I like the way the fence uprights mirror the cloud streaks in the sky, the three rows of flowers being clumped together complement the trees in texture.. Very good. I hope you can understand what I am trying to say..
I like the picture, colors, composition, etc. What I would like to see more is if you had gotten slightly lower to the ground (closer to the flowers near you which would make them bigger and standout) and used a smaller aperture such that the flowers nearest to infinity were in focus. Are the orange flowers indian paintbrush? What are the blue?
A good composition with appealing colour contrast and light. Whilst the type of fence is not usually attractive, in this case the way it recedes definitely adds to the composition. I would like to have seen the foreground sharper - the tree is super-crisp but the flowers, not so. Better depth of field required. Overall, a very pleasant scene. I’ve not read the other responses as yet but guess somebody may be fighting you over ownership of Texas!
Oops, double exposure, sorry! Perhaps the moderator can drop this one out?
A good composition with appealing colour contrast and light. Whilst the type of fence is not usually attractive, in this case the way it recedes definitely adds to the composition. I would like to have seen the foreground sharper - the tree is super-crisp but the flowers, not so. Better depth of field required. Overall, a very pleasant scene. I’ve not read the other responses as yet but guess somebody may be fighting you over ownership of Texas!
Your colours are beautiful, and the composition is nice. I like that you got low and shot up the hill. It is a shame that the nearer flowers aren't in focus. I understand how difficult that is to do. The leading lines of the drainage and the fence lead me to the bush that's to the left of the tree. But the tree pulls me back in. It's such a lovely tree.
manofhg wrote:
I like the picture, colors, composition, etc. What I would like to see more is if you had gotten slightly lower to the ground (closer to the flowers near you which would make them bigger and standout) and used a smaller aperture such that the flowers nearest to infinity were in focus. Are the orange flowers indian paintbrush? What are the blue?
I was also thinking get lower, and try a vertical of the tree after the great horizontical shot.
A person 's eyes , tend to enter a photo from bottom left. Hence bottom left is a good starting point for leading lines. Try flipping the photo right to left so that the leading line of the "valley" leads the eye into the photo. I've been often wrong but it seems to me that the "valley" functions a bit too much as a view blocker.
photogeneralist wrote:
A person 's eyes , tend to enter a photo from bottom left. Hence bottom left is a good starting point for leading lines. Try flipping the photo right to left so that the leading line of the "valley" leads the eye into the photo. I've been often wrong but it seems to me that the "valley" functions a bit too much as a view blocker.
David, I agree with the flip and I also played cropping out the scrubby bushes/tree on the right in your pic (left if flipped). Eliminates some of the softer bluebonnets in foreground and pulls the tree in more as a point of interest. Try it and let us know your thoughts! You sure make me miss spring in the Hill Country!
Thanks to all of you for the great critiques! This will make me improve my photography.
I especially like the right to left and upwards flow that the bluebonnets and other wildflowers take us, leading to the beautiful tree on the top of the hill and also to the bushy trees in the back. And who would ever guess that contrails would add flavor to a nice blue sky? The hedgerow and fence on the right establish a boundary and also remind us that this IS rural Texas. BTW...The Indian Paintbrush couldn't be more perfectly placed!! This year was a good year for bluebonnets after last fall's rains.
We Texans who love to shoot bluebonnets envy this shot.
Excellent framing. I disagree with those who suggest that the shot should be taken from a lower angle. However, the suggestion of a smaller aperture has merit. This shot reminds me of a spot just outside Burnet, TX.
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