This morning, I was working on some portraits that I took yesterday, and for some reason, I decided to look at my blog. Now, as I have stated before, I normally do not read the comments that have been posed on my photographs until the weekend--I feel this is a substitute for a leisure read of the Sunday paper. I know that this infuriates some of the people who comment on my work, but that's just the way I do things. Sorry.
Well, both Wayne and DHaass had the same comment on today's photo of a dragonfly, i.e., the curved branch below the dragonfly was very distracting and took your attention off the main subject. I respect both of their opinions, even if I do not always agree with them (for everyone's information, I only agree with one person's opinion a 100% of the time--Janice D. Patrick's!)
As all of you know, I like things simple. So, I studied the photograph for a while and decided that they were absolutely right. I know present my new and improved version of the dragonfly for only an additional . . .
Enjoy.
For me, the dragonfly presented with the edges was "the one"! That really grabbed my attention. This is just too centered for me. It's a great photo, but doesn't excite me as the previous mentioned photograph does! IMHO...sp
ReplyDeleteI think you really improved on the original Larry. Your eye immediately goes to the subject of the photograph and stays there.
ReplyDeleteI don't take issue with the centered shot. I just don't think it applies to closeup photography as much as it does to other types of photography. If you are trying to highlight a feature of a subject, getting in tight is the way to do it. You cannot always hang it in a third.
I'm glad you were willing to listen to the "expert" opinions and judge for yourself what to do with them.
Great job.
DHaass