Which View Do You Like Better?
Dec 30, 2018 09:18:50 #
UTMike wrote:
Left, the fence line leads your eye into the picture, not out. BTW my crew points out that there are no dogs in either one.
In the first I want to follow the snow left towards the mountain and feel the fence doesn't want me to do that.
Dec 30, 2018 09:21:34 #
Dec 30, 2018 09:22:07 #
I definitely like the first. My eye leads me to and thru the gap in the mountains. And just an aside since you didn't ask, I'd crop out some of the foreground. The part with the biggest tracks as they are not part of nature.
Dec 30, 2018 09:24:51 #
bertloomis
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
I like the fence on the left side best. The ruts in the snow lead your eye into the photo.
Dec 30, 2018 09:25:45 #
I personally like the first one more. For several reasons. I like the overall composition better, which is just not the fence...the lines lead my eye all the way to the pass between the peaks. The second one kind of stops in the middle of the image. Also, the quality of the foreground snow is nicer in the first. And the sky is more interesting, although I would give it just a slight burn layer to add some drama. Other than that, the three peaks plant one dead center, which I don't care for.
Just my two cents.
Incidentally, it's a beautiful scene and they are both quite nice!
https://perryphoto.smugmug.com/
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Just my two cents.
Incidentally, it's a beautiful scene and they are both quite nice!
https://perryphoto.smugmug.com/
https://fineartamerica.com/artists/perry+correll
Dec 30, 2018 09:30:42 #
Dec 30, 2018 10:09:14 #
Nice. The first, and crop the left side down some more to eliminate the dead space to the left of the base of the mountain.
Dec 30, 2018 10:12:34 #
Dec 30, 2018 11:34:14 #
Dec 30, 2018 12:44:35 #
Thanks retiredsgt.
retiredsgt wrote:
DEFINITELY THE FIRST. (See Ansel Adams !)
Dec 30, 2018 12:45:44 #
Thanks Stan.
StanMac wrote:
This may be totally bogus, but I think we’ve been conditioned by the Western reading and writing method to scan pages, and even our surroundings, from left to right with our eyes. So, placing the fence on the left naturally leads our eyes into the image. Placing the fence on the right provides too quick of a path out of the image. To me, the left side placement of the leading line is more comfortable to view and my eye lingers longer in the image. FWIW.
Stan
Stan
Dec 30, 2018 12:48:41 #
Thanks Bob. On a happy note, after the snowstorm today, there shouldn't be any grass poking up.
BboH wrote:
Agree. To continue the comment about the second one - all of the grass showing through the snow is rather unattractive.
Dec 30, 2018 12:50:02 #
Dec 30, 2018 12:50:32 #
Thanks William.
camerapapi wrote:
To my eyes the first shot looks compositionally better.
Dec 30, 2018 12:51:03 #
Thanks Jan.
SpyderJan wrote:
The first one looks more natural to me. In the placement of the fence in the second shot, you brought in a lot of shrubs that detract from the composition. This may only be an opinion, but I trust me eyes.
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