Center of interest?????????
Dec 16, 2019 10:06:46 #
I think it looks pretty good to me.
—Bob
—Bob
rborud wrote:
Hi All while working with this image, thinking it would be a background to something else. It struck me, had I created an image where the the background was in it self the center of interest. How odd is that?? With trepidation in my chest I ask for thoughts. Thanks so much. RBorud
Dec 16, 2019 10:40:48 #
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Hi, Russ;
At first glance I immediately knew the “point of interest” of this image for me! it is the horizontal line of reflection of the woodlands in the upper half and their reflection in the lower half. I perceive an almost 3D effect of the image being folded or creased a bit at that line; the upper half remains vertical, the lower edge being tilted a bit toward me.
And i like the composition with the vertically counterposed angled branches at the right end meeting the line of reflection...almost like an arrow encouraging the viewer to imagine more of interest off to the right.
I do like this image. Very engaging of the imagination. Very artfully accomplished.
Dave
rborud wrote:
Hi All while working with this image, thinking it would be a background to something else. It struck me, had I created an image where the the background was in it self the center of interest. How odd is that?? With trepidation in my chest I ask for thoughts. Thanks so much. RBorud
Hi, Russ;
At first glance I immediately knew the “point of interest” of this image for me! it is the horizontal line of reflection of the woodlands in the upper half and their reflection in the lower half. I perceive an almost 3D effect of the image being folded or creased a bit at that line; the upper half remains vertical, the lower edge being tilted a bit toward me.
And i like the composition with the vertically counterposed angled branches at the right end meeting the line of reflection...almost like an arrow encouraging the viewer to imagine more of interest off to the right.
I do like this image. Very engaging of the imagination. Very artfully accomplished.
Dave
Dec 16, 2019 11:02:10 #
First off, I like it. As to a focal point, my eye normally goes first to the center of an image, and this one doesn't fail to draw me in. That center group of trees along with the horizontal thing (dirt?) really pulls me in. All the diagonal stuff around the edges keeps me pulled into the scene.
Dec 16, 2019 11:25:14 #
In graphic art terms the center of interest is the horizontal clump in the upper center of the pic.
The diagonal branches on the left and right are framing the pic.
The diagonal branches on the left and right are framing the pic.
Dec 16, 2019 11:33:15 #
granbob
Loc: SW Wisc; E Iowa; W Illinois
I like your picture. While some may think its a picture of "nothing" as it does have an obvious point of interest, I think that is its attraction. I feel like it is inviting me into the scene to see what might be found there.
Dec 16, 2019 11:41:27 #
The Mood creates the main feeling -the central trees -for me -are the center of interest-but the somber mood dominates.
Dec 16, 2019 12:34:49 #
Vignette looks fine to me. I see no real horizon as water in small ponds such as this may appear crooked but in reality are not. Trees look as straight as they can be. I too saw the eye-like look and it is framed quite well. You did 👍.
Dec 16, 2019 12:57:16 #
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Dec 16, 2019 13:17:09 #
As in this case, sometimes the whole photograph is the center of interest. I had a very wise man, my father, tell me it is not always necessary, or advisable, to follow arbitrary rules. This photo is a case in point. It stands alone as a whole and will be useful as a background as well. JMHO
Dec 16, 2019 13:59:51 #
Dec 16, 2019 14:27:24 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
gilpog wrote:
I agree. The image needs straightening. On the whole this is an excellent image of a scene which, in B&W, represents the true abstraction that B&W offers. Good shot. I like it.
It looks like the two larger trees are vertical. If you try to straighten the image, they will be off-vertical but parallel lines. That would make the mage look like it needed straightening.
Dec 16, 2019 18:34:21 #
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Jan 1, 2020 21:39:38 #
Mary Kelley
Loc: San Diego, CA
Yes, the island in the background is the center of interest. And I like Wanda Krack's suggestion to have a bit of a path in front of the tree grouping to lead the eye into the scene.
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