"Waiting For Spring" Please critque

[dannn]

I was trying to capture the end of winter-- the long awaited spring. Feel free to say whatever you want . Shot w/ an Oly e3, aperture priority, soft contrast, high saturation, 1/250 sec. @ f. 3.3, ISO 250, no flash, high gain. Very little post processing.

[MB1]

I like the idea, exposure and color but am a little unsure about your placement of the chair pretty much in the center of the frame.

[alexkhoo82]

Not bad...

[MichaelD]

Sorry,doesn't do it for me, I don't like the angle you took, which resulted in an akward composition.

[LeeIs]

Ok, you've heard what is wrong with this shot regarding composition. All my thoughts were already said somewhat. but what i really like about it is the lighting. I think you nailed that. I love how everything is some what in the shade and the sun rays are highlighting your subject. it brings out a very nice goldish brown colour to the seat .

[dannn]

Thanks for all the comments. Keep them coming. It helps. Dan

[dannn]

Thanks. That's exactly what I was trying to do. Dan

[shootme]

I like the idea you are trying to create, however I feel the strong feel from the trees and fence in the background overpower the subject of the chair. Now, had the chair been a teak boat chair or similar the weight in the shot (for me at least) would feel better. S

[dannn]

I like the idea you are trying to create, however I feel the strong feel from the trees and fence in the background overpower the subject of the chair. Now, had the chair been a teak boat chair or similar the weight in the shot (for me at least) would feel better. S

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I think the trees could be a little less powerful. Thanks for the critque... Dan

[dannn]

Re: Composition... Would this have been a better shot and accomplish the same? Dan

[Greg McCary]

I think you cropped the wrong side. I think the tree on the right with the rock adds just a little more than the tree on the left. I think the chair should have been on the left third of the frame. I just think it just works better when an image flows left to right. You might also consider cropping some of the top, just below the hinge on the fence. I agree the exposure and lighting are good.

[MichaelD]

Composition is not just about how you crop an image...

Buy or borrow the book "The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos", you'll thank me for the rest of your life.

[readingr]

Crop the tree on the left out. Its stopping the viewer from entring the picture to view the subject. This also has the benefit of throwing the chair off centre. I would even consider cropping this as a square shot from the left so balancing the height with the length of the bottom.

Roger

[dannn]

Composition is not just about how you crop an image...

Buy or borrow the book "The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos", you'll thank me for the rest of your life.

Just bought the book. Thanks for letting me know about it. Dan

[dannn]

Really appreciate everyone's responses.