Whip it good!

[Schlegel]

Give it to me! My first whip post.

http://Schlegelphoto.smugmug.com/photos/123762247-L.jpg

[DavidTO]

Schegel,

IMO you'd be better off posting the L size of your image, rather than the S size.

[Schlegel]

Schegel,

IMO you'd be better off posting the L size of your image, rather than the S size.

Thank you sir!

Large version posted.

[Gary Glass]

Not bad, Herr Schlegel. But could be more dramatic. You've got the subject matter for it, just need to bring it out. Ideas:


lower angle
move to the left or right so that the open gate is not so centered
if sky was blue, deemphasize the red in your B&W conversion to darken it
this will also allow you to pull up the highlights making those white stones really stand out without blowing out the sky

[Dalantech]

I see a composition where there is only half of the tree on the right and the image ends at the gatepost on the left. Could also shoot it while sitting on the ground...

[HarlanBear]

First off, love graveyards :clap

But I agree it could be more dramatic with tonal adjustments, though I'd leave the sky somewhat bright so the trees stand out. Try a crop just to the left of the large foreground tree, that will change the POV and, for me, a better entry point.

Nice idea with the subject.

[jelly beans]

I maybe would have taken a couple steps to the right. Not so the gate is centered, but the composition makes me want to peak around the gate and post on the left to see the headstones clearly through the gate. And I think sitting on the ground would have provided a more interesting perspective.

I do like the B&W. I don't know very much about curves and such, so I can't really give suggestions on than. But it seems the white stones could be a little more white.

[Schlegel]

Thank you all for the comments. I do not shoot these subjects very often but really liked the moss (or what ever it is) hanging from the trees.