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25-Jun-2005 18:13
Ling Ling, I think you nailed the perfect time of day for this image. That really is "sweet light" on the fence posts and wildflowers. I like your title and also thought of "a procession of posts". -Michael
Ling Ling - I posted a note on the cropped version. You misunderstood and also cropped off the left hand side of the picture. I only suggested cropping off the sky. See the note on the other image. :) ~ Lonnit
Thanks a lot, Lonnit. First time here for me and I really appreciate your very constructive comment. I tried as you suggested on screen right here, and it does seem look better. Anyway, I will give it a try in photoshop to see the final results when I get more time (I have been too busy lately) and if possible (is it?), post it here again to show the difference. Funny thing though, when I did the crop, 1/3 rule did not registered in my mind, probably some conventional instinct was built in. But your suggestion is bolder and requires some deliberate thinking. :)
I jsut love the feel of this fence. I also like how it's verticals are repeated in the stems of the flowers. The only thing that is bugging me is the sky; its too bland so isn't adding anything to the shot. Yes, I do see you followed the rule of thirds and placed your horizon precisely upon the upper third horizontal - however, I believe this is one of those cases where rules were made to be broken. Take a look.... scroll the image up to clip off the top of it. See that sign on the horizon on the left? Use it's height as a measuring tool and crop the image one 'sign's height' above the tallest branches on the far left of the frame, so the trees have just that much 'breathing room'. See how much more you are drawn into the image? As the image exists the way you posted it, the eye is drawn swiftly back along the fence, then the bright sky pulls one upwards and out of the picture. The sky has become the center of attention - the fence leads you to it, as do all the fence posts, and all the trees that are pointing up like little arrows saying, "Look up there at the sky!". With the sky out of the picture, you run along the fence, bounce off the tree and meander back along the orange flowers and the eyes rest back in the middle of the picture to enjoy the lovely scene, instead of popping up to the sky and being drawn away to the right, and then out of the image along the bright white clouds. With the new crop it is quite an enjoyable and relaxing image with a lovely feel.
