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Thanks @pashn8flwr
I will try another edit of the photo..
I think the globe is enough to say that this was a museum, science center or classroom.
The lettering on just one side adds a lot of asymmetry to the (original) photo…it feels out of balance.
The first photo remains, in my opinion, the best of the series.
I like the original photography better than this one. For the original image, I think symmetrical framing would work better.
It would be interesting to see this shot at an upward angle to include some sky above the trees.
For my eye, there is too much empty space on both the right and left sides. I also don’t care for the lettering in the upper left of the frame.
I would try a portrait orientation, giving equal space to the top and sides of the frame. I would also consider a square crop doing the same…but I would stretch the frame to include space for the silhouettes of the lower body.
I like this crop better than the first because the aspect ratio suits the image more and the house is better placed. I still question the inclusion of the tree on the right. While it does point to the left of the frame it doesn’t lead my eye to the house. (It leads my eye to the grass on the left.) The grapevines lead my eye to the house.
The crop is too tight around the head and tail for my liking.
I think there is a difference between framing and dead space. If you are trying to use the grass on the right and the trees on the left in the foreground to frame the rest of the photo, then they would need to be in tighter to the subject.
In this photo, those elements are next to another foreground element (the grape vines) which then leads up to the visual anchor of the photo, the red house.
I would try a much tighter crop divided into horizontal thirds: Top third sky, middle third house and background trees, bottom third grapevines.
Thank you all for your responses.
I have re-edited this image, trying to incorporate the feedback you have provided. (Regarding the crop, the top of the flower was clipped out of the original image. Therefore,that won’t appear much different.
The original shutter speed was 1/200s.
Thank you again.
Paul
The shape of the manta ray is quite beautiful. The marshmallow is quite plain. The rays of sunlight coming from behind the manta ray are stunning in how it gives a bright spot in the center of the photo that is dramatically contrasted by the ray’s silhouette. The way the light tapers off to darkness at the photo’s edge gives a way to draw the viewers eye back into the frame.
Please know that I (try to) offer my opinions with respect and kindness.
Thanks! I think I should have used a smaller aperture to increase the DOF, and I probably turned up the saturation a bit too much in post.
A marshmallow on a stick and a campfire on their own, for me, doesn’t make for a satisfying image. I’d like to see a happy kid holding the stick in anticipation of a tasty treat! You could still focus on the marshmallow and have the other elements (fire, kid) blurred.
Respectfully, I’d like to see mom looking at the baby. I’d like to see more bonding between mother and child.
Respectfully, I find the statue in the right side of the photo to be distracting from the main elements in the front. I would like to see this photo with that part cropped out.
I would also like to see this photo shot with a smaller depth of field (to increase the attention given to the subject in front).
Just my thoughts. I hope you find my input helpful.
Paul
