Below the Hill
by autumnlight
It was a freezing cold cloudy day with heavy rain and the sun popping out occasionally
This is my answer, others may have different views
There seems to be four different elements to the image, first we have the grave stones, then we have the field leading down to the road/fence and then there are the hills in the background, and lastly the sky.
Unfortunately, for me, there seems to be no connection between them.
Maybe a tighter shot on an individual stone, with the background out of focus, or the opposite, a blurry stone with the background sharp, or more of the stones using the 'rule of third's' as a starting point and less background, getting rid of the sky altogether.
See what I mean, I start giving one answer, then it develops into about 5 or 6 options.
The best option is the one YOU like most, because you are likely to get a different view form everyone else.
Sorry, didn't help much, did it
Constructive Criticism, well if you ask 100 people, you will get 100 different answers.
This is my answer, others may have different views
There seems to be four different elements to the image, first we have the grave stones, then we have the field leading down to the road/fence and then there are the hills in the background, and lastly the sky.
Unfortunately, for me, there seems to be no connection between them.
Maybe a tighter shot on an individual stone, with the background out of focus, or the opposite, a blurry stone with the background sharp, or more of the stones using the 'rule of third's' as a starting point and less background, getting rid of the sky altogether.
See what I mean, I start giving one answer, then it develops into about 5 or 6 options.
The best option is the one YOU like most, because you are likely to get a different view form everyone else.
Sorry, didn't help much, did it
You have helped me yes, thank you for taking the time to comment this is what i was hoping for, thank you again.
Nice one!
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What an unusual shot, Maria! I like this!
I agree with you.
Yes!! It will be different things to different people. We could all have taken the shot differently.
You have held the detail in the grave stones effectively and at an angle that leads the eye into the rest of the scene.
The weather creates a mood that fits in with the grave stones, one of somberness, of loneliness and solitude. Just the sort of feeling I have in a cemetery.
For me, a very different shot from you, but very evocotive.
Brilliant.
regarads thoramay.
It's an arresting image with interesting and effective processing. There is no connection between foreground and hills but that's what makes it different!
I'm only irked by the truncated nature of the gravestones. Imagine how more visually satisfying the shot would have been had you included the bases of the graves.
Andrew
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Maria, this is so nearly there... what ever we say, you must not stop experimenting!
It's an arresting image with interesting and effective processing. There is no connection between foreground and hills but that's what makes it different!
I'm only irked by the truncated nature of the gravestones. Imagine how more visually satisfying the shot would have been had you included the bases of the graves.
Thank you so much Andrew, the new part of the Cemetery doesn't have the atmosphere of the old part and is very regimented.
Amazing !
Thank you so much Emre.
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