Basic? A double bass.

[kayzar]

Hi,

This is a photo I recently took of one of my school's double basses. It feels like it it lacking something, but I cannot tell what it is. I think it may be lighting and/or composition

If anyone out there could give me some advice on the lighting/composition, it would be much appreciated.




Camera: Canon EOS 450D

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)

Aperture: f/4.5

Focal Length: 37 mm

ISO Speed: 100

Flash: On-Camera with Honl Speed Snoot (in open position - like a bounce card-thing) - (would have used off-camera, however, my trigger had a dead battery)

[Sterling]

For me, those red ends need to be cropped off. As it is, they draw the eye down to the bottom of the photo. With them removed, the eye is drawn up following the strings.

[kayzar]

Thanks for the input. I decided to add a bit to the edges to allow a closer crop if it needed to be printed at a different ratios. Perhaps I should have added more to the bridge (top) than the bottom.