Wagon Wheel

A target of opportunity spotted recently at a new shopping mall.

It's always easier to see faults in a shot after the fact. I can see

a couple of areas where I could have improved this shot without too

much effort, can you? Let's hear what you have to say! Best, LM.

very clear ,sharp,in focus .i just wouldn,t of cropped it that tight

Danny, Thanks for dropping by with your input. Looser crop? Yep, perhaps a good idea. I may yet get an opportunity to redo this shot & I'll keep that suggestion in mind. Get some photos posted & I'll return the favor. Best, LM.

"critic is a legless person who teaches others 2 run", that's what they say mostly about crirics & in most cases its true. while planning any critic on any work of art one must learn 2 take a peep into the mind of the artist. the origional idea, the composition & the etc etc...its all arbitrary. poetic lisence. tight or loose crop...the artist percieved it well & i believe its well presented. even in this tight crop the pic & the idea's beautifully laid out. since we r not present on location...we can never decide what caused/ forced him/her 2 limit the pic 2 a tight crop. just the composition he felt inspired with or some clutter around the pic or distracting elements etc etc. & critics, plz, lets learn 2 loosen some grip on tight crops.

Umair, After a quick look at your thumbnails there is no fear of you being mistaken for a 'legless person'. You have earned the right to be a critic. Too many to digest at one sitting. I'll be back. I like the concept of 'artistic license', I now don't have to make excuses for my mistakes. I'll just claim 'license':) Many thanks for sharing your thoughts. Best, LM.

It is a very nice image. I like the juxtaposition of the very colorfull flowers, and the old nearly monochromatic wheel. I like the croping, without seeing the full wheel, we have our imagination to know it is a full round one..... Pnina

Pnina, Your last sentence reflects my view exactly. Less is more! You use this in your own photos. Thanks for the comment. Best, LM.

I see a postcard image worthy to be sold in a gift store in a far-away land.

The light is quite even and I assume this was in a shade? I would suggest a tiny tad warmer using Color Balancing.

 

Otherwise, there's enough texture, colors and geometry to keep me busy viewing it. Thanks!

Arthur, I tried your suggestion to warm it up a bit & think you are on to something. I'll play with it for a while as I've found one can easily overdo the 'massage' thing. The original scene was neutral like this so that's how I've adjusted it, never thinking it might even look better when biased warmer. Thanks for that suggestion. Best, LM.

I would also suggest other viewers to click on the Larger to truly experience the texture of the wood. The JPG compresion for the smaller version does not do justice to the image.

I like this tight crop very much. It is (to me) the most efficient way of space allocation without losing the context. (maybe i'm biased to tighter crops partly because i keep struggling to figure what to include and what not to include.) The flower arrangement is excellent, and I like the texture and moist feeling, too. I also would like to see the entire scene, but it's just out of curiosity.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Arthur. Larger is better isn't it? And, before anyone suggests it (like Ken), I've tried this one in B&W (100% red channel mixer to bring out the rust in the hub better) and I like that version also. Kay c, I include an overall shot just for you. The moist look of which you speak probably came from a watering can used to water the flowers. It was a dry day. If I had it to do over I would choose a camara viewpoint slightly to the left to avoid the white patch center, left. I would also try to get a lower viewpoint, about hub high, to avoid the slight distortion of the wheel caused by looking down at it. Thanks all, for the comments, it's been fun. Best, LM.

Thank you so much for sharing the entire scene with us. I like it, too. (i imagined much more busy-street type of environment.) I think 'slightly more to the left' is a very good idea.

 

OK, I'll be quiet. Just show us more later. :)

Hi Len, This is a lovely shot, suitable for Better Hoemes and Gardens magazine! I like the way you cropped close to fill the scene with flowers and positioned the hub in the bottom third right. The green colours are just where I would put them if playing around in PS. I'd bet it wouldn't be too hard to fill that white gap on the right with some cloned petunias in PS. Very good capture! You have great compositions and an eye for a shot! I took the liberty of playing with it a bit...

Here's my personal touch. Let me know what you think.

Greg, That's what it would have looked like if I was a better photographer. The warmer colour balance should satisfy Arthur. I know I like it. Thanks for your time & effort. Best, LM.

I don't think there are any worries about your abilities as a photographer! After I posted my adjustments, I could'nt decide which version I liked better.

This works, Len. The plants are very fresh-looking.

 

Now if I can only find a wagon-wheel table for my living room. . . .