Venice tilted

[Ian]

How do you feel the tilted horizon works here? Good or bad?

Ian

[Josh Bear]

Re: Venice tilted

How do you feel the tilted horizon works here? Good or bad?

Ian

So I like it. For me it works only because the front of the gondola's are so close and slightly "distorted". For some reason this helps with the composition.

With all that said I would prefer if the gondola in the background wasn't there as it looks like it is falling out of the picture.

Best Regards

Josh

[Horacio]

Re: Venice tilted

it depends...I have been trying with different crops and changing the orientation...If the buildings are aligned with the horizontal, the gondola on the left looks somewhat awkward, like falling to the left. In the original picture, the central gondola falls to the right...but the left gondola looks fine... I believe that something in between might be OK, unless you change the capture point a little to the left or your actual position. Regards, Horacio

[Pol]

Re: Venice tilted

How do you feel the tilted horizon works here? Good or bad?

Ian

It makes me feel seasick.

I'd have to straighten the buildings and lose something off the gondolas or try to crop off the buildings and just have water behind without any distinguishable horizon.


Pol

[jojo]

Re: Venice tilted

It makes me feel seasick.
Pol

Brings on a touch of vertigo for me too. Agree with Josh's comments about the gondala in the background "slipping" out of the frame.

jo

[Bob Ross]

Re: Venice tilted

A good example of using composition to evoke unusual feelings. I feel like I'm listing to starboard or that space twists as it receeds from my position. It is something that advertisers could use to catch a reader's attention. Definately a fun shot.
Bob

[Autumn]

Re: Venice tilted

Sorry Ian, it doesn't really work for me as I have to have my verticals and horizontals spot on, but as Bob says this type of photo is used a lot in advertising.

We had to suggest subjects for our next season's Club "Fixed Subjects" and our top photographer (the one who walks away with all the awards) suggested "Tilted Horizons". It wasn't accepted, but you are in good company.

[Autumn]

Re: Venice tilted

Just had another look at it and the gondolas are fairly straight and look OK to me. The one in the background falling to the right throws it. I think it would work, if the horizontal gondola were removed (too big a job) and the background blurred. It may even work blurred with the horizontal gondola still in the picture.

[Ian]

Re: Venice tilted

Just had another look at it and the gondolas are fairly straight and look OK to me. The one in the background falling to the right throws it. I think it would work, if the horizontal gondola were removed (too big a job) and the background blurred. It may even work blurred with the horizontal gondola still in the picture.

Yes, I was a bit careless in not noticing the gondola in the background

I did take a sequence, I'll see if there are any without that gondola...

Ian

[Ian]

Re: Venice tilted (alternative shot)



This shot isn't dominated by another gondola, though there is a orange boat encroaching to the left

Ian

[Patrick]

Re: Venice tilted (alternative shot)

This shot isn't dominated by another gondola, though there is a orange boat encroaching to the left

Ian

I am a fan of wacky angles (although don't do much myself) however I don't believe with this type of scene it can work. Wacky angles can give a dynamic aspect to a picture but in this instance simply confuses.

Patrick