Yale Church Yard

A shot of the heritage church in Yale. Please let me know what you think.

 

Paul

I think it is a nice shot. I would have turned the camera a bit more to the left to get the tree trunk right on the third of the photo and to crop out a bit of the right side.

Thanks James.  I tried that in another shot, but was not happy with it.  I found the tree was too dominant in the frame when I did that.  Thanks for the advice though!

Paul

As a matter of fact wonderful nook wonderfully depicted!

PDE

Thanks Pierre.  This was a wonderful spot, and I think our group spent about an hour shooting various angles of this historic little church, and the grounds.  This was by far my favorite image of the bunch.  Take care.

Paul

I think it's nicely framed with the tree trunk and over-hanging branch.  Rather than put the trunk 1/3 in (which would have created too much dead space on the left), I would have wanted to step to the right to get some separation between the  tree and the church.  However, this may not have been a possibility because of the small trees on the right, in which case this may, indeed, be the best perspective.

Thanks Stephen.  You hit the nail on the head.  Moving to the right would have had me in the middle of a very nice garden area, and this is a heritage site.  The other thing I thought about was that this shot was about the fall colours for a club monthly theme competition.  I agree about the separation with respect to the back of the church, but then again, I like the fact that the tree trunk overlaps the church in that area too.  I have been teaching my grade 7 students about creating depth in an image (or drawing), and how overlapping helps create this illusion on a 2-D medium.  I guess there is a case for both perspectives!  Thaks again, Stephen, for dropping by and providing your input, which I definitely hold to a high regard.  You are very wise, and have great insights that help me and others on this site.  Take care.

Paul