stevemarcus

I think that there was an opportunity here with this shot. I've been guilty myself of placing foreground objects too close to the center of the photo, as you have done here with this piece of driftwood. With a digicam in hand (I wish I had had one during my last trip to Canada!), I would have probably shot a couple dozen photos or so, placing the driftwood closer to either the left or right bottom corners of the photo and trying both "portrait" (as you have done here) and landscape perspectives. I would have also taken some shots that included more of the coastline, but that's not to say that they would have provided the better perspective.

Overall, IMHO, this would be a very nice photo were it not for the placement of the driftwood dead center in the scene.

Cheers,

Best regards.

However, IMO it must be viewed in large format to really appreciate the detail that you've captured. You might want to add a note stating as such.

Cheers,

Hi Kay,

With regard to the comment you left on my most recent upload, you surely realize that you're just a ferry ride away from Victoria/Vancouver, which is the western gateway, so to speak, to the Canadian Rockies.

Take a look at this photo taken by Siegfried B:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1697941&size=lg

I'm guessing that you're a student at UW. I lament now, but one of my regrets relating to my college years is that I did not use some of my "free time" to take road trips to scenic places like the Rockies. Enjoy this "freedom" that you have at this point in your life. Chances are that you won't experience it again for a long time!

Cheers,

I look forward to seeing future samples of your new "study". The preview samples look interesting, especially the one to the left ;).

Keep up the good work!