Critique, A Mormon Pioneer Town

[schopke]

Please let me know what you think. After my last posting I thought I would give this photo critique one more try. It is fun for me to photograph. So view the image and let me know your thoughts.

 

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<img src="http://www.leica-gallery.net/photo-lib/image/large/mormon-pioneer-25694.jpg">

[david_smith12]

Rob,

 

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Underexposed, shadows on the chest distracting.

[frank_horn]

Rob- Try some fill-in flash.

[Rob F.]

Rob: I love this shot. Lots of interesting stuff to look at.

Varnish, glass, putty, nails! Your selection of subject is great,

composition is fine. I just want to see into the shadows, so I won't

miss anything. Please shoot it over and cut the development time by

30 to 40%.

[alfie wang]

Slightly underexposed on the signs with too much shadows on the

facade. Nice composition although moving closer would have helped.

 

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By the way, I have to say that I love the subject of Mormon town.

Being probably the only Mormon Leica photog around here it's nice to

know that we get some props too...

 

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alfie

[Rob F.]

Oops. I meant, "Please shoot it over and increase the exposure,

while cutting the development time (etc).

[iván]

Hi, Rob:

 

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It is a nicely done photo but still the above advices could be

useful, of course.

 

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My real problem is that I wasn't able to pinpoint the real subject of

this photo and my eyes kept looking around and all over searching for

the main item the photo is about. A case of "more is less", perhaps ?

 

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I have several <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?

photo_id=641224&size=lg">photos</a> where the same syndrome is all

too evident (aside from poor exposure in this case), so that I tend

to be oversensitive to it.

 

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Regards, Rob

 

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-Iván

[sheridan]

Hello Rob. A very good counter play of shapes, shadows and textures.

Centre top white post a minor distraction which appears to cut into

the composition and accentuate the upper left darker area.Not ever

having posted any images I cannot say positively, but I think the

original print would show better shadow detail.A classic shot.Regards.

[eliot]

I like the antique (brown) look, I don't know whether this was

deliberate, but it works. But to me, the main problem is it just

looks like a photo of some old chests and boxes, and I don't know

what more to make of it. More shadow detail wouldn't change that

impression. In other words, no partiuclar story or feelings (other

than that of time past). A good photo nonetheless.