stp 6 Posted January 15, 2009 A relatively rare snowfall in western Washington lowlands. Comments and suggestions are always appreciated. Please also comment on an alternative composition I've shown. Thanks. Link to comment
stp 6 Posted January 15, 2009 Attached is an alternative composition. Maybe it's simply a different photo, but your thoughts on the main photo and/or the choice of one or the other composition would be appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment
jeff.grant 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Steve, I like the first better. The angle and placement are better. IMHO. The alternative is too static. I like the way that you have left all the negative space to the left. It's probably more pleasing top we left to right readers. Link to comment
lonebearimages 0 Posted January 15, 2009 I too like the original composition. This is very good. Well seen and captured. Stay warm, Amigo! It is in the mid-80s down here. Cheers! Chris Link to comment
katinkagoffin 0 Posted January 15, 2009 I too prefer the original composition to the other, although both are good. It think it's be better to just view them as "individuals". Beautiful capture in both cases. Link to comment
Christal1664882414 0 Posted January 16, 2009 I also love the original.....minimalism at its best. Yeah, I've been hearing what a brutal winter you all are having out there! The snow is beautiful, but we're equipped to handle it here in Indiana. When you're not used to it things can come to a grinding halt. Bravo on this image! Link to comment
stp 6 Posted January 16, 2009 The one thing that I greatly regret not doing, and I realized this just a couple of days ago, was to carefully walk to the bench, sit down, then retrace my steps back out. I could have gotten two additional images out of that: one with prints leading in but nothing leading out, and another with all but the two prints near the bench cloned away. It will probably be years before I get to try this. Anyway, thanks for your comments -- I appreciate them. Link to comment
AliBM 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Simple and beautifulI like the original compositionBest regards Link to comment
Art X Photography 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Nice image Stephen. The original perspective is better than the alternative. This could easily pass as an abstract piece as well. sometimes the simple things in life are often the best. Photography (art) imitates life sometimes. well done Link to comment
atle.g 0 Posted January 16, 2009 The original has a pleasant mood to it, like you are invited to brush away some snow and sit down for a while, but you can also watch and just pass by. It has a classic comp that never fails. I like it. I also like the alternate version. It has a quite different feel. The comp catch the attention directly..leaving no room to smootly pass by. Its more like go back or come to me. Bottom line: I think i might like the alternate version best. It has a more challenging and original comp and feel to it. Link to comment
JimCowan 0 Posted January 16, 2009 I really like this simple composition, it becomes a study of line and shape. Very nice! Link to comment
lesliejbng 0 Posted January 16, 2009 Simplicity at it best. I also like the original comp it is more inviting and has a softer feel to it IMO. Well done, Leslie Link to comment
younes 0 Posted January 19, 2009 I like both almost equally. I think the symmetry and simplicity of the alternate conveys even more peace and quiet. Still really neat shots. Link to comment
stp 6 Posted January 20, 2009 Thanks for all of the comments. I think that even though it is the same simple bench and the photos were taken moments apart and within a few feet of each other, they are still very different photographs. People (myself included) may find different feelings and therefore different preferences in each. It's quite striking how a little change can have such a significant result (note to self: remember that). Link to comment
sketch_tbhotmail.com 11 Posted January 22, 2009 I'm with Younes in that the alt shot is much more calming and peaceful. I prefer it over this one. The symmetry is much nicer IMHO. That being said, they're both photos to be proud of. Link to comment
soniam 6 Posted January 28, 2009 I love this original composition. Very powerful. Wonderful crisp lines and contrasts. Link to comment
trisha jean-angela 3 Posted November 11, 2010 I like the original composition too; oh that would have been really good to have the footprints leading up to the bench and the mark of someone having sat there with no visible trace of the person leaving...where did he go...what happened? Oh that would have been really good! I hope you get to try out that idea maybe this winter...Very well done; thank you for sharing. :) Link to comment
Landrum Kelly 64 Posted June 19, 2011 Wow, Stephen. This seems to take Jimmy Buffett's "Lone Palm" to a different clime:"And down on the beach there are two empty chairs that say more than the people who ever sit there. From under my lone palm, I can look out on the day." If Buffett's was about a dead marriage, maybe this one is about divorce.--Lannie Link to comment
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