Light on Brick

[FrankenPengie]

I posted this in the Before and After but have some a concern that no one has pointed out so I'm trying to find out if it's just me. My intent in this shot was to create a texture that carried throughout the shot, and to allow all the depth to be generated by the lines. The idea of the texture falling into infinity seems to be accidental.

IOW I was looking for a wide DOF, and an angle that created depth so I chose:
Aperture: f8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 2.5

After shooting and processing this is what I got.

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/FrankenPengie/DPSAssignmetsEtAl/photo#5159623574312013330"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/FrankenPengie/R5qqTdGZThI/AAAAAAAAB4M/zqffnMatpoU/s400/BrickWallPS.jpg" /></a>

My questions are mostly in regards to the top left. It seems to be an infinitesimal disappearing act, or an illusion that draws the viewer's eye back into where it came from - the upper left. How does this affect your view? Would you crop this to eliminate the issue?

[jiminyClickit]

FrankenPengie,

First, thanks for getting the need to post effectively.

Before reading, first impression was, "Lamp fixture's too high." Infinity only came to mind when I read your info.

Is infinity light, or dark? This seems very evenly lit, and similarly colored; curious what a darker upper left would create?

In the interest of comparison, this came to mind from last year of a simple lamp/wall photo, which also dramatically uses light/dark. Wonder if you could incorporate the method using your wall?

http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/showthread.php?t=473&highlight=RainPacket

[draskol]

I agree that the lamp fixture seems a little high, but I like the top left as is.

[FrankenPengie]

Thanks folks. My fears are eased. I too thought the lamp was after viewing on the PC. Guess that shows how lazy I am. :D

[FocalFrenzy]

Even though the lamp is a little high, it provides a "Stopping" point, as your eye travels up the vine. I'm not sure that you could crop the top without ruining the effect of the vine path. The only thing I might suggest is that you flip the image horizontally, so that the viewers' eyes follow the vine up and to the right. Overall, I like the shot and appreciate the concept behind it. Nice job.

[FrankenPengie]

Thanks FocalFrenzy. I worked with the pic for a while and then flipped it. My head almost exploded. I think that was because I see it every day and it just looked so wrong. I'm going to do a re-take to work out the composition issue.