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17-APR-2009 aam1234

Fence

Sometimes it's not easy to come up with a title :)

Canon EOS 1DS Mark III ,Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
1/400s f/2.0 at 135.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Apr-2009 15:31:19
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length135 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/2
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Mode (-1)
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aam1234 19-Apr-2009 05:39
Thanks Yvonne, Brent, and Tom. Appreciate your comments.
Guest 19-Apr-2009 03:03
Aam, this one keeps catching my attention, it just feels good to view! Nice job. Yvonne
ctfchallenge19-Apr-2009 00:24
Good work Aam. Nothing more to say. -tv
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 16:27
I think for me this one works well as it is now Aam though some of what Rod did in pending with the balls being evenly space from the frame on either side has maybe a more harmonious feel. I do like the asymmetry of the loop on the right, but maybe the stuff on top could either not be included or included more? Well seen and shot though :-)
~Brent
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 09:38
Thank you gentlemen. Rod, usually for every pic you see here I've probably taken 5 or 6. Maarten, you sound like a "local guy" even though this is your first challenge :) Thank you again, mates.
Guest 18-Apr-2009 06:20
I would say that the odd loop on the right creates some "creative tension" (tm). So, a good thing. :-) But I think I would have cropped the top as CJ suggested. I also like very much how the horizontal part of the fence seems to split the background in two colours. To paraphrase the local language: "Nice picy mate"! -Maarten
Rod 18-Apr-2009 03:00
My comments weren't so much wanting a crop but rather a suggestion for when you're looking through the viewfinder. Like explore a few different framings in the viewfinder to see what sort of frame snaps in as looking right. Or even take a few picys of the subject with different framings & pick the one on the computer that looks right to you. You might be doing this already, do you have other versions of this subject & you picked this one as the best for your eyes, which is more important than wot we think a.
Anyhow if you're a SOG & I'm an SOB we might be related a:-)
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 01:59
That was a great effort, mate. Thanks...actually, big thanks.

Sadly, I'm a stubborn SOG (G as in Gun), and refuse to crop unless minor. Your effort is well appreciated, though.
Rod 18-Apr-2009 01:30
P.S. My problem isn't with the right hand side as I think that works well but the left side stands out like dogs balls to me:-)
Rod 18-Apr-2009 01:28
Well I'm not sure if understanding you is relevant Aamm mate as this picy either works for me or it doesn't, of course wiv degrees in between. For me this has "negative tension" (tm):-)
I've done a couple of versions & put them in Pending that may explain wot I'm trying to say. Obviously only so much can be done working with this one as the last picy posted with only three balls init is just to show a simple repetitive pattern which would work better maybe with more balls.
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 01:23
Thank you sista CJ. Thought long & hard about the top but couldn't decide. Guess I have to think some more :)
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 01:17
I agree with aam on this. I like the asymmetrical look with the loop in the upper right. I might crop the top a bit down to the top of the iron but other than that little nitpick, I like it as is. Nice bokeh in the background too aam. CJ
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 01:11
This is what I'm trying to avoid, brother....symmetry :)
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 01:07
This works as is Aam but I might entertain loosing the extra loop on the right for symetry. -Doug
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 00:33
Thank you, sista Penny :)
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 00:22
Yes, I like it!!!! I like it, I like it.
Penny Street
aam1234 18-Apr-2009 00:11
Need to read what you said Penny three more times to know if you like the pic or hate it. I think you like it, right?
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 00:01
I am SO totally NOT sure if I would like the repetitive pattern better if it were completely that (with the exception of the spider web). However, I do like your photo (and the title). Penny Street
aam1234 17-Apr-2009 23:55
Hope I'm understanding you correctly mate, but it seems you forgot my concept "Positive Tension" (tm) :)
Rod 17-Apr-2009 23:46
I don't think we need guides as to what the picy is about in the titles so I would have just called this a Fence. A title can't make a picy on or off topic it's only our eyes can do that a.
Anyhow I like this fence isolated from the background with it's nice background light & colours well done.
I'm not so much one for perfect looking picys but with a simple repetitive pattern like this I think it would work better if you had lined up the gold balls evenly from both edges or picked another part of the fence where you could do this. I think it would be worth it as this looks very nice a.