Along the fence

[ewaizel]

Along the fence_ by Enrique Waizel, on Flickr

[theantiquetiger]

Nice shoot, but if you don't mind, a little critique...

I like the shot but I feel it would have been stronger if you got down a little lower, maybe where the top rung on the left, was above you eye level. There doesn't seem to be a high focal point. The second post appears to be the sharpest area, but all the wood is a little under exposed. You lost detail in the snow. I have never shot snow before, but somewhere in this forum, there is a tutorial on shooting snow.

It may just be the OCD in me, but that one twig by itself in the snow near the bottom right, bothers me.

[ewaizel]

Thanks for the comment.
I did not have an angle for a lower shot. That would had introduced some extra subjects into the shot. I wanted to totally isolate only the fence and snow.
About the exposure, I actually overexposed 2/3 or a step to make snow turn white instead of grey. I introduced a bit of extra contrast during post processing. That probably turned the wood a bit darker. Nevertheless, the histogram does not show any clipping on the left.

[asnow]

I kind of like the higher angle for this shot. It gives a better impression of the snake like shape of this fence. A lower angle like AT suggests and you you make lose that impact.

[Hillbillygirl]

Agreed with ASnow. This angle def works here, and with a lower angle the fence would def not have the same impact as it would disappear within itself in some places. Very well executed.