Abandoned

[Old Timer]

Once again I know that this image could be improved with some PS work, but this is how the camera saw it. I liked the quality of the light, but not sure there is a central area of focus to make it an interesting photograph. I'm interested in what you think.

[Asylum Steve]

Larry,

Because of the differences in color balance of monitors and such, when I critique images here, I primarily concentrate on exposure and composition.

In this case, I think you found a great spot to shoot. You have a nice blend of bg hills, trees, and the rustic buildings.

The framing of this kind of shot (as I'm sure you discovered) is very TRICKY, not only because there is no single horizon line, but because the buildings have a slightly different tilt to them.

I think the "straight on" approach that you took works well. The lighting also adds a lot to the feel of the shot.

If I were to make one suggestion for (possible) improvement, it would be that there is nothing in the foreground to add scale and depth to the shot. Now, of course if there is nothing there, then there is nothing there. In that case I don't know what exactly you could do, except to either change your point of view or place an object or person somehwere closer in the frame.

I think this would be a good spot to rephotograph to try to get some variations on this image....

Once again I know that this image could be improved with some PS work, but this is how the camera saw it. I liked the quality of the light, but not sure there is a central area of focus to make it an interesting photograph. I'm interested in what you think.

[Old Timer]

Thanks Steve for the very well thought out response to my photograph. You make some very valid points and I appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share. I was somewhat limited in selecting the right spot to photograph this site because of the declining light and the fact that I would have to climb a fence and walk several hundred yards to get a different perspective. I was afraid that I would lose the light if I took the time for this activity. You are right I do need to go back and explore this site more.

[gahspidy]

I like the light you were wishing to capture. Agood part of the feild and some of the trees are lit up nice. Steve makes a good point with something in the foreground helping to make the shot better. I notice two sticks or poles in the lower left corner of the pic. I think maybe if you were to place one or both of those right up close and to one side of the frame. and if they had any sort of texture or color would be all the better especially if you had light playing off of them or casting a shadow etc.

[tgtaylor7]

I think that this shot has potential. To me the buildings are the subject and I would suggest cropping out the uninteresting sky and a good part of the foreground. (Is that ruts on the lower left?) Anyway, it has 'vision'.

Thomas

[Old Timer]

I like the light you were wishing to capture. Agood part of the feild and some of the trees are lit up nice. Steve makes a good point with something in the foreground helping to make the shot better. I notice two sticks or poles in the lower left corner of the pic. I think maybe if you were to place one or both of those right up close and to one side of the frame. and if they had any sort of texture or color would be all the better especially if you had light playing off of them or casting a shadow etc.

I tired to use the two old fense post in the forground to add some perspective and depth to the image but.... Part of my challenge with this photo was the distance that I was forces to shot at. It was taken from behind a fense, with the zoom at full extension 210mm, and I was rapidly lossing the light that attracted me to the scene to start with. If I had taken the time to climb the fense and walk closer I may have been able to improve on the image but I didn't think the light would hold and I would have missed the sunset shot that I got in the other direction three minutes later. Thanks for your kind observations. I will revisit the scene and try to improve on the image with your suggestions.