I, too, think the photo would have benefited from a little more foreground...as well as having the human subjects off to one side a bit. As shot, the subjects get lost among the masses of bare branches.
I, too, think the photo would have benefited from a little more foreground...as well as having the human subjects off to one side a bit. As shot, the subjects get lost among the masses of bare branches.
I agree with Todd. I like it, it sets a mood. But a little foreground to draw the eye in to the picture would help. As it is, I feel a detached from the scene.
Like everyone else more of the foreground would be better most especially if you get to show those tire tracks that will lead to the people walking. Unless the real intention of this photo was to capture the trees which are dominant in this photo.
Agree with the other posters, more foreground please!
I agree with the previous comments about wanting more foreground visible. Only thing I'd add is abouthow to achieve that - rather than tilting the camera down, I think it would be better to have shot with the camera close to the ground, for that 'eye-drawing' perspective. I susect that would have provided more foreground and brought the people into the image more, while preserving (or even enhancing) the drama of the overhanging tree limbs.
I totally agree. I think that's the single most important thing I could have done to make this shot a little more interesting. I could have gotten a little closer, used a wider lens (doh! - Sold my Tokina 12-24[]) and shot from closer to the ground, to have the tracks in the snow lead the viewer to the people, which could then play a bigger role in the picture.
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Thanks for the critiques so far.
By the way, here's the uncropped version:
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
No, it's clearly over-cropped andthe lock and text are zoomed just beyond the point of pixelation. Why anyone with a 10 megapixel camera would feel the need to apply a digital zoom is beyond me. Simply beyond me. [img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img]
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HAH! good point!
On a serious note I agree with the comments to see a little more foreground in front of the people. I do like what the picture does to make the trees appear so large!
I agree--it needs more foreground.
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