Keeping afloat

[RevLinePhoto]

I was board so I went out to one of the many lakes around here. This is one of the ones I came up with and would like to know others comments on it.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b133/papy1985/Keeping-afloat.jpg
ISO 100
F stop 10.0
apurture 10.0
shutter 1/250
focal 27mm

Ryan

[lynnma]

I was board so I went out to one of the many lakes around here. This is one of the ones I came up with and would like to know others comments on it.


ISO 100
F stop 10.0
apurture 10.0
shutter 1/250
focal 27mm

RyanHi Ryan welcome! Well now.. you are in the whipping post so we tell it like it is and of course I'm no expert but the focus seems to be the fish bobber (I think thats what they are called?). I would not have placed it dead center(rule of thirds). I would have to ask you.. what was it about this shot that you really liked, the wood? the bobber? the water? It does'nt hold my interest for very long (maybe cos I'm a non fishin female :rofl ).. Sorry, just my 2 cents worth.

[RevLinePhoto]

I would have to say the grain of the wood and the aging of the bobber.
Thanks for the info.

Ryan

[Khaos]

I like the subject you chose.

Since the bobber is the subject and it has ton of character. I would try again with a different setting and some controlled lighting to bring out all it's textures.

The one issue with the comp is all the lines lead you out of the picture. I know you weren't going to be on the other side because of the water, but at that angle all the lines would bring you towards the bobber rather than away.

Keep trying at different angles and with various light and closer to the bobber. I think you'll get something very nice.

[wxwax]

My take: the wood angles are cool, give energy to the shot. Nicely exposed for the wood. The float is centered and not terribly interesting, a lot of it's in shadow.

If it were me trying to solve the puzzle, I might try different angles and locations for the float, different time of day/less harsh light, maybe change the camera angle, maybe increase the width of the shot to incorporate more of the environment. I'd experiment.