Is this a landscape?

dragon300zx · January 15, 2005

I'm still confused as to what the definition of a landscape is in photography. Does this qualify. I shot it today and I didn't like it in color but it seems to work for me better in black and white. Tell me what you guys think tips, etc.

GREAPER · January 15, 2005

Sure it's a landscape.

I think the building on the left edge of the frame should either be in or out, half in is a bit bothersome. A minor nit to pick.

dragon300zx · January 15, 2005

after I get a few more critiques ill edit and repost. The building at the left will deffinatley go.

pathfinder · January 16, 2005

dragon300zx wrote:

I'm still confused as to what the definition of a landscape is in photography. Does this qualify. I shot it today and I didn't like it in color but it seems to work for me better in black and white. Tell me what you guys think tips, etc.

It is def. a landscape. Is the silo tilted in reality, or is this an example of foreshortening or barrel distortion?

wxwax · January 16, 2005

Sure, landscape. I agree with the two previous comments. The silo seems a bit tilted, and the bldg to the bottom left should either be in or out. The other thing to think about saving is the detail. A lot of the center bottom portion of the shot is almost washed out. You might try bringing it down a little, seeing if that helps. Gotta be tough when you're shooting snow.

Michiel de Brieder · January 16, 2005

re: washed out front

wxwax wrote:

A lot of the center bottom portion of the shot is almost washed out. You might try bringing it down a little, seeing if that helps. Gotta be tough when you're shooting snow.

I disagree with Sid here, while it is true that a large part is washed out, it really emphasizes the texture on the right side of the photo. I think that's a good thing and IMO it will hurt the photo more than doing it good if you bring back detail in the washed out parts. Just my opinion

Nice shot Dragon!!

dragon300zx · January 16, 2005

The silo is falling apart and is deffinatley tilted in reality. Ill play with some stuff and post some altered versions.

wxwax · January 16, 2005

Michiel de Brieder wrote:

I disagree with Sid here, while it is true that a large part is washed out, it really emphasizes the texture on the right side of the photo. I think that's a good thing and IMO it will hurt the photo more than doing it good if you bring back detail in the washed out parts. Just my opinion
Nice shot Dragon!!

wxwax · January 16, 2005

Here's a quick and sloppy version of what I was thinking.

GREAPER · January 16, 2005

I like what you have done wxwax but you left the little building in...

wxwax · January 16, 2005

GREAPER wrote:

I like what you have done wxwax but you left the little building in...

I know, no cropping, just messing with the exposure.

wxwax · January 16, 2005

Here's a crop, just for greaps.

GREAPER · January 16, 2005

MUUUUUUCCCH Better.

Michiel de Brieder · January 16, 2005

Lol

wxwax wrote:

you gotta clean those nails Sid!

dragon300zx · January 16, 2005

ok this is what i took a couple minutes and did.

wxwax · January 16, 2005

That looks good, dragoonie.

dragon300zx · January 16, 2005

Thank you.

Now an explination of this shot. I was driving up to Frankenmuth, Mi. Saturday and was bout 10 minutes out of the city when I saw this. It is an old farm building that has been gradually falling down more and more every year and just the way the light and snow was I had to stop (first project in my class this symester is landscapes) so I shot with the digital and film. Have to wait till they let me into the lab to process the film though

. I got alot of car horns honking at me while I was shooting this. Wonder how long till its just a empty field.

Is this a landscape?

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