Foggy Road - your opinion please.. The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and...

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

It worked for me exactly as you described, Tommy. Down the road and then I notice the lonely barn.

tramsey Loc: Texas

I went down the road just like you thought. It's also an excellent picture.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

tommystrat wrote:

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

Perhaps as you explain.
I do not get that philosophical though.
Bottom line I like it.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

tommystrat wrote:

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

The fence is a nice leading line that points at the barn.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

tommystrat wrote:

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

I like the shot. The road leads me astray, not to the barn. Thanx for sharing!

Brokenland

I see three pictures in one here. The pole line and the road as a single cropped image, the fence and field as a single cropped image and the barn. The pole and the fence would be the best cropped images out of this picture, the barn would need some work. Here's one of mine and something similar.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

tommystrat wrote:

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

I think it is well composed to express solitary and forgotten.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Compositionally, I'd only have asked that the 'end of the road' and the barn occupy absolutely equal spaces inward from the outer edges of the image. Regardless, you 'placed' the spatial relationships of those opposing --the one active and the other static-- 'elements' very, very well, and very appropriately.

I'd advise, however, that you avoid trying to state your goals or your intentions; let the image do that. If your viewer is capable of having feelings, they'll feel whatever they feel, and see what they're capable of seeing. Its a very strong image --and though there's no true comparison to be made, at first glance, what first came to mind was an Andrew Wyeth-style image, done not as a dry brush but as a photograph. And I hope you take that as a compliment.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Mission accomplished.

Craigdca Loc: California

I like the image. The whole image. As one whole image. Yes there’s a road, a fence and a barn, and there is a very large field that I think holds it all together and acts as the centerpiece. i would suggest there really isn’t a subject within the picture as the entire picture is the subject of an expansive farm.

This may be similar to a scene in Chocolat (I think) where it was said to eat the whole piece of chocolate at once as it’s to be experienced as a whole.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

When I first looked at the photo, I looked down the road to the end, and I almost had to force myself to look over at the barn. But when I look at the photo, and look at the first fence post, my eye immediately goes to the barn.

Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

tommystrat wrote:

The lines of the telephone poles, road and fenceposts all lead up and to the left and out of the picture, leaving the barn relatively unnoticed and alone until a second look. Tried to get the feeling of solitary and somewhat forgotten with the barn by leading the eye away from it... That's the idea... did it work?

Yes it worked. It is a beautiful image

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Nailed it. Sufficient road to imply distance and enough fog to imply mystery. The set away barn just adds to the solitary feel. I'm not sure I would have seen this had I been there.

JohnR Loc: The Gates of Hell

Yep - it works really well.