The Shack - Wide Angle: The weather was beautiful today so I made a quick trip to Mentryville to visit The Shack. I have other shots, but the thing is falling down so it's getting hard...

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

The weather was beautiful today so I made a quick trip to Mentryville to visit The Shack.

I have other shots, but the thing is falling down so it's getting hard to find an angle. I'm curious what you think and what else I could do. S-

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Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Im assuming this is something famous? From your shot cannot tell what it is. Its not telling me a story.
Technically OK could do with the shadows lifting to show detail. Then its down to details of what?
Its like a touristy shot at press. Too much in the frame so the eye scoots all over the place. BW conversion would simplify it somewhat or get in close find a detail of interest, lie on the floor and shoot upwards would work. It looks like junkyard so just isolate a bit and compose a good shot from that.
Sky looks over saturated but I was not there so maybe color is correct?
Looks like a good place for some more adventurous composition.Sit and look at it for an hour then point a camera at it.
Hey it could be really good but this aint postcard ready

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Billyspad wrote:

Im assuming this is something famous? From your shot cannot tell what it is. Its not telling me a story.
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I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing that you want it to tell a story. I'm seriously laughing out loud!

You're point is well taken though and I like the idea of spending an hour with it. Thank you! S-

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

St3v3M wrote:

I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing that you want it to tell a story. I'm seriously laughing out loud!

Enjoy the chuckle fella I do it all the time when folks state their snaps tell tales and this speaks to them of decay and isolation etc lol lol lol

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

St3v3M wrote:

The weather was beautiful today so I made a quick trip to Mentryville to visit The Shack.

I have other shots, but the thing is falling down so it's getting hard to find an angle. I'm curious what you think and what else I could do. S-

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That thing looks stranger in wide angle than it does with the pinhole camera. I see why it's hard to shoot, all that Stuff everywhere with the frail little shell of a building behind and to the side.

I'd try converting this one to monochrome and see what might come of it, there's a lot of detail to work with but in some ways too much of it, and it looks like it would be hard to simplify without just doing closeups of the details. The sky didn't give you much, so in monochrome you could just let it go black. It is an interesting challenge to photograph.

dansmith Loc: Southwest Alberta Canada

St3v3M wrote:

The weather was beautiful today so I made a quick trip to Mentryville to visit The Shack.

I have other shots, but the thing is falling down so it's getting hard to find an angle. I'm curious what you think and what else I could do. S-

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Like the angle and perspective here but it's more a pix of the equipment than of that shack. For a better balance on this one maybe a step or two to your right to separate the flywheel from the building.
For the shack, almost a repeat of the low angle shot you did with your pinhole featuring the entire front and roof overhang with just a hint of the mechanical stuff in the LLFG.

Hope you left a mickey of JB for the old guy.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

minniev wrote:

That thing looks stranger in wide angle than it do... (show quote)

I thought I'd have a little fun with the wide-angle. I'll head back and rework it. Thank you for the insights! S-

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

dansmith wrote:

Like the angle and perspective here but it's more a pix of the equipment than of that shack. For a better balance on this one maybe a step or two to your right to separate the flywheel from the building.
For the shack, almost a repeat of the low angle shot you did with your pinhole featuring the entire front and roof overhang with just a hint of the mechanical stuff in the LLFG.

Hope you left a mickey of JB for the old guy.

The Shack seems to be a long-term project so I'll be back and will rework it. Thank you for the help! S-

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

St3v3M wrote:

I'm curious what you think and what else I could do. S-

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Try a crop from left to the wheel and in from the right to almost the ladder.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Frank2013 wrote:

Try a crop from left to the wheel and in from the right to almost the ladder.

I like it, thank! S-

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Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

A bit more on the left, to the hub I think, just part of the wheel, the right is good.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Frank2013 wrote:

A bit more on the left, to the hub I think, just part of the wheel, the right is good.

I'm defiantly reworking this, but that is better. It's quite the improvement and now I have a new way of looking at it. Thanks! S-

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Frank2013 wrote:

A bit more on the left, to the hub I think, just part of the wheel, the right is good.

Yes, sharp eyed friend. That is a good crop that makes the most of the wide angle without drowning in all the Stuff on the left.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Here's one untouched from the front. S-

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Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

St3v3M wrote:

Here's one untouched from the front. S-

This shot is vastly improved over the other one. But it isn't going to get it either.

If you can, the next visit needs a 10 foot step ladder to come with you! Or maybe a camera boom. Try to get the camera up high enough to see the floor of the shack. Or maybe shoot this thing from the other side, on the uphill slope.

Walk around and work the scene looking at geometry. It's the perspective you want to select for. Don't even think about "wide angle" or anything to do with lens focal length until you find a spot to stand that provides the perspective for a significant photograph. Then select the focal length to frame it properly.