line and point

[photocist]

I took this yesterday with a different intent, and I am wondering if people think it works. im intending the house to be point and the trees and hill to be leading lines into the house. do people get "locked in" to the house? does it hold attention, or do your eyes wander elsewhere searching for more? thanks for any feedback!


house by photocist, on Flickr


Device: Nikon D3000
Lens: 105mm F/2.8D
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200

[Krusty79]

I don't really think the trees lead to the house, but the hill kinda does. However, once my eye goes to the house, I don't find it that interesting, so my eye wanders again. So, I don't find it a compelling subject. The sky is not distinctive at all I don't think it merits taking up that much of your shot.

[photocist]

Thanks for the comment, it looks like a 2nd trip type subject

[ruthrn]

Originally Posted by photocist

I took this yesterday with a different intent, and I am wondering if people think it works. im intending the house to be point and the trees and hill to be leading lines into the house. do people get "locked in" to the house? does it hold attention, or do your eyes wander elsewhere searching for more? thanks for any feedback!


house by photocist, on Flickr


Device: Nikon D3000
Lens: 105mm F/2.8D
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200

Only by my natural eye and not trained but if you crop this closer so that the skyline is at your upper third and move the house into the last third of the vertical line it would work better for me. Just try cropping this it will bring the house into greater detail and then the trees may create a better path

[EOBeav]

Originally Posted by photocist

Thanks for the comment, it looks like a 2nd trip type subject

There's a great post here on DPS called something like "Eleven Tips for Landscape Photography" that you might want to read. One of those tips is to shoot during the golden hours, just at sunrise and at sunset. Another tip that I think would be helpful here is to have something in the foreground to pull in your attention.

[photocist]

Originally Posted by EOBeav

There's a great post here on DPS called something like "Eleven Tips for Landscape Photography" that you might want to read. One of those tips is to shoot during the golden hours, just at sunrise and at sunset. Another tip that I think would be helpful here is to have something in the foreground to pull in your attention.

Thanks for the tip. I am aware of the golden hours, though its hard to time it perfectly, especially when one is low on gas! I am already thinking of when I want to go next, and to time it better, with better weather.

I also find the foreground style kind of cliche... I know it can be extremely effective, but I am trying to find ways to create dynamic landscapes, but without that foreground interest. Its a work in progress!

[SwissJon]

I find the tall trees on the left fighting for my attention, and the sky is devoid of anything at all, so it's not adding anything to the photo. If you crop the photo so that you lose the tree and enough of the sky so the horizon created by the distant hills arrive at the top 1/3rd, your photo would probably be a lot stronger. The hill would lead, unbroken, to the house, which would then clearly be the subject (It's a bit small at the moment.)