Lost in Time

[scorpio_e]

[Iguanasan]

I really like the subject but the house seems to be competing for that honour which I find distracting. I would have preferred that it not be included. Also, due to the wide angle lens you used I find there is a fair bit of distortion which I don't really like. I think I would have preferred you to be much closer with a lens like that. Also, the horizon is crooked too.

I think you have a great subject but these technical elements are stealing the show. I hope you have the opportunity to go back and try again.

[liammclennan]

I like it. Great sepia tone.

[scorpio_e]

I really like the subject but the house seems to be competing for that honour which I find distracting. I would have preferred that it not be included. Also, due to the wide angle lens you used I find there is a fair bit of distortion which I don't really like. I think I would have preferred you to be much closer with a lens like that. Also, the horizon is crooked too.

I think you have a great subject but these technical elements are stealing the show. I hope you have the opportunity to go back and try again.

I agree. This was a tough image to shoot. THe only way to get all of the boat in was to go wide. My 28 to 75 was not nearly wide enough. I was standing on a two wide wall above the boat so I could not get closer. I may have to try another angle. thanks for the comments..

[F8&Bthere]

I absolutely love the tone and sharpness of this image. It's not always the case that all elements fall into place for the ideal composition, and sometimes there's only so much that we can do to change or improve a given scene. But that doesn't mean don't take the shot. If you got down lower we may not see as much of the water and reflections in the water. The house doesn't bother me really. I mean it was there- not like you could have asked it to move. The horizon is crooked but I can't tell how straightening it would affect the orientation of the boat and whether I would like it or not. I think you did great with what you had to work with, Bravo!

[scorpio_e]

I absolutely love the tone and sharpness of this image. It's not always the case that all elements fall into place for the ideal composition, and sometimes there's only so much that we can do to change or improve a given scene. But that doesn't mean don't take the shot. If you got down lower we may not see as much of the water and reflections in the water. The house doesn't bother me really. I mean it was there- not like you could have asked it to move. The horizon is crooked but I can't tell how straightening it would affect the orientation of the boat and whether I would like it or not. I think you did great with what you had to work with, Bravo!

Thanks F8.. I actually did an image with horizon straight but it did not work at all.
Getting down low was not an option. There was a wall blocking the shot sooo I still may have to check it out again *LOL*. It is a very interesting location. The boat is in an old canal used in the late 1800's and early 1900's for hauling coal and timber. 7 year old children were used to guide the mules up and down the canal. Talk about child labor *LOL*

[Iguanasan]

Don't get me wrong, I would have taken the shot too. As I said, the subject is great and capturing that scene is wonderful. I try not to get too hung up on the technical aspects of a photo when doing "random viewing". The image is in the critique section though so I felt obliged to provide an opinion.

[Marko]

We can't always get the shot we want, in fact that's frequently the case...I agree with Iggy that the house is distracting...and I would have taken the same shot if I couldn't exclude it. Very nice treatment.

[scorpio_e]

Don't get me wrong, I would have taken the shot too. As I said, the subject is great and capturing that scene is wonderful. I try not to get too hung up on the technical aspects of a photo when doing "random viewing". The image is in the critique section though so I felt obliged to provide an opinion.

Thanks for taking time to view and comment on my image Iggy

I value everyone's opinion and comments here

[F8&Bthere]

With the house and the horizon issues, and also the sky is sorta blown out... so I wonder what it would look like if you cropped out the top 1/4 or so? I know it would take it out of original/common print ratio. You might have to straighten the horizon a wee bit to get the crop to look right- I mean to crop out the house without losing too much good stuff out on the right side. I'm just curious.