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Desolation


Desolation
Photo Information
Copyright: Muhammad Muhsin (mark25) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 366 W: 9 N: 745] (4636)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-07-10
Categories: Experimental, Mood
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 Gold Ring Lens
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-04 23:23
Viewed: 449
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
when i got done with lunch at the small restaurant in Lasbela, i began a '3D' tour of the restaurant and its surroundings...

when i saw these, i was confused... whether to photograph the door, the tire, or the bicycle... all three were interefering in the composition... so, after trying different compositions, i came to the conclusion that this one was working best :)

if you look at the left border, you will notice the inclusion of a wall, but just slightly... it was my attempt to balance the composition, as you may notice that the space occupied by the tire is well lit, while the remaning space gradually plunges into shadows... so the inclusion of a tiny bit of wall on the left was, in my opinion, a good idea to 'sort of' make things even...

the sepia-like tone was achieved in photoshop using exposure plugin... this is almost the original composition, with some cropping at the left (marginal) and some at the bottom :)

thanks for viewing, let's see what you think of this one :)

muhammad muhsin
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  • lego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 63 W: 2 N: 70] (676)
  • [2007-08-04 23:38]
  • [+]

Hello Muhammad

I love your composition and colour. I would have not included the wall as it tends to draw the eye away from the focul point which is the tyre. So the eye tends to go to the lighter areas and the wall then being one of them.

This is TL so you can do whatever you like and there are no rules so keep it as is and well done

francois

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  • Pedros Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 280 W: 72 N: 283] (5717)
  • [2007-08-04 23:43]

the interesting composition, good colours are causing that the photograph is becoming cool...

Is the corner wall on the left distracting? I don't think so. I do believe it does create a nice balance and frames the scene very well. Often we see things differently from other people and our perspectives are usually not the same. The tire is definitely a good focal point here and takes eyes deeper to where the bike is. I like the sepia like colours and simplicity of the image. Nice work Muhammad.

Roberto

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  • BLR Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 1 N: 80] (411)
  • [2007-08-05 0:43]
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I would never have even thought of adding the wall over on the left... but I really does balance things out. Lets the weight sit evenly. I hope you post a picture with one of your new lenses next! :)

Nice effect and the over-all image is rather interesting with all the conflicting focal points. TFS.

Biance.

Removing the wall makes it a different photograph, not a worse perhaps not better, but different. I like having things in images that disrupt the harmony, that way you pay attention to the elements within the image and don't just look and move on. Like a movie that makes you think rather than one you watch and forget about. But in terms of balance, I don't believe the wall is balancing, it is just a separate element which would have been balanced by a wall or a column on the opposite side.

While still on the wall, perhaps a closer frame or crop of the tyre, door and bicycle would make a stronger image. Then again, that is a different picture.

Good detail and sharpness. This looks more like selenium than sepia. Sepia is quite harsh.

hello muhammad,

you picture shows very well how you feeled when you saw it and wanted to catch that image!
great!
tfs
caroline

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