Abandoned Mobile Home
Nov 28, 2018 11:09:57 #
I hope you don't mind but I did some cropping which reduced the field and also lightened things up a bit.
Nov 28, 2018 11:24:59 #
Nov 28, 2018 12:58:59 #
Floyd R Turbo
Loc: Kingwood, TX
I like it as it is. A drone shot showing the overhead view would also be interesting. I wonder how it got rolled over?
Nov 28, 2018 13:03:09 #
I like the pictre the way is,if one is protraing emotion or a feeling, B&W is best, in this case it is an abadoned, and with all the space around it gives that feeling and raises the question why? How did it come to be there. nice photo, nice comments as well indicating the different perspectives of what we see.
Nov 28, 2018 13:03:13 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
Well ... yes and no.
The foreground is kinda indicative- but more would be boring, and allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
The sky is almost interesting- but more would be boring, and also allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
The horizon is nicely centering but more would be boring, and allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
So- no rule of thirds, a centered back ground, fore ground, horizon and subject. Bleh. Except it works. Instead of the tic-tac-to grid, I see an "X" with a box in the middle. The top, bottom and two sides are meaningless by themselves. Yet they nicely frame this decrepit POS trailer rotting in the middle of nowhere. I liked the first one better. The second one seems to "point" to something to the right that isn't in view. Print the first and hang it.
The foreground is kinda indicative- but more would be boring, and allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
The sky is almost interesting- but more would be boring, and also allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
The horizon is nicely centering but more would be boring, and allow more "interest" in the trailer itself.
So- no rule of thirds, a centered back ground, fore ground, horizon and subject. Bleh. Except it works. Instead of the tic-tac-to grid, I see an "X" with a box in the middle. The top, bottom and two sides are meaningless by themselves. Yet they nicely frame this decrepit POS trailer rotting in the middle of nowhere. I liked the first one better. The second one seems to "point" to something to the right that isn't in view. Print the first and hang it.
Nov 28, 2018 13:15:11 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
Photobum wrote:
Ok, I'm not sure if I succeeded or not, but my attempt was to show the emptiness of the countryside in northern Arizona and the abandoned home from another time period. I'll leave it up to you, the viewer to decide.
Looks like the one on “Breaking Bad”, sans the wheels.
Nice image.
Nov 28, 2018 13:35:53 #
Nov 28, 2018 14:40:38 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
agillot wrote:
i cant imagine living in such a dead landscape , better have a booze store near by .
You should see the same scene after a rain - magic happens!!!! But it was/is a lonesome road/place.
Nov 28, 2018 15:16:53 #
19photo30
Loc: Olympia, WA
IMHO, it would have been MUCH more effective in color. B&W image is just flat, dull, blah.
Nov 28, 2018 16:17:29 #
rayclay
Loc: Arab, AL., USA
And they continue all across Utah. Old tires were thrown on top to keep wind from blowing roof off.
Nov 28, 2018 17:34:01 #
bertloomis
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
With a little more work you will have succeeded. The horizon almost divides the photo in two equal parts. Try putting the horizon at 1/3 and 2/3's and see if you like that better.
Nov 29, 2018 10:23:43 #
Floyd R Turbo wrote:
I like it as it is. A drone shot showing the overhead view would also be interesting. I wonder how it got rolled over?
I think that's where the tornado dropped it. I'm sure it's from Kansas. 🙄
Nov 29, 2018 10:27:27 #
Bear2 wrote:
Looks like the one on “Breaking Bad”, sans the wheels.
Nice image.
Nice image.
That one was a "motorhome" but the location does look like the set.
Dec 10, 2018 10:27:51 #
Photobum wrote:
Ok, I'm not sure if I succeeded or not, but my attempt was to show the emptiness of the countryside in northern Arizona and the abandoned home from another time period. I'll leave it up to you, the viewer to decide.
B&W rules!!
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