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11th December 2011, 10:19 AM
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11th December 2011, 10:33 AM
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Re: A question of composition
I think a building like that is all about symmetry. And I think your composition of this needs to reflect that. Which is why the frist crop is, I think, a much stronger image.
It's one of those cases where it's good to know about the rule-of-thirds and then ignore it.
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11th December 2011, 11:35 AM
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Re: A question of composition
Tony, I agree with Donald and, as the distractions from your intention are the signs at the top, I wondered if you had considered a less severe crop to include more of the symmetry of the building -
Philip
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11th December 2011, 12:17 PM
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Re: A question of composition
Hi Tony,
lots of interesting points to be taken into consideration with this picture.
Firstly I must say I love the way you have caught the shadow on 'her' eyes, well thought out and executed. Well done.
Philip, IMO has the crop spot on; symmetrical to the point where the symmetry could only be made better if it was PP'd, with half the frame copied then pasted and flipped, which I don't advise. I like Philip's crop, but must congratulate you on getting a great shot in the first place.
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11th December 2011, 01:56 PM
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Re: A question of composition
Well done Tony! This is a great example of why you don't want any text (or watermark?) in an image. There is a dramatic improvement in the scene the moment the eye isn't grabbed by the text and is free to explore all that the image has to offer. Lovely capture!
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11th December 2011, 04:20 PM
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Re: A question of composition
Hi Tony,
Good shot, I agree about the symmetry over-ruling the thirds and no text.
I find Philip's crop, with more synnetrical lines leading the eye to the statue the best of the bunch.
I'd consider cloning out the lamps though; their shape breaks up the sweeping arc.
Cheers,
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11th December 2011, 06:36 PM
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Re: A question of composition
No 1 and No 3 for me. I don't mind the text because it adds to the symmetry. I think the blue sky also adds something.
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11th December 2011, 06:37 PM
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Re: A question of composition
Thanks all for your comments; they were very helpful. I also thought that placing the statue in the horizontal centre was the better option. The suggestion to use a more square crop is also a good one. I may well pass by another day and try to take a more symmetric photo and compose it more closely to what I want so that I don't lose so many pixels in the crop.
Tony
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11th December 2011, 11:53 PM
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Re: A question of composition
I would not mind seeing this in b$w...
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