Two By Two

[spellboundXY]

greetings hello

taken at an ayuthaya temple grounds in a cloudy afternoon.

using d80; 18-135mm kit lens

thanks so much.

peace.

[astral]

I am not sure about the back of the monk....

Perhaps he is turning his back on you and the rest of the world.

I would crop out the distracting couples on the left and right of the shot.

Perhaps you could have done so with a slightly tighter zoom when you took the shot?

Is it me, or is there slight vignetting?

The light seems to fall off at the corners.

Not that there should be a problem at 125mm but I see you were at full aperture.

[spellboundXY]

I am not sure about the back of the monk....

Perhaps he is turning his back on you and the rest of the world.

I would crop out the distracting couples on the left and right of the shot.

Perhaps you could have done so with a slightly tighter zoom when you took the shot?

Is it me, or is there slight vignetting?

The light seems to fall off at the corners.

Not that there should be a problem at 125mm but I see you were at full aperture.

greetings hello astral,

They had just finish their tour and were about to leave.

the taller Monk was walking down the stairs leading to the way out of the temple grounds. While the other Monk was having his last look at the temple grounds which was very beautiful. In fact he was looking at a world gone. This was candid, they didn't notice me taking a shot.

The criteria for including the couple left and the two friends right was influenced by the story template, two by two or twosome. The couples on the left and the friends on the right and the two Monks near center.

i used lightroom presets to retouch the image. i downloaded lots of presets, movin the mouse pointer over the presets immediately changing the images presence seems fun, as i move up and down i chance upon this preset getting this effect. yes there is a bit of vignetting. I thought to emphasize the two Monks.

thanks.

Edited May 16, 2008 by spellboundXY

[astral]

As long as the vignetting was intentional, and not a lens problem.

I take your point about 2x2, but since the monks are main focus and the background

is slightly fuzzy, I find the other figures distracting.

For me a slight tilt down to include the monk's feet would add to the shot.

Good one all the same.