Man & flower jar

torags

First I apologize for the quality of the shot.

It was taken with a V2 that can't focus beyond the window that it was shot thru.

The CA was terrible and it's over cooked, but I like it; it would have been gone , but for the roses

Fiddlestix

Torags, what an interesting capture here! There is a sense of mystery and tension in this scene. To me, it appears that the man is watching or waiting for the owner of the roses, but we don't know for sure or why. I think it would be more effective if you cropped this image though. I know, many folks don't like that word but I think a 4x5 crop of the lower left quadrant of the image would clean up some of the distracting elements while still leaving the air of mystery intact. Anyway, I love the drama in this image.

Stix

torags

Thanks 'stix, you took some of the words out of my mouth

I saw tension in the chaps posture (he wasn't relaxed)

I left the boulders in to offset the funky pimpled wall behind (it does over weigh one side tho')

lensmole

Yeah I like it too Rags ! Defiantly worth your efforts.

puzzledpaul

Also like it ...interesting.
I just wonder if cropping out the doorway - and thus removing the 'link to reality' - would help the 'sense of mystery / tension' in the scene ?

pp

lensmole

puzzledpaul wrote: »

Also like it ...interesting.
I just wonder if cropping out the doorway - and thus removing the 'link to reality' - would help the 'sense of mystery / tension' in the scene ?

pp

I would if it were mine.

torags

lensmole wrote: »

I would if it were mine.

Valid comments both

so when we shoot we compose and crop...

In this case this chap was alone & desolate in a pretty crowded venue

The figures on the right are reflections of a portion of a crowd of people

I found interest in the juxtaposition, which is not fully displayed in the shot.

Thanks for the C&C

puzzledpaul

torags wrote: »

... so when we shoot we compose and crop...

Whilst I also try to do this, sometimes it's not possible / practical in my world, since the AF point I'd prefer to use for compositional reasons is less likely to lock on than the more sensitive centre point.

Also, with subjects that can easily turn thro' 180 deg (say) and disappear at any time, sometimes one has to hedge bets, get 'a' shot in order to stand any chance of getting 'the' shot.

Regardless, still like the shot ... he looks a little 'Brando-ish' to me,too

pp

lensmole

torags wrote: »

Valid comments both

so when we shoot we compose and crop...

In this case this chap was alone & desolate in a pretty crowded venue

The figures on the right are reflections of a portion of a crowd of people

I found interest in the juxtaposition, which is not fully displayed in the shot.

Thanks for the C&C

A marvellous shot either way!

torags

Thanks for the kind words... :andy

TonyCooper

Why in the world would you apologize?

While I wish I had taken that photo, I don't envy you in making the decision of
whether or not to crop the doorway. I can think of 12 reasons to leave it in, and
a dozen reasons to take it out.

torags

TonyCooper wrote: »

Why in the world would you apologize?

While I wish I had taken that photo, I don't envy you in making the decision of
whether or not to crop the doorway. I can think of 12 reasons to leave it in, and
a dozen reasons to take it out.

Hi Tony

Thanks for the comment

It's poor quality and I wanted to avert that C&C aspect