Behind the University

[superduperwesman]

I was waiting for my wife to finish writing a final exam back in April. I had my camera so I was driving around the university looking for something to shoot. I thought this was kind of an interesting photo.

Looking for critique on the composition and on the pictures level of interest.

Don't be afraid to speak your mind.

Thanks

[wulf]

The lighting is interesting and rather spooky. However, I wonder if you have to many elements in shot? I think a slightly different perspective, putting the point where the vertical of the distant building meets the nearer wall on the bottom right of a "rule of thirds" grid, might have been more effective.

Wulf

[yrot.tory]

cool. very grungy looking.. sorta. KEEPING UP POSTING!

[Ben Holder]

I agree with Wolf that a slightly different perspective would really increase the effectiveness. I really like the lighting though, I would definitely go back and take a good 10 or 20 different photos and see if you can really make the perspective/composition and the spooky light work together.

[superduperwesman]

Thanks for the feedback! I think I'll definitely go back again soon.

I also wondered if they're was too much going on. Are either of these crops better?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/...0d4c42ce_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/...6e0922e6_b.jpg

Would you clone out anything off the wall?

Thanks again

[Ben Holder]

I like the first crop a lot better. I think the garage door is great, just the stuff to the right of it starts making the photo too busy.

[wulf]

The first crop is along the lines of what I was thinking, although I would come in just a bit closer (losing the left-hand end of the wall... let that continue out of the frame). I wouldn't get into cloning things out unless you are using the photos as the source for a particular scene you are trying to create.

Wulf

[wulf]

The first crop is along the lines of what I was thinking, although I would come in just a bit closer (losing the left-hand end of the wall... let that continue out of the frame). I wouldn't get into cloning things out unless you are using the photos as the source for a particular scene you are trying to create.

Wulf