An Abandoned Desert Fence

[ericgarner118]

I've been trying to incorporate more lines into my landscape photos. Once I started making and effort to do that, I noticed it was easier to find lines to photograph. I was just wondering what you guys thought about the composition, especially the lines formed by the fence.



Exif Info:

• Exposure Time = 1/640"
• F Number = F3.4
• ISO Speed Ratings = 64
• Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode

[SwissJon]

Oh, I like that.. It's not really landscape in my eye, I'm not sure what genre you'd put it in, but I like it for itself, which is the whole purpose of a photo.

The camera is slightly off centre, but for me that adds to the picture. The only thing I'd like to have seen is perhaps a cow, a dog or a cat or something at the end to bring the picture to life.

And I think I might have cut off those yellow bits of string before taking the photo and perhaps removed the barbed wire on the left in post processing. But I'm not sure about that last bit.

[ericgarner118]

I do wish I had a good focal point at the end of the fence, but I couldn't really find anything back there. Had I taken more time, I may have been able to set something up. I don't really like those yellow tags at all. I think they really take something away from the picture. I've tried cloning them out in Gimp, but I don't have that much experience with post processing. How would you go about getting rid of the barbed wire?

[SwissJon]

I don't know about Gimp, I use Photoshop, in that I'd just use the cloning tool using content aware setting, it does a pretty good job of getting rid of unwanted barbed wires, telephone cables and the occasional duck!

It might work on the yellow string too, but I'd try some very careful copy/paste cloning by hand.. Next time bring a knife! I've found the number of "essentials" in my kit bag is escalating at an alarming rate.. I've already bought a bigger one once, and that's now full!

You can download a 30 day trial of Photoshop from the Adobe website.

[EOBeav]

You're right; lines add a lot to landscape photography. You've incorporated them well. My only criticism is that you could get a much better shot if you came back at a different time of day. The light right around sunrise and then again right around sunset are perfect for shots like this. You'd be amazed at the difference it will make! Thanks for posting this shot. Keep shooting and have fun with it.

[danbaileyphoto]

Yes, lines can really help add interest to your imagery, but you hit it right on the head when you said that you wish you had a good focal point at the end of the fence. You need a clearly definable subject that tells the viewer what the picture is about. This is easier to determine with some subjects, but it also just takes practice and creativity to learn to 'see' like that and then create photographs that are built around those subjects.

[Krusty79]

The first thing that struck me about this shot was the lack of a focal point. I was also wondering if this might make a good B&W shot.

[LoveDSLR]

Since your background isn't that interesting, most viewers maybe disappointed after following your leading lines.

Instead, you can consider the fence as your subject.

[tlpphoto]

I agree with the pervious comments. I also like the vertical orientation better. The fence becomes more of the subject.
Tim

[ericgarner118]

LoveDSLR, it's a great idea turning the picture to be portrait. I think it would have come out much better had I taken it that way. That is something I don't do enough of, usually don't even think of. Most all of my pictures are shot in landscape. I should really start working on that. Thanks for the idea/tip