The Little Cabin b&w

[gahspidy]

This subject caught my interest. Inviting and mysterious , something I would have wanted to explore as a kid. what do you think?

[Nina]

Gary, I think this is an interesting shot. I would be curious to see what it looks like in color although it looks great in black and white.
At first sight the photograph almost appears to be a miniature model. I'm not sure how you captured that look but it gives the picture a cozy charming element. (Almost reminds me of a dollhouse but not exactly)
I Love the composition of it and that you included the tree. I think it's a great shot.
I am curious to know if there is anyone else out there that is seeing what I see in terms of the size...

[mjs1973]

I am curious to know if there is anyone else out there that is seeing what I see in terms of the size...

I see it too Nina. It almost looks like it was built out of lincoln logs.

It looks to me like the cabin is leaning down hill, towards the back of the photo. Could just be the lay of the land or the fact that the back of the building is shadowed and playing tricks on me.

Michael

[gahspidy]

Thanks Nina,
The colored version is just very green with the grass and trees behind and although it looks good I preferred how the b&w conversion sets a better mood and plays on the lighting more effectively.thanks for your time to comment.

Micheal, Yes it does appear to be leaning back. I think it was the lay of the land and the angle at which I took the shot. I was considering straightening it out a bit in psp but I think i like it as it is. Maybe others could comment on that aspect of it as well.

[Chunk]

This subject caught my interest. Inviting and mysterious , something I would have wanted to explore as a kid. what do you think?

I want to go in there and look around. I like it better rotated about 3 deg right and cropped to exclude the shadowed part of the tree trunk and bright spot on the left. That point of contrast gives an uneeded distraction I think.

[dadas115]

This picture doesn’t sit quite right with me (not a bad thing). When I look at it I feel bothered by how distorted the shack looks. The more I look at it the more disturbing it becomes. The roof looks all distorted, the building does not look level, there is no door… I like it that you included the tree to the left of the cabin as it gives it some contest as to where it is located. I think it is a neat picture.

Thanks for sharing,

Greg

[Steph_B]

This subject caught my interest. Inviting and mysterious , something I would have wanted to explore as a kid. what do you think?

This is a nice and a-temporal shot. It reminds me of garden pictures taken by my grandfather 50 years ago... all in BW obviously! My grandfather was particularly interested in small tool shacks... well there you go!

One thing that bothers me is the perspective. Others have mentioned this as well. I corrected the perspective in PS and I think it looks a better (less dynamic and more still/permanent). I can post the result if you'd like.

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,

Steph.

[Clicker]

I agree... Feels a little off kilter...the right side of the shed looks Taller to me... strange. I too, took it into photoshop to see if my eyes were playing tricks on me... and felt less " uneasy" when corrected in PS. also, I think it would benefit from a crop to the left side... I'm thinking from the shadowed part of the tree all the way over to your original border...

[gahspidy]

I agree... Feels a little off kilter...the right side of the shed looks Taller to me... strange. I too, took it into photoshop to see if my eyes were playing tricks on me... and felt less " uneasy" when corrected in PS. also, I think it would benefit from a crop to the left side... I'm thinking from the shadowed part of the tree all the way over to your original border...

Thanks all for the comments. I have to agree that the shack looks better when I straightened and leveled the scene. I cropped a bit more from the left, but I prefer to have the space next to the tree and it's shading. I also blurred the bg a bit. . . .and added a boy in the opening to the cabin. I had another pic of this shack with my son standing there, but did not like that particuliar shot as it was vertical and did not include the tree. So I was able to remove him from that shot and place him in the better one. I think it adds another interesting element here, perhaps one that was needed. what do you think about this edit. thanks again

[Nina]

Hey Gary,
I agree that it looks better now that you straightened it up. I do think that K's pose looks unnatural in the doorway. Other than that I like it...

[Chunk]

Thanks all for the comments. I have to agree that the shack looks better when I straightened and leveled the scene. I cropped a bit more from the left, but I prefer to have the space next to the tree and it's shading. I also blurred the bg a bit. . . .and added a boy in the opening to the cabin. I had another pic of this shack with my son standing there, but did not like that particuliar shot as it was vertical and did not include the tree. So I was able to remove him from that shot and place him in the better one. I think it adds another interesting element here, perhaps one that was needed. what do you think about this edit. thanks again

Stronger image now Gary. I like having a sense of scale provided by your son's inclusion in the shot.

[another view]

With the first shot, I'd agree with everything Chunk said. With the second shot, I do like the sense of scale and how it's straightened out, but still think you could crop into the tree on the left most of the way into the shadow area. Leaving a little shadow on the left edge of the frame (after cropping it) will give some shape to the tree.

[gahspidy]

With the first shot, I'd agree with everything Chunk said. With the second shot, I do like the sense of scale and how it's straightened out, but still think you could crop into the tree on the left most of the way into the shadow area. Leaving a little shadow on the left edge of the frame (after cropping it) will give some shape to the tree.

Thanks for the replies, Nina, Chunk, and Another View. After playing with the cropping, I think it does have a good effect cropping right into the tree. i will consider that before making a print of this.

[gahspidy]

I'm curious about the cropping into the tree. A few have mentioned that, and yet I feel that the space to the left of the tree gives the image "breathing room". I tried the crop, and although it looks good too , I still feel that having that space adds rather than takes away from the image. Just wondering what others feel about that aspect.

[Chunk]

I'm curious about the cropping into the tree. A few have mentioned that, and yet I feel that the space to the left of the tree gives the image "breathing room". I tried the crop, and although it looks good too , I still feel that having that space adds rather than takes away from the image. Just wondering what others feel about that aspect.

I think both ways are OK especially since you darkened the bright area next to the tree in the second shot. Having a bright area next to a dark area always draws the eye and is usually a good thing at the subject of the photo but bad around the edges. Even though you fixed that I think I would still prefer the more severe crop I also don't care for a large strip of featurless dark cutting off the strip of stuff on the left from the rest of the photo - it might be different looking at the original. I think if I had some detail in the dark area or some other connection across the dark strip like a branch or some better lit leaves I'd like the whole tree better.

[shesells]

Gary, your second post is much much better, but you have to get rid of the space to the left of the tree. It takes away from the focus of the cabin and now your son. It's just distracting because your eye keeps being pulled by the light there. Might as well crop right up to the tree since the tree is in shadow there anyway. It would look much better in my opinion. Your son gives a better sense of the scale. It was really hard to tell whether it was the size of a dog house or a childs fort. Now I see. It's a cute shot,
Kit

[gahspidy]

Thanks Chunk, and SheSells. I think I agree with the idea of the space next to the tree being somewhat a distraction. I've tried looking at it over and over with both crops and am leaning towards the crop as it appears to me to have the advantage of being "cleaner" and putting more focus on the cabin and boy. As opposed to the idea of the uncropped version giving more feeling of space. I'm going to crop this halfway into the shadow area of the tree so that just a sliver of the shadow will sort of frame the left side The less is more factor wins out here as it usually does. I appreciate your opinions. Thanks again.