Pine Grove church in the distance
Apr 23, 2020 22:10:25 #
GPS Phil wrote:
Believe it or not Sue, I have ridden my motorcycle through beautiful downtown Hammondsville. Did no photography due to group pressure but always thought I would be able to return and do an extended photo shoot. Very sharp photo with many ingredients, you could spend a day composing image after image from that one area. Thank you for stirring up a memory!
Phil
Phil
Hammondsville is so small you can miss it if you blink! We actually live about five miles outside of the town. The surrounding countryside is rather scenic - it's a nice place in which to live. I'm glad you liked this shot.
Apr 24, 2020 08:26:40 #
Hi Sue. I didn't comment when I first saw this because I had a similar reaction as tommystrat re the foreground clump of trees. For me, they divide the photo into two separate stories, especially with the road disappearing behind them.
Coming back to it now, and reading your reply to Tommy, "I totally agree but in this case ya gotta take what ya get!" I'm interested in how you chose this particular composition.
I see one possibility as a crop to the right of the closest telephone pole. For me that makes the church seem more important as destination/subject. But you have the intimate knowledge of the area and its being a favorite photo op, so if you're willing to talk about the image as shot, I'd be grateful!
Coming back to it now, and reading your reply to Tommy, "I totally agree but in this case ya gotta take what ya get!" I'm interested in how you chose this particular composition.
I see one possibility as a crop to the right of the closest telephone pole. For me that makes the church seem more important as destination/subject. But you have the intimate knowledge of the area and its being a favorite photo op, so if you're willing to talk about the image as shot, I'd be grateful!
Apr 24, 2020 09:59:00 #
[quote=Linda From Maine]Hi Sue. I didn't comment when I first saw this because I had a similar reaction as tommystrat re the foreground clump of trees. For me, they divide the photo into two separate stories, especially with the road disappearing behind them.
Coming back to it now, and reading your reply to Tommy, "I totally agree but in this case ya gotta take what ya get!" I'm interested in how you chose this particular composition.
Hi Linda! I take it that you're referring to the first image. When we are on the road heading up to the church I'm able to get a quick glimpse of it from that vantage point. In order to take the picture I have to stand in a field on the hill overlooking it. It's one of those things that I have shot many times because of it being a bit of a fascination. I personally like the whole thing, power poles and all because that's the way it really is. My hope is to eventually get a night shot of it (maybe this evening - the forecast is for a clear night) with the stars above the church in the distance. As for the church itself, I've done many shots of it in many different views.
The second image was taken on one of those days when the road still had snow on it - I jumped out of the car to get it. I have to admit that most of my images originate as snap shots taken on the fly as this one was.
Coming back to it now, and reading your reply to Tommy, "I totally agree but in this case ya gotta take what ya get!" I'm interested in how you chose this particular composition.
Hi Linda! I take it that you're referring to the first image. When we are on the road heading up to the church I'm able to get a quick glimpse of it from that vantage point. In order to take the picture I have to stand in a field on the hill overlooking it. It's one of those things that I have shot many times because of it being a bit of a fascination. I personally like the whole thing, power poles and all because that's the way it really is. My hope is to eventually get a night shot of it (maybe this evening - the forecast is for a clear night) with the stars above the church in the distance. As for the church itself, I've done many shots of it in many different views.
The second image was taken on one of those days when the road still had snow on it - I jumped out of the car to get it. I have to admit that most of my images originate as snap shots taken on the fly as this one was.
Apr 24, 2020 11:21:44 #
SueScott wrote:
I understand fascination of a subject and "on the fly," because I enjoy right-brain photography where emotion (and perhaps a little instinct based on experience) dictates. Many thanks!Hi Linda! I take it that you're referring to the ... (show quote)
Apr 24, 2020 12:10:52 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I understand fascination of a subject and "on the fly," because I enjoy right-brain photography where emotion (and perhaps a little instinct based on experience) dictates. Many thanks!
"Right-brained photography" - I love it!!
Apr 24, 2020 12:39:23 #
SueScott wrote:
Oh, then you must read the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain""Right-brained photography" - I love it!!
https://www.drawright.com/
I took a workshop decades ago, then read the book - and did the exercises - again around 10 years ago with a falling-apart copy I got from the library 😊
Let me know if you check into it!
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