Same shed, different day

[gregj1763]

Same shed but this time taken with my A65 Sony, 28-75mm f/2.8 lens @ 28mm iso 100 1/125, f/11
Also took the same shot with my old Pentax SP 1000 film camera, just for fun using the same settings so I'm keen to see how the images compare.
I tried the same shot at f/5.6 and the rail in the foreground was so blurry that I found it distracting, so this was the better of the two in my opinion.
Composition? Is it too busy, there are are a few things in there fighting for priority, the rail, the trees on the right and the shed itself.
What I was trying to achieve was using the leading line of the rail to draw the viewer towards the shed. Perhaps I should have hopped the fence and taken the shot from the other side.
I will be back there tomorrow so I will give it another go.

C&C welcome

[Mike Buckley]

I admire that you're revisiting the scene and trying various compositions. All of us would do well to follow your example more often. I think you got just the right amount of blur.

When a leading line or foreground object is as prevalent as the one in this composition, I think the object itself needs to be more interesting than this object is.

[gregj1763]

I admire that you're revisiting the scene and trying various compositions. All of us would do well to follow your example more often. I think you got just the right amount of blur.

When a leading line or foreground object is as prevalent as the one in this composition, I think the object itself needs to be more interesting than this object is.

Your right Mike, the rail is overpowering in this image and that's not what I wanted.
I will give it some thought and see what I can come up with tomorrow.
Thanks for your help
Cheers, Greg

[IzzieK]

Greg...there is potential in this image if you crop it a little bit more to get rid of that dead tree at the right side. Have you tried that? Then your leading line will be more effective, I guess...

[cliffmccartney]

Greg,

The first thing I notice in this shot is the texture and color of the building. It makes for a nice contrast with the surroundings. I also like the bit of drama in the sky. I agree with Isabel. I think I'd try to crop a little tighter on the right and bottom. The dead tree isn't contributing, and I believe you have a bit more space than you need on the bottom left. The rail might work if you tried a horizontal perspective shift (do you use Lightroom?) so that the rail is coming more from the corner of the image. I'd be interested in seeing that, combined with a new crop. All that said, I think you were thinking right when you shot the image.

Cliff

[Wavelength]

A heavy diagonal can be a bit distracting; yet i like this image

[gregj1763]

Thanks for your suggestions Cliff and Izzie, I will try a cropped version tonight as well as a re-shoot.
Cheers, Greg

[mknittle]

I like this image. but then I am an old building fan.
Maybe this place has some monochrome potential?

[gregj1763]

I like this image. but then I am an old building fan.
Maybe this place has some monochrome potential?

My thoughts as well Mark and there will be one on the way

[bnnrcn]

Hi Greg,I agree with Isabel about cropping.I like the sky and texture in the photo very much

[gregj1763]

Hi Greg,I agree with Isabel about cropping.I like the sky and texture in the photo very much

Thanks Binnur,
I'm on site at the moment so will head over at lunch to do a re-shoot and see if I can improve the image