| Author | Thread |
|
|
12/15/2004 01:28:38 AM |
greetings, kathy!
the thing that draws me to this image is obviously the in-your-face yellowness of it. after that, i ask, "what's the point?" i realize that my eye is stuck on the door. to get to the back of the image, i have to lift my eyes, but they are blocked by the contrasting browns of the rust. so, my eye retreats in the other direction, towards the bottom front of the image. the angle that you shot this from has already put the front of the truck at the front of the image, so that does not leave me anywhere to go except back to the door. now, if i stop trying to look at it and step back just a bit, i can start to see the whole truck, but i am still brought back to the door.
the "Fade to Rust" title gives me a little more reason to visually explore, looking for clues as to what is going on here. you have a workhorse of a truck that is still useable, even if it hasn't been used recently (notice the lack of wear on the tread). and, even though it has rust, none of it appears to have rusted through enough to have caused any real damage.
so, what do we have here? a strong truck imaged in such a way to keep you fixated on one part of its story--its door. what can you do about that? change your perspective. don't shoot from eye-level. drop to your knee and shoot from the bumper. or turn the camera on a 30-45 degree angle. if you are shooting something that cannot move, your shutter speed should never exceed 125 (well, that is a rather strong statement, but it's a good target, nonetheless). in this light, your ISO should be 100 and your aperature as far out as it takes to get your shutter speed lower. that will also give you a much deeper depth of field, which would also let you come right up to the hood or the from fender. a circular polarizing filter would also help boost the saturization while cutting down on the blow-outs on the snow.
what you have here is a high impact image that grabs the viewer, but doesn't have anything for them after the initial impact. you've done a great job of filling the frame. you have also picked a subject that will connect with most people. the challenge is to present in a way that keeps then connected and makes them want to hang around.
good luck, and keep on shooting!
skip |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
12/14/2004 10:40:37 PM |
| A 10 all the way, great shot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/14/2004 08:42:46 PM |
| Crop on the top is a little tight but I do like your idea and subject matter :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/14/2004 03:35:11 PM |
| Excellent focus and DoF. Good subject, great colors. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/09/2004 07:58:49 PM |
| Gotta love it. Great shot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/09/2004 05:16:02 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/08/2004 11:03:24 PM |
| I love rust and old machinery shots. I am always drawn to mechanical imagery. In this case, I think you have an exposure challenge with the dark shadows and bright snowy areas. The snow on the hood is pretty blown out. perhaps a polarizer or dialing down the exposure a stop or two. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/08/2004 06:32:09 PM |
| Very nice colours and interesting compositon. I like it a lot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/08/2004 12:49:38 AM |
As we cannot use cloning, the next best thing is to crop out street lights and other distractions. A 5.
|
|
|
|
12/08/2004 12:33:33 AM |
| i really do like this one! :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/12/2025 08:53:06 AM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
