Remembered

It's nice to see another fellow fisheye user. There aren't that many around here. Simple composition, but the curved line at the front is quite nice.

Taken at Arlington National three weeks after 9/11. Just seemed like

the thing to do. For your viewing and critique. Speak the truth -

in love.

There are different uses of fisheyes: Some use it for the wide angle, what IMHO usually does not really work, some for the effect (that's what they manly exist for in my opinion). And you, you combine the two in a great way! Showing the horizon as a stright line is an essential and important element of this photograph. Congratulation!

Very hard to do it nice like that. How far have you been away from the tree? 6 meters?

To answer the last two questions. Yes, I was probably about 6 meters from the tree. And yes, the grass was that color. It was November in DC. I added a little contrast so the picture would present better on a monitor, but color was not changed.

Excellent. I love the colours, composition and fish eye effect. The white grave stones are fantastic as they contrast so blatantly with the other colours. Placing the tree on the third line is compositionally pleasing. Top shot this!

What is the main message that lies behind this photo ? is it the view with the fisheye lens or everyone's future ? i mean ... Death

The nice thing about photography is that each viewer can draw his or her own message. The message I would draw is that when things seem to be bleak and barren (represented by the tree), remember that many gave their lives so that we might live, and we should remember.

I like the visual effect of the fish-eye. Beyond that I don't see how the distortion adds to the story / feeling of the photograph.

I love:

-eye fish lens' effect

- geometricality in this kind of cemetery.

 

You hav both and that makes a pretty shot.

Hi Barry! Thanks for writing back on the other, and then I saw that it is here to comment further . . I'd really like to have the bleak and barren brought out in this even more, and lose the color altogether (to gain the strength of the photo, like your b/w collection). Did you look at it in b/w or sepia? If you can work with it a little, I also take the sliver off the left that has that something protruding above the trees, and a little of the blown out on the right side, to the tree. Not sure if that would enclose it too tightly, but it might be worth looking at.

Many thanks.

Mel.

If you really want to look, the sepia is HERE and the B&W is HERE . JMO, the B&W ans Sepia versions accentuate the difference in contrast between the left the right side. The left side is almost blwon out. So I'm not sure what I think. Let me know your opinion.

 

Thanks for taking your time to look and comment.

 

Best Regards,

Barry