Travel Photography

[Nordlys]

Shot with Sony Cybershot F828.

Somewhere near Pantheon in Rome.

Edited February 10, 2008 by Nordlys

[wanderer9020]

Shot with Sony Cybershot F828.

Somewhere near Pantheon in Rome.

you have confusing subject?If you can crop something or touch a little in Photoshop, then it will be better.Honestly, the picture has no story to tell which is the basic rules in travel photography

[Nordlys]

What is confusing about the subject?

I'm confused with your comment, does travel photography have to have a story to tell?

Never heard of that as a rule.

BTW the photo has been retouched.

[yorkman]

Well spotted, there are some great textures there

I think what wanderer means is that there is no focal point, which is true. My eye jumps around from the poster, to the bicycle to the door.

Its the difference between a good photographic record (it is), telling a story (perhaps the contrast between the scruffy outside and the smart looking interior?) and art (trying to make a point maybe, or the contrast of textures). Perhaps that is what wanderer means?

Nontheless I like it.

[Nordlys]

I get it now.

Reminds me what my Thai in-law said, "what did you take in this shot?".

[astral]

Well there is a scruffy poster suggesting somewhere to go

and a bicycle to get there...............

Other than that I do not see much to recommend the image. Sorry.

[yorkman]

Other than that I do not see much to recommend the image. Sorry.

Thats straight and to the point. Cruel but fair.

Ok, well I think if the viewpoint had been from the right, and just showed the textures and the cycle it might have been quite artistic. Possibly. A good eye for potential maybe but it just did not quite come off.

Bloody hel_l astral, its a good job Ansel Adams did not ask you. You'd have said "nice mountain but nothing to recommend it" maybe?

[The Vulcan]

Other than that I do not see much to recommend the image. Sorry.

Thats straight and to the point. Cruel but fair.

Ok, well I think if the viewpoint had been from the right, and just showed the textures and the cycle it might have been quite artistic. Possibly. A good eye for potential maybe but it just did not quite come off.

Bloody hel_l astral, its a good job Ansel Adams did not ask you. You'd have said "nice mountain but nothing to recommend it" maybe?

Love the pun - "Bloody El Capitan" I presume

[yorkman]

Love the pun - "Bloody El Capitan" I presume

Actually no, no pun intended

But I suppose if you have seen one holiday snapshot, you've seen them all.

@ Nordlys, I still think is a good effort. Crikey I have 1000's worse than that.

[astral]

But I suppose if you have seen one holiday snapshot, you've seen them all.

It could have been just another holiday snapshot if it had just concentrated on the mountain.

However the image has form, with the trees on the left leading the eye to the more distant trees

and the towering rock formation.

@ Nordlys, I still think is a good effort. Crikey I have 1000's worse than that.

Me too. I make no claims to be an expert.........

[Chang_paarp]

The image is a little confusing, if you wanted to show the contrast with the rough wall and the clean new door moving so the door went through the right third line would have helped. Moving to the right would have reduced the amount of almost blank wall that occupies a large amount of the image, try cropping at about the left pole of the poster or even at the rear tyre of the bike and then crop to the right of the door that would give about 1/3 poster 1/3 wall and 1/3 door with the bike as a contrast element.

Another thing that may help is to lower the brightness of the wall and the bike which got nuked by the flash, try to keep the door about the same or maybe a little darker but reduce the difference between the two element to bring the door into image

This is a 2 minute photoshop job to give an idea what I mean. Having the door as a stronger element would help.

[wanderer9020]

This is a 2 minute photoshop job to give an idea what I mean. Having the door as a stronger element would help.

NOW, that is better, the picture now looks interesting. OP. learn from experts and if u dare to post ur pictures and ask for comments, learn to accept opinions.

[Nordlys]

Very dramatic.

A bit overdone for my taste but I certainly like it more than the original photo.

learn to accept opinions.

When did I not accept?

[Chang_paarp]

As i said it was a 2 minute job to illustrate what I was trying to say, unfortunately I am on a laptop, which is not good for colour and contrast decisions, I have not set the screen up for photo work. I could have fussed over the image for hours, probably removed some of the foreground too to emphasise the other elements.

The image would have been stronger with the door as a more dominant element in my opinion. As an armchair critic it is easy to say "I would have done this..." we don't know if if there was a screaming kid wanting to go to the toilet or a wife who does not understand tapping her toe in the background. At least Nordlys took the image and has posted the image so we can have an exchange of ideas.

Remember all art is subjective, so what I think is great someone else will scratch their head and ask "what is the fuss over?"