Telephone Poles

[minimidge]

I'm having a bit of a dillema between two photos. I'm trying to decide which one has the stronger composition, but I can't. What do you think?

Image #1

Exif:
19mm.
1/160 sec.
F/13
ISO-100


ISO-100

I'm leaning towards the first one because the telephone wires seem to lead from corner to corner better than the other image, but I need a second opinion.

[CaptainNH]

Before working out which image has better composition, it's probably important to know exactly what the image is of.

If it's a photograph of the poles, then I think the 2nd shot works better as they are not competing with the tree line for dominance.

If it's a shot of the fluffy clouds, then probably the first?

In either case, I think I'd tend to try to get the foreground, trees and poles silhouetted against the sky. As it stands, the rocks, etc. in the foreground detract from the shot.

[LoveDSLR]

Would you consider a skewed version of image #1?

[minimidge]

Thanks for the replies.

CaptainNH: I see what you mean with the competing dominace. The subject was meant to be the telephone poles. The clouds were simply used as a nice background.

LoveDSLR: Skewed could work, but I'd like to keep the image's dimensions as large as possible. I'd rather reshoot the photo if I can.

I'll probably head back out to this spot sometime soon and reshoot with more of a focus on the telephone poles themselves.

[LoveDSLR]

Originally Posted by minimidge

LoveDSLR: Skewed could work, but I'd like to keep the image's dimensions as large as possible. I'd rather reshoot the photo if I can.

It is not about the skew but an illustration of composition and framing to balance various elements of your capture.

[minimidge]

Oh my bad. 'Balance' is one thing that wasn't going through my mind when I was shooting this.
Today is a bit hazy, but maybe this will produce a nice sunset this evening. I'll get back out there and reshoot if I can.