Same Dancehall & Saloon Minus Harley
Nov 6, 2017 21:48:15 #
I wanted to see your comments on this picture. I took it at the same time as the Harley shot but a different angle. I like the old building and al the plants.
Nov 7, 2017 07:04:35 #
That is such a cool place and super photo. I like the Harley shot too, just the way you took it.
Nov 7, 2017 07:56:16 #
The tall plant in the center spoils it for me. Without it covering part of the building the rest is very nice.
Nov 7, 2017 09:02:04 #
Nov 7, 2017 09:15:19 #
I agree with Neil that the tall plant in center dominates the composition. I also wish the wheel on right wasn't cut off. Wondering if a few steps to the right would alleviate those issues.
There are some very cool details here: the plant growing over the Texas sign, the colored lights strung under the porch roof, the cactus plants, oh and that's a wagon above those wheels, lol - I didn't notice at first. This perspective seems too busy and trying to encompass a bit too much.
Maybe your interest in this composition is because you've been there, Jim-Pops, and have had the opportunity to enjoy the sights in person at leisure and from different perspectives (and that some elements, such as cactus, are ho-hum normal for you
), while I'm left wondering, "what if..."
There are some very cool details here: the plant growing over the Texas sign, the colored lights strung under the porch roof, the cactus plants, oh and that's a wagon above those wheels, lol - I didn't notice at first. This perspective seems too busy and trying to encompass a bit too much.
Maybe your interest in this composition is because you've been there, Jim-Pops, and have had the opportunity to enjoy the sights in person at leisure and from different perspectives (and that some elements, such as cactus, are ho-hum normal for you
), while I'm left wondering, "what if..."Nov 7, 2017 10:41:04 #
I actually like this shot better. The angle is more interesting than the "dead frontal" Harley shot. It lends a bit more depth to the scene. It IS busy, as Linda pointed out, but actually so is the other one. It's just that the emphasis on the bike makes one not think of that.
Nov 7, 2017 11:11:13 #
Without the Harley my eye doesn’t know where to stop. It appears to be too tight on the right, but I suspect there’s not much to look at in that area. (I really like the name of the establishment.)
Nov 7, 2017 12:49:13 #
neilds37 wrote:
The tall plant in the center spoils it for me. Without it covering part of the building the rest is very nice.
There were several angles I shot from and liked this one the best. The plat was a bit overwhelming. Attached is the unedited version before crop.
Linda, I cropped the way I did because I thought the top part of the bar having no depth was not interesting along with the side so I chose the crop as above after viewing both crops.
Thanks for all the additional comments. I could have shot right up the middle and you would have seen the entrance better but the wagon wheel I think was hidden then and the star was at a bad angle.
Nov 7, 2017 13:06:47 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
There were several angles I shot from and liked th... (show quote)
Oh wow, how fascinating! I see what you mean about the two-dimensional, overpowering top, but that light and the windows along the side are pretty cool. What a puzzle to figure out which stories to tell from which angles!
Nov 7, 2017 13:36:18 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
There were several angles I shot from and liked th... (show quote)
The store-front facades of the period are the most photogenic, but I prefer the whole. The tall plant, although still covering about the same amount, is not overpowering and the interest along the side compensates for the loss in front. I vote for the uncropped.
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