. One thing I would say is that everyone takes their pictures standing up straight so this kind of shot becomes a snapshot because 99 out of a hundred would take that picture the same way. The saving grace of this particular shot is the shadows and footprints in the foreground giving some contrast and depth, without them all that whiteness would make the picture look one dimensional. Always take shots from different perspectives, that makes you the one person out of a hundred who takes a different picture than anyone else. In this case for example, you could have got on the ground and shot across the snow (if the ground is too cold/wet, get your boyfriend/husband to lay down and use him as a mattress). Look at the objective as taking ten shots to get the best shot as opposed to trying to get the best shot every time.

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01-26-2010, 05:05 PM	#3
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Thanks Gary. I really appreciate that you take time to comment my photo. I have to say that I really like the mattress idea . I will try a different angle next time.

01-26-2010, 05:12 PM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by miss_alexx Thanks Gary. I really appreciate that you take time to comment my photo. I have to say that I really like the mattress idea . I will try a different angle next time. Try several, angles I mean, not mattresses. You know what? Clouds in the sky make such a huge difference in shots like these. Blank skies are our enemy if you can't generate enough interest below them.

01-26-2010, 06:14 PM	#5
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	I agree blank skies are not very interesting... Here in winter, it's rare to see beautiful clouds in the sky... it's always a gray or blue blank sky. I was lucky it was blue!