Surf Watchers at Sutro Bath Ruins and Seal Rocks, SF, 3/6/2005
- Nikon D100 w/85mm f1.8D, 1/640 f13
posted by Warren T. at 10:49 PM
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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Surf Watchers at Sutro Bath Ruins and Seal Rocks, SF, 3/6/2005
- Nikon D100 w/85mm f1.8D, 1/640 f13
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4 Comments:
This photo is missing something. Maybe it confuses the viewer as to what the point of the photo is. Is the surf the point of interest here? If it is, I should see more of the surf. Why the square crop? I'm confused.
Thanks for the comment. That's an interesting observation. I actually had a version of this photo in a conventional format with some surf on the right side of the picture. Then I decided that the real point of the picture is the arrangement of the main features of the picture, namely the two rock formations and the group of people in the foreground. It didn't quite feel right to me, and I wanted to see what all of you thought about it before I said anything (I was on the verge of saying something :) )
I'd love to hear if everyone else was confused by this one too.
As for the square crop, I thought that it would accentuate what I wanted the viewer to concentrate on.
My take was that the photo was a "about" people watching the surf. So really, it is about both and that works for me.
A distraction for me is the pair sitting on the block. My eye keeps trying to resolve them out of the dark background of the rock and it becomes distracting. Could they be lightened up in the darkroom or computer? tc
Tony, good point about the people in the shadows. I was debating on whether or not to lighten the foreground people, or just let them be silhouettes.
Has anyone considered the shapes of the 3 main groups? The outcroppings on the lower right of each rock formation. Then the arrangement of the two pairs of people that sort of resembles that shape. I must admit, that's a bit of a stretch, right? :) :) But I thought that it was kind of cool.
Anyway, perhaps this picture is worth a rework when I have some spare time.
--WT
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