Posts: ebrunner | Ugly Hedgehog

John N wrote:

Or he might say the tree is nicely positioned on the thirds, but I doubt it. I like it as art piece.

The solution was to crop so that it was more of a portrait orientation. Ended up with a 3rd place. I'm pretty pleased with that. Thanks for the input.
Erich

Mar 4, 2024 05:32:54 #

mr spock wrote:

I think you should submit it
Really nice shot. And BTW….. I recently submitted a photo with a horizon problem and it generated 3 pages of comments. They often create problems for me

I decided that the horizon would stay. I did, however, crop the empty area on the right of the frame which made the whole thing a vertical orientation. That helped take the emphasis off the horizon. I ended up with 3rd place in the Salon group which is the highest in our club. Thanks for your input.
Erich

Feb 20, 2024 10:16:58 #

joecichjr wrote:

Beautifully engaging

So many folks took wonderful photos of this temple; but I thought I would try a bit of an abstract approach. Thank you for looking and commenting.
Erich

Feb 20, 2024 10:14:44 #

Multiple Image Abstract

Sorry for the late response. I thought it was fun to experiment; and I also like the way the images came out. Thanks.

Feb 13, 2024 05:16:47 #

Linda From Maine wrote:

The colors and light are engaging. I think a closer crop would make a very pleasing abstract. You sure have this technique perfected, Erich!

I would not say perfected; but I'm getting a bit better at it. I don' t like that the top of the dome is slightly cut off. Even in the zoom blur, you can tell that is a mistake. So, your idea of a tighter crop might work out. Then lots of things would be cut off; but they would not come across as a mistake, just a photographer's choice. HMMMM? Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try it.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:31:51 #

NJFrank wrote:

Really nice results. I am willing to bet the other camera club members went the traditional route when the shot the temple.

I did a lot of "traditional" myself; but in the end, could not help myself. lol
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:30:57 #

UTMike wrote:

So creative!

Thank you. Tripods are not allowed here so I had to rest the camera on a ledge. Glad you enjoyed the effect.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:29:45 #

BassmanBruce wrote:

Dam spell check!

That was supposed to say halfta not halfway!

No problem, I got your meaning.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:28:19 #

cbtsam wrote:

appreciated.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:27:56 #

srg wrote:

It's excellent the way it is.

Thank you.

Feb 12, 2024 05:27:39 #

NJFrank wrote:

Perhaps Vertical shot. Than maybe the horizon being in the center would not so much of an issue to a judge.

I only mentioned the assumed judge's response because that is the type of comments we get often. Doesn't mean I'm inclined to change my photo because of it. Linda's idea is intriguing; but I don't think I'm going to go with a vertical on this one. Thanks for the input.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:25:11 #

Linda From Maine wrote:

If I was anticipating that kind of response from a... (show quote)

That's interesting. In the original, there was more space on the left; but it was the same as you see and I thought it was too much negative space. That is why I went with a more square aspect. I'll go back and look at some other cropping ideas. Thanks for the valuable input.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:22:13 #

Curmudgeon wrote:

I'm an iconoclast by nature and training so you're asking the wrong person. Beautiful shot, don't change a thing.

Iconoclast are some of my favorite people.....although I don't trust many of them. lol Thanks for the input. Glad you liked the photo.
Erich

Feb 12, 2024 05:19:19 #