Old argicultural machine

I finally got to take some photos today, surprised I could even remember how to turn the camera on, it seems so long since I had time to use it.

Took a few shots, put one in the competition, but would like c&c on this one please

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That looks just like a field on the other side of the pond, it's also so flat here.
You could crop a bit off from the sky so that the horizon is on the third rule line.

Father I'd say the sky is the real problem here as it's blown out and rather featureless so that less of it is going to help. The ploughed earth makes a nice vanishing point I think it's called but I may well be wrong. However, I'd say that the top right area is a bit pointless and that had you shot (great eh) from a bit more to the right you'd have moved the vanishing point to the right (closer to a third) and kept the nice angle of the plough handle or whatever it is which mirrors the line of the ploughed section so well (and it is related in colour as well). It would also have moved the exit line of the ploughed area from being quite so central.

Personally on my monitor the green is a bit bright and weak - did you do much post processing? Also the whole image seems to lack sharpness. Where was the point of focus? It will be very tricky to work out what you can get in focus and what you have to sacrifice as I think the plough needs to be sharp but so does the ploughed section as far as you can make it happen.

But that sky wasn't helping you at all.

All of course my own opinion and quite probably rubbish!

Mike

Thanks guys. There wasn't much post processing on this one.
The sky does let it down a bit, I agree. I've had a play with a couple of crops in line with your suggestions about composition and they do ( I think )make it a stronger image. I'll have a further play over the weekend and post the results.

I'm never good at telling about these things but is a bit oversharpened in the grass?

Mike

I dunno...I can't win


I'll try some playing. I think all I did with this one was to sharpen it up and improve contrast. I'll go back to the original and start again.