Some Blue Ridge Mountains Fall Glory

black mamba

Cato

I enjoy old, abandoned, decrepit buildings!

Perhaps in the future you can compose the shots a bit differently. There's no real context for viewing these - it looks like, "point the camera, shoot, next." Think about how the surrounding areas interact with the subject, and use it to your advantage. That will create more interest and drama than simply centering the subject all the time.

IMHO, of course!

black mamba

Hi Cato,

Thanks for looking in and taking the time to make your comments. These pictures are from a series to be published in a book about the Appalachian farm life....to be included in a section about old farm buildings.
As such, the approach was very documentary in nature with little emphasis toward being otherwise interpretive. Your point is well taken and appreciated, however.

Tom

Cato

black mamba wrote:

Hi Cato,

Thanks for looking in and taking the time to make your comments. These pictures are from a series to be published in a book about the Appalachian farm life....to be included in a section about old farm buildings.
As such, the approach was very documentary in nature with little emphasis toward being otherwise interpretive. Your point is well taken and appreciated, however.

Tom

Cool! Do you have any inside shots?

jamesl

Great stuff! The second shot I find especially appealing. Thanks for sharing these.

James

black mamba

Hi James,

Thanks for your kind remarks.

Tom

black mamba

Cato...

The author of the book, being an accomplished photographer himself, is doing all the interior shots that are required. He is far better at handling lighting considerations, etc. than I am. I have, as you would expect, seen some of his early production and I can tell you that it is outstanding. He works with a minimalist attitude toward equipment, but can create drama and mood ,that reflects the life of the people in this invironment, with an uncanny realism.