Improving composition

"Gary Eickmeier" wrote:
>"mmyvusenet" wrote in message
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>> Hello:
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>> The last weekend I took this photo:
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>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6139275796/
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>> Perhaps even the composition can be improved.
>>
>> Thanks for your comments.
>
>Nope, composition is fine. Just might have been a little closer to the
>horses so they would be more prominent in the photo. They are the main
>attraction and a great foreground object for the scene to play against.


There's a man who knows all there is to know about composition.
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"Gary Eickmeier" wrote in message

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> "mmyvusenet" wrote in message
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>> Hello:
>>
>> The last weekend I took this photo:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6139275796/
>>
>> Perhaps even the composition can be improved.
>>
>> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Nope, composition is fine. Just might have been a little closer to the
> horses so they would be more prominent in the photo. They are the main
> attraction and a great foreground object for the scene to play against.
>
>

I would make a greater effort to have vertical people and objects near the
center of the scene be more true to vertical. Distortion at the edges of the
scene may be camera- or lens-related; those at the center are the
responsibility of the camera-driver.


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Frank ess
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On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:44:14 -0700, "Frank S" wrote:
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: "Gary Eickmeier" wrote in message
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: > "mmyvusenet" wrote in message
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: >> Hello:
: >>
: >> The last weekend I took this photo:
: >>
: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6139275796/
: >>
: >> Perhaps even the composition can be improved.
: >>
: >> Thanks for your comments.
: >
: > Nope, composition is fine. Just might have been a little closer to the
: > horses so they would be more prominent in the photo. They are the main
: > attraction and a great foreground object for the scene to play against.
: >
: >
:
: I would make a greater effort to have vertical people and objects
: near the center of the scene be more true to vertical. Distortion
: at the edges of the scene may be camera- or lens-related; those
: at the center are the responsibility of the camera-driver.

Yes, and the picture cries out for fill flash, aimed at the rider of the
nearer horse. His face is uttelly lost against the black background of the
building.

Bob
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"mmyvusenet" wrote in message

>> Hello:
>>
>> The last weekend I took this photo:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6139275796/
>>
>> Perhaps even the composition can be improved.
>>
>> Thanks for your comments.
>
> Nope, composition is fine. Just might have been a little closer to the
> horses so they would be more prominent in the photo. They are the main
> attraction and a great foreground object for the scene to play against.
>
> Gary Eickmeier


Hello Gary, I took this photo more closely:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6163489303/

Thanks for your comment, very interesting,

MMYV
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On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:44:14 -0700, "Frank S" wrote:
:
: "Gary Eickmeier" wrote in message
:
: >
: > "mmyvusenet" wrote in message
: >
: >> Hello:
: >>
: >> The last weekend I took this photo:
: >>
: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6139275796/
: >>
: >> Perhaps even the composition can be improved.
: >>
: >> Thanks for your comments.
: >
: > Nope, composition is fine. Just might have been a little closer to the
: > horses so they would be more prominent in the photo. They are the main
: > attraction and a great foreground object for the scene to play against.
: >
: >
:
: I would make a greater effort to have vertical people and objects
: near the center of the scene be more true to vertical. Distortion
: at the edges of the scene may be camera- or lens-related; those
: at the center are the responsibility of the camera-driver.

> Yes, and the picture cries out for fill flash, aimed at the rider of the
> nearer horse. His face is uttelly lost against the black background of the
> building.
>
> Bob


Bob and Frank, thanks for your comments, this is much closer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/6164184305/

I always try to improve these photos.

MMYV
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