So here's the original image again. You saw it a week ago. It's one of my favourite images so far this month.
He suggested a 16x9 crop from the lower left. That aspect ratio loses almost all of the sky to avoid getting part of the main branch, and feels very cramped, so I tweaked the ratio a bit. The idea of this shot is sound, but there has to be something more than a patch of gravel to look at after you follow the log. I'm not sure what, though, and getting the size right would be difficult. I wouldn't want whatever it is to protrude into the sky.
I'm glad he caught how the clouds echoed the lines of the branches; this was actually what struck me about that shot in the first place. I think of the three sub-shots, if you will, this one works the best.
This was a tricky crop. I'd have liked to have had just a smidgeon more of ground showing at the bottom of the photo, especially in that V near the middle. But, I didn't want any of the horizontal log in the photo. This photo seems unbalanced to me, with the log seeming too small. Yet I don't see any good way to crop out some of the sky. There is a faint line of cloud following the line of the log, and then the cloud gets bigger. I don't want to lose any of that, and cropping above that takes only a small slice out of the image, and then I think I'm left with the same problem.
What are your thoughts?
Well that was an interesting thought experiment made manifest. The sky and branches is by far the most successful of the 3. Though I find it graphically strong there isn't enough to hold my attention. I'm thinking there wasn't enough there emotionally to hold me. In terms of the other 2, I concur with your observations. Cheers, Sean
ReplyDeleteVia Facebook Susan says, "I have often wondered about the triptych. How to make one? What would be a good image for it? Where would I hang it? Do I want one? Maybe do it and give it as a gift? You’ve certainly provided some food for thought here."
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