Constitution?

[FrankMi]

Not displaying the entire subject has been explored here at CiC with several images. I wanted to see just how much of a subject is needed to captivate interest and allow the viewer's imagination to take over.

For the experiment to be a success, the viewer would want to explore what is available to be seen, not simply glance at it. In order for the image to hold the viewer's attention, there must be enough of the subject visible for the viewer to see the remainder of the subject in the mind's eye and hopefully capture the viewer's interest in wanting to explore further on their own.

To that end, I present for your viewing pleasure the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. It was first launched in 1797.



For more information about why this one ship has remained for over 200 years as a fully commissioned warship in the United States Navy, relive it's gallant past, and find out what is planed for this warship over the next three years, here are several links that may be of interest:

http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconst...n/history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution

If you find this kind of imagery to be interesting and challenging, please feel free to offer your own examples of images where "less is more".

[Mike Buckley]

I never realized that the Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. My guess is that it's probably the oldest commissioned ship of any kind.

If you find this kind of imagery to be interesting and challenging, please feel free to offer your own examples of images where "less is more".

Definitely interesting and challenging for me. Continuing with the theme of tallships: In my first photo, I limited the content hoping to display the height. In the second photo, I limited it to display the detail and pattern, which are two characteristics that I favor.

[Rebel]

I think for this type of shot to work you'd have to approach it from an unusual view point, or as Mike has said a part of the ship that has good patterns/symmetry/detail etc.

For me nothing stands out/interests me in the image.

[Shadowman]

Sometimes you just can't fit the entire subject within the frame, think of the tight streets of Europe, sometimes part of the subject makes for a more dynamic shot. Nice images.