Hi Shel,
Thank you for your comment.
> First there's the motorcycle that shows in the distance
> between the two people. Did you notice it when making the
> shot? It takes away from the feel of the scene, as does
> the light pole on the right.
I didn't notice the motorcycle. After I read your comment,
I looked at the pic again, and it does be distracting.
Rather, I was careful about the wind condition.
As to the light pole, I intended to show the depth, but
seems in vain... :(
> The trees on the left and the open sky on the right make
> the photograph feel off balance.
This will be the matter of "taste". I like this style.
> Perhaps being in closer with a wider lens might have
> helped.
Maybe true. However, I didn't need/want much DOF here. So
I chose the middle telephoto lens, instead of wider one.
Maybe a 50mm at a wider aperture might have been better.
> Also, there seems to be some sort of white, rectangular
> structure in the background that seems to be "growing"
> out of the woman's right shoulder - another distraction.
Looking at a print, there is no such ghost in it. Maybe
this is a noise caused by the scanner. I tried again and
again to re-scan the neg, but could not get a better result.
I admit it is distracting.
> This is the kind of photo where less detail would offer
> more impact. Here's a simple, quick crop without the
> light pole.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/tomorrow2.jpg
>
> What do you think?
Hmmm. In fact, I don't like cropping, but still this seems
better. (Please don't start up the cropping flame war
again...;)) However, to my eyes, the original one LOOKS
stable, I mean balanced. Another matter of taste?
Well, thank you for your detailed comment, Shel. You're so
instructive. Another motivation to go out shooting photos!!
Sincerely,
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Take Ueda, Osaka, Japan
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