Surrounded by beauty ....
Aug 23, 2018 20:23:13 #
Aug 23, 2018 20:43:29 #
An interesting photo with good composition and really good B&W work. The guy on the far left nicely balances the scene and adds motion to an otherwise basically static situation.
Aug 24, 2018 06:34:38 #
Sue, see what happens when you crop from the right to just exclude the light switch nearest the main arch, and from the top to take off the head of the central figure in the arch top painting. I think a little shadow recovery helps the near seated figures.
Aug 24, 2018 07:29:02 #
SueScott wrote:
... and their noses are buried in their cell phones.
It is my hope that they have googled the various artists related to the hanging artwork. I will admit, grudgingly, that those phones are lighter than the reference books we carried back when.
Aug 24, 2018 07:30:19 #
fergmark wrote:
Sue, see what happens when you crop from the right to just exclude the light switch nearest the main arch, and from the top to take off the head of the central figure in the arch top painting. I think a little shadow recovery helps the near seated figures.
Hmmm ... cropping from the right definitely helps center things - those two paintings are a bit wonky. BTW - those aren't light switches, they are descriptive plaques. However, I would not crop from the top as it would impact that large painting which I feel is important to the overall aspect of the art gallery.
Aug 24, 2018 07:49:54 #
SueScott wrote:
... and their noses are buried in their cell phones.
Nice shot! I really like the guy walking on the left and I like the scrap of paper on the floor. They really add to the human factor.
Aug 24, 2018 08:05:25 #
SueScott wrote:
Hmmm ... cropping from the right definitely helps center things - those two paintings are a bit wonky. BTW - those aren't light switches, they are descriptive plaques. However, I would not crop from the top as it would impact that large painting which I feel is important to the overall aspect of the art gallery.
It all depends on whether you want it to be a gallery shot in which there are people, or about the people in a gallery. My attention goes straight to the large arch top painting, which I think negates the foreground figures. With the figure in motion entering the frame I feel the photo is about people, and it seemed that was your intention. IMO.
Aug 24, 2018 08:36:46 #
Nice one--Googling the artists, that’s what I was thinking. Or, maybe these three were just bored.
At any rate, nice shot.
At any rate, nice shot.
Aug 24, 2018 09:12:20 #
fergmark wrote:
Sue, see what happens when you crop from the right to just exclude the light switch nearest the main arch, and from the top to take off the head of the central figure in the arch top painting. I think a little shadow recovery helps the near seated figures.
Good ideas.
Aug 24, 2018 10:02:23 #
While I agree that cropping the right side cleans up the shot, keep in mind that the title is "Surrounded by beauty". Cropping from the top down would cut out the "beauty" of the image and the context, leaving only a generic picture of people engrossed in their cell phones. Both elements are needed to tell the story.
BTW - one of this things I really like about this sub-forum is the exchange of ideas and criticisms and points of view. It is truly "iron sharpening iron" - very much appreciated!
BTW - one of this things I really like about this sub-forum is the exchange of ideas and criticisms and points of view. It is truly "iron sharpening iron" - very much appreciated!
Aug 24, 2018 11:53:10 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
Am I the only one that understands they are "casing the joint", planning a huge heist! Somebody call the cops! #museumsecuritylayouts
Aug 24, 2018 12:04:59 #
AZNikon wrote:
Am I the only one that understands they are "casing the joint", planning a huge heist! Somebody call the cops! #museumsecuritylayouts
Thanks for the huge laugh!!
Aug 24, 2018 20:24:39 #
Can't explain why, but I much prefer the uncropped version. Balance I guess. All the larger images was center and left on the cropped version.
Aug 26, 2018 00:20:53 #
SueScott wrote:
Hmmm ... cropping from the right definitely helps center things - those two paintings are a bit wonky. BTW - those aren't light switches, they are descriptive plaques. However, I would not crop from the top as it would impact that large painting which I feel is important to the overall aspect of the art gallery.
I agree with you, Sue. Cropping from the top doesn't work. Great capture.
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