re: An old church and a fountain

[jzenares]

First off, hello to everyone here. Still testing the waters in photography, please feel free to provide feedback, positive or negative. Thanks!

[devilgas]

Re: An old church and a fountain

hi & welcome to dpnow!

the photos....

not a fan of the first as i'm not sure where i should be looking. the eye is drawn to the red & white, then the car, then the tent thing on the right, the chairs, the sky, the trees, the church, the expanse of floor etc but doesn't settle on something dominant. it really needs a strong focal point, but doesn't have one.

the 2nd is much better and i like the {HDR?} treatment. i'd like to see more fluidity in the water by using a longer exposure, but the stop motion also works. compositionally, i'd probably have been tempted to move more to the left to get the smaller fountain off centre and not clashing with large bowl of the bigger fountain. it would also have the effect of hiding the 2 objects in the distance, but may introduce more that can't be seen in the shot presented. i really like the drama in the sky.

[jzenares]

Re: An old church and a fountain

Thanks for the feedback. Here's a retake of the fountain.

[Ian]

Re: An old church and a fountain

Hi JZ and welcome to DPNow!

It looks like you are already experimenting with some post processing effects with your photography, evident in the dramatic skies and richness in tone - possibly tone mapping (HDR)? Can you tell us more about the camera and methods you have used?

I think there is room for improvement in composition. The first image gives the mainly featureless foreground the lion's share of the frame. The second is slightly tilted to the left and I would apply the rule of thirds more strongly by moving the camera to the left and so shifting the fountain to the right, and possibly down a little.

But please do keep them coming!

Ian