Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, I.C.,
I think your treatment of the barn works well. My only concern with the image is that the “detail rich” gatepost (with chain, chain clip, and gate latch plates) in the left foreground is a strong distraction, and I keep wanting to look around the post to see more detail on the left side of the barn and middle ground fence attached, I suspect to the barn.
Makes me wish that camera perspective had been moved just a bit to the right to leave a bit of space to the left of the barn. I do, however, understand your likely desire to have have some edge occlusion of the barn by the post. Such compositional differences are testimony to the wisdom of “working the scene” with a variety of perspectives to minimize the chances of the later thought: “Gee, I oughta go back for a slightly different shot”.
Best regards,
Dave
Hi, I.C., br I think your treatment of the barn wo... (
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I appreciate your viewpoint. I included the fence post because on the left side of the barn is a house--a modern house that doesn't look anything like the vintage barn. The house would have been in the frame had I eliminated the fence. I choose the lesser of two evils and put the post in the frame. Taking your suggestion I might see if I can rework the image with a goal towards keeping everything sharp, rather than the softness that it now has. Thanks for your suggestions.