Tried to Take a Different Look

[augiecrazy8]

I've taken several shots of the city, and have posted a few here. They are generally from the same spot as I try to learn different techniques, etc. So on this night I tried to change things up a bit instead of just photographing the landscape. I obviously changed the focal point of the image. The lines in the concrete are interesting to me. Love to hear what others think.

Biggest concern for me, not sure it really says anything. It's a change in perspective, but it's a bit bland other than that. Maybe put something else in the foreground for more interest?



Canon T2i
Canon 16-35mm USM Wide Angle Zoom Lens
ISO 100
33mm
f2.8
1/4 sec

[Michael_2010]

I tend to levitate toward hard, diminishing lines as well. In this case the background almost hurts my eyes. It is just clear enough to cause the eyes to repeatedly try to focus. That doesn't work. The lines in the concrete either need to lead to something clear, or become an abstract highlighting texture and light. This one is kind of in limbo and does not achieve either goal.

[augiecrazy8]

Yeah, when I took the picture I thought to myself that I wished the lines were pointing towards the city as oppose to slightly away. Probably not the best background to leave out of focus too. Thought I'd give a different angle a try. Thanks for the response

[EOBeav]

A missed opportunity. I look at that background, with the clouds, sliver of pink sunset, and those coastal lights, and I wonder what could have been. It was a creative idea, but just focusing on the texture of the walkway isn't working here. I would have walked right up between those two posts, set my tripod down, and focused off in the distance.

Shots like this tend to work if a) you have something interesting to focus on in the foreground, and 2) don't have something to distract in the background.

[augiecrazy8]

I did take several more shots of the sunset, trust me. You can see some of those on my Flickr stream here: Flickr: mclaughlin_clayton's Photostream

Thanks for the responses.

[MichaelTBuck]

I, too, like shooting lines. However, here they don't do much for me because your depth of field is so shallow. I see the lines, but as others have said, I don't see them leading anywhere.

If you are into the lines, maybe try forgetting that background and focus on framing the lines on their own.