Do you find?

[Lois khalafalla]

Do you find this shot interesting or boring? Does the composition work? Is the exporsure good? Thank you.



shutter speed 0.8 sec
no flash
18 mm
F/22.0
ISO 400

[Lois khalafalla]

I guess this 15 people have looked at this image and no one has commented I got my answer.
Tough love!

[Bluenoser]

Originally Posted by Lois khalafalla

I guess this 15 people have looked at this image and no one has commented I got my answer.
Tough love!

Patience is a virtue - sometimes it takes a day or two to receive a reply. People have lives outside this forum....

[Sterling]

The exposure looks too dark to me. Regarding the composition and interestingness I will answer with a question: What is this a picture of? (What were you trying to capture?) I see a few possibilities - the fence, the beach, the picnic table, the lake, or maybe something else (a mood perhaps)?

[Lois khalafalla]

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Patience is a virtue - sometimes it takes a day or two to receive a reply. People have lives outside this forum....

Well said. Thank you for reminding me.

[Lois khalafalla]

Originally Posted by Sterling

What is this a picture of? (What were you trying to capture?) I see a few possibilities - the fence, the beach, the picnic table, the lake, or maybe something else (a mood perhaps)?

That is a good question. I guess I was trying to do something different and interesting. It just seemed to come off as bland. Back to the drawing board. At least there is no film to waste. Thank you for your comment. Lois

[PomND]

i think the composition would work better, if you moved the picnic table to between the fence posts, increased your depth of field so the picnic table was in focus and the fence was not and the mountains weren't

thats the best i can think of with that shot.

[navcom]

Your perspective is interesting but kind of backwards. The leading lines from the fence are leading the viewer off the photo to the left instead of into the photo. That's probably one of the factors that is giving you the bland feeling.

I also echo Sterling's comment...what are you taking a picture of? Or better, what is your center of interest? I think you might be trying to use elements and ideas you've seen before in other photos but are not quite applying them properly. Not a big deal. You know the elements...that's half the battle. Getting it right is what practice and this forum are all about. Heaven knows I've created more than my share of bland photos. I don't think we are alone either.

[Lois khalafalla]

Thank you all so much. Have a great day. Lois