Barn in Maine (question on composition)

[cciotti]

Hi -

I took this shot in Maine a few weeks ago with my old Yashica. Personally, I love the photo but I'm trying to improve.

NCPS in California processed and scanned the film. I cropped it and post processed it using a Quadtone preset in CS3. I like the grain Tri-X gives but am leaning toward Neopan for B&W for it's tonal quality (that is apropos of nothing really).

My question is about the composition (please click the photo and view the larger one). It's roughly rule of thirds but I think the barn might be too far to the middle. Please let me know your thoughts.

chris




Camera make: Yashica
Camera model: Electro 35
Date/Time: 2009:05:30
Film: Kodak Tri-X (135)
Flash used: No
Focal length: 45.0mm
Exposure time: ?
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400 (Used an orange filter over the lens and dialed ASA to 200)

[AlanWillis]

Glad someone else still uses film, but now that it's a digital image I would probably do tow things to it: I'd crop so that the barn is further to the left, and I think I'd straighten (it looks to me -- maybe only me? -- as if the image is tilting a bit to the left? It caught my eye with the silo).

[cciotti]

Thanks for the feedback, it was very useful. I fixed up the image and it looks much better.

[dcclark]

Although I can't see the original any more, I do like your edited version. The graininess is a bit extreme, but I do like the effect. I think that, overall, it's a bit underexposed -- the barn doesn't show up very much, and everything is very grey. You could probably digitally edit your scan and modify some of that.

[cciotti]

Originally Posted by dcclark

Although I can't see the original any more, I do like your edited version. The graininess is a bit extreme, but I do like the effect. I think that, overall, it's a bit underexposed -- the barn doesn't show up very much, and everything is very grey. You could probably digitally edit your scan and modify some of that.

Thanks for your feedback. I know it's dark, that's how I wanted it ;-) I like dark, grim pictures.

chris

[wal]

Nice composition, all on the left, nothing on the right. cool. Very seldom we get scene like this..

[cciotti]

Originally Posted by wal

Nice composition, all on the left, nothing on the right. cool. Very seldom we get scene like this..

Thank you.