"John Deere n Old Barn"

[kimspics]

I took this just practicing- By looking back @ my EXIF - I had the iso set on 640 ( I don't know why) and used no flash. It was a little past dusk so getting dark. My camera has very high iso's- when and under what condition would I use a really high ISO? ( I know I cut the tire off- didn't realize until after the shot.)

[geotography]

kimspics,

You have captured a farm feel quite beautifully by my view. The color, clarity and composition are pleasing. Your angle is quite effective. This is a great subject and placing the barn in the shot where you did demonstrates your good eye.

Yes, I concur with your own critique; and small added comment, I think I would have tried this with the partial tree completely out of the frame. Just a thought.

Great shot!!

[JerInTheBox]

The composition seems a bit heavy in the middle, and overall it's a bit cluttered, your eye has trouble focusing on something. I think more DOF would have helped, if the barn were blurry it would serve a nice background element but the attention would be clearly on the tractor. That'd be tricky though because it looks like you used a pretty wide lens here.

The high ISO settings are obviously best when there's not much light. If I have a tripod and the scene's not moving then I stick with the low ones. But when you don't have much light and need to shoot handheld the super-high ISOs can be a godsend.

[geotography]

JerInTheBox makes a valid point that I had not considered...heavy in the middle. I still like the photo kim...and it is valuable to receive these different perspectives.