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Wasn't going to post this one but there doesn't seem to be many pics getting posted lately - so here we go

Taken early morning - there is a light on at the front

Bob,

That is great. Majestic doesn't seem to be quite the right word though, but somehow, it is.

I'm torn between suggesting a square crop, as the building is nicely framed between those two vertical - well, sort of - trees. But that would mean cropping out that luscious greenery on the right of the frame. I don't know that that would be a good thing.

Maybe ... just maybe ... look at the roofline on the right - where the roof intersects with the tree. Look now at the left - no such intersecting. What if you made this image from just a step to the left, so that you evened out the framing within those two trees, and then framed and cropped, evenly on each side, beyond each of those framing trees?

At first glance, this image is looks like nothing more than another old building.

BUT!!!

The more I look at it, the more I begin to see the subtlety. The light on the front 'verandah' is on and that is illuminating what would otherwise have been too dark to see, the kerosene lamp, a box hanging on the wall, the multicoloured woodwork of the wall itself. Then I see the wheel sitting out the front and then the chain on the bottom right, the green glass in the windows......and I could go on and on...

This really is a very nice image.

Nice shot Bob. You have been getting out and about a lot lately.

gstark wrote:Bob,

That is great. Majestic doesn't seem to be quite the right word though, but somehow, it is.

I'm torn between suggesting a square crop, as the building is nicely framed between those two vertical - well, sort of - trees. But that would mean cropping out that luscious greenery on the right of the frame. I don't know that that would be a good thing.

Maybe ... just maybe ... look at the roofline on the right - where the roof intersects with the tree. Look now at the left - no such intersecting. What if you made this image from just a step to the left, so that you evened out the framing within those two trees, and then framed and cropped, evenly on each side, beyond each of those framing trees?

I can really see what you are getting at re the composition Gary and I totally agree with your observations.

Killakoala wrote:At first glance, this image is looks like nothing more than another old building.

BUT!!!

The more I look at it, the more I begin to see the subtlety. The light on the front 'verandah' is on and that is illuminating what would otherwise have been too dark to see, the kerosene lamp, a box hanging on the wall, the multicoloured woodwork of the wall itself. Then I see the wheel sitting out the front and then the chain on the bottom right, the green glass in the windows......and I could go on and on...

You have a keen eye for detail and I have no doubt that my 16" x 27" print will do this pic more justice than a forum post can possibly do with the size limitations. Thanks for noticing

A beautiful picture!

Bob
I love the subject, but I find the lighting a bit flat.
Some shadows might have given more depth to the image.

I like the detail and composition in this shot very much. The way the hut is framed by the trees, the way the foreground draws the viewer in. I don't like the overall colour cast/white balance, though. The image looks very magenta laden on my monitor. If you nudge the WB sliders a tad (tint towards green and temp towards warm) it would look great, and more natural.

Cheers
Steffen.

Steffen wrote:I like the detail and composition in this shot very much. The way the hut is framed by the trees, the way the foreground draws the viewer in. I don't like the overall colour cast/white balance, though. The image looks very magenta laden on my monitor. If you nudge the WB sliders a tad (tint towards green and temp towards warm) it would look great, and more natural.
Cheers
Steffen.

This pic was far less impressive than I had envisaged when I produced a large print and I'm still not sure that it deserves to be printed. I have done some further PP on it along the lines of Steffen's post and whilst it is certanly better - it is still a bit lacking. I guess if the light is'nt right to start with then it isn't really recoverably - you can just maximise what you have as a starting point.