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I came across this scene while crossing a bridge one foggy morning at Charleston, Oregon. The image was quite challenging because there were piers, boats and numerous other objects. It was difficult to decide what was most meaningful because there were many other good compositions as well. They were, perhaps, even better compositions.
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The image is pretty centered. I wonder if that bothers anyone.
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GFX50R, 45-100mm, f/11
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I’m a big fan of fog and the images it can produce, Igor, especially over water. This one is excellent in my opinion. I really like the way there are some background objects that keep getting more and more lost in the fog. They keep my eye moving into the frame very nicely.
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This is a good one, Igor.
“The image is pretty centered. I wonder if that bothers anyone.” Not me. The centering creates a balance that might be boring except that you shake it up here and there, such as with the sign in the water and the faint background features.
What bothers me slightly is that it’s not quite centered. If you’re going to come that close, might as well go all the way.
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Igor, when I go through the thumbnails of the newly uploaded photographs, I never read anything, I just wait until something makes me click on it. Your photographs always do. Looking at this one I get a feeling of sadnedd over something that is missing. Which was there before and is gone now. I don’t know where that came forom, but this photo has a dense mood, objects stripped down to bare bones and things in teh background I can not quite make out, I do not know what their intentions are. Your images make me think and then feel. Or the other way around. But they move me. Boy, do they move me.
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I always appreciate the time and effort you put into understanding my work. That’s likely because I also put that much time in making my images. I saw and was struck by this image a year before I made it. Back then the fog was lifting and I missed my chance. A year later I went back to see if I had not been mistaken. I then refined the vision still further, by leaving out all that was superfluous. And came up with this crucifixion scene.
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@Don_Peters, @Dennis_Plank, @holgermischke
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Is this better or worse? I’m reconsidering this image.
For the most part, Igor, I think it’s better. The rectangular structure midway up the left side bothers me. Almost everywhere else in the image, the perimeter is fading out, and the rectangular structure draws my eye because it’s the exception.
I apologize if this is unwelcome but I cropped the shot and lightened a few dark areas on the perimeter. Just a possibility.
Not at all. I asked for an opinion and I welcome it. Thanks. The darker areas were left there to balance the composition. However, I’m not sure every composition needs to be balanced.
If anyone else who hasn’t responded to this thread has an opinion I welcome it as well.
The new version somehow seems to be more optimistic to me. It has a more calming effect than a haunting effect. Maybe that’s just how I feel today though.
Hi Igor. I like this one better, though I think I agree with Don’s recommendation to crop inside the structure on the left. I’m ambivalent about the foreground log on the left. It does a nice job of pointing at the three main elements, but I’m not sure that’s necessary. I like the extra room on the left, because it makes the tall pole in the background a more significant element of the composition, which I think does work to balance it more.
