Davey Town

A kind of landscape I had never seen before. This charming small

ghost town had a lot to offer in terms of photography. Let me know

what you think about the composition and the B&W conversion. I

thought about increasing the contrast, but felt the image began to

look a little HDR, which it is not. Your comments are appreciated.

I like the shot and your conversion. I want to pick a small nit, but to me it makes a difference: I think if you'd shot this from a postion a few feet to your left the old building in the background would add more to the picture.

Thanks for your comments, Chuck.  They are appreciated, and what you say makes sense.  Now all I have to do is get back there!   All the best.

Paul

I know my comment is after the fact and you are very unlikley to reshoot this. The idea is to look at everything in the frame when you shoot and set up the photo before you take it. I know it's easy to get carried away with part of the scene in front of you and unintentionally ignore potential problems.

I'd agree with Chuck -- when you have two main elements like this, it's often (but not always) best aesthetically if they don't intersect.  Something I seldom do but think I should try it more often is to use a longer focal length opened wide to further separate a main subject like the truck/car from its background.  That comes natural to folks who photograph people, but it's usually not so natural to landscape photographers.

No worries, Chuck.  I have lots to learn still about composition and framing.  I think my friend and I were also very tired when we went to this town, and that did not help.  

Stephen, thanks as well for your input.  I may try to defocus the background in post to provide more separation from the vehicle.  All the best you two.  Thanks for the feedback.  This is how I will grow over time!

Paul