The Thinker

InsuredDisaster

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D700 w Nikon 35 f2D@ f8 1/30th ISO 800

Ended up laying on the ground to get this shot!:wink

Nikolai

InsuredDisaster wrote: »

C&C Appreciated!

D700 w Nikon 35 f2D@ f8 1/30th ISO 800

Ended up laying on the ground to get this shot!

Ben,
I like the idea, but the execution lacks on the technical side. The primary subject is so small it's hard to find him. I love the bold BW conversion but it makes the matter worse, since now the only thing we can rely on is a shape, contrast and size. Having your subject wearing dark doesn't help either...
Laying on the ground did help a little, but it couldn't save the image.
Also, I really don't like the building roofs. They kinda spoils the solitude of the otherwise rustic scene. I understand that "they were there", but the image is really not about them (I would retract this sentiment if it was the roof of Louvre or, even better, D'Orsay:-)

This image could have been easily improved by you moving a few feet to your right and closer to the subject AND using a wider angle.
This would
1) make the subject much bigger
2) keep the "framing" branch in the frame
3) eliminate the roofs
HTH
Nikolai

InsuredDisaster

Thanks for the detailed comments. I will try to remember them in the future. I definately agree about the roofs but oh well. I would have shot a bit longer and done some different things, but suddenly my wife showed up so it was time to go!

BlueHoseJacket

My version of "The Thinker"...I took this several years ago when I knew absolutely nothing about photography (not that I know much more now). This is my daughter on the Georgia Tech campus, we are on our way to the football game and some of the students had adorned a statue of a former Dean with a GT "rat cap" (a GT tradition for freshmen). My daughter copied the pose of the statue, wish I had done a better job with the lighting. But it is fun shot of my daughter.