Beyond The Rose Garden

dlplumer

Zarathustra

Gorgeous shot! I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to come up with something else to say about it but that first sentence sums everything up quite nicely. Absolutely beautiful.

nachtmerrie

Very dynamic. I like it.
(I'm not too crazy about the border though. I think it takes away from the shot.)

dlplumer

nachtmerrie wrote:

Very dynamic. I like it.
(I'm not too crazy about the border though. I think it takes away from the shot.)

Thanks very much. Do you prefer this border?

nachtmerrie

I do. I think it makes the photo look so much better.

cj99si

Awesome! I only wish the sun wasn't dead center.

dlplumer

nachtmerrie wrote:

I do. I think it makes the photo look so much better.

Thank you very much

dlplumer

cj99si wrote:

Awesome! I only wish the sun wasn't dead center.

Thanks CJ.

Zarathustra

The black border does work a lot better than the white one. The sun being in the center doesn't bother me at all. You've got so much other interesting stuff going on in the shot that it is alright for my eyes to keep getting drawn back to see what else I've missed. If the sun was the main subject then I could see that as a problem but you've got several layers of interest working at the same time.

anwmn1

Dan-

I like that there are several interesting points in this shot. The sky, the sun star, & the different light on the two benches.

I do think there are some cropping possibilities though that could enhance the feel of the shot.

I would crop the right side in to the fence post and palm tree and the left in towards the palm tree on that side. Still try to keep as much sky as possible and a good amount of foreground shadow as they are a big part of the feel.

dlplumer

Zarathustra wrote:

The black border does work a lot better than the white one. The sun being in the center doesn't bother me at all. You've got so much other interesting stuff going on in the shot that it is alright for my eyes to keep getting drawn back to see what else I've missed. If the sun was the main subject then I could see that as a problem but you've got several layers of interest working at the same time.

Thanks very much for taking the time to critique

dlplumer

anwmn1 wrote:

Dan-

I like that there are several interesting points in this shot. The sky, the sun star, & the different light on the two benches.

I do think there are some cropping possibilities though that could enhance the feel of the shot.

I would crop the right side in to the fence post and palm tree and the left in towards the palm tree on that side. Still try to keep as much sky as possible and a good amount of foreground shadow as they are a big part of the feel.

Thanks Aaron. I will play around with the crop. Appreciate your feedback.