post by Archer | | Re: Composition in Cluttered Environments <Reply # 20 on 2/28/2016 5:02 PM >
How about we all stop crapping on each others photos and snarking at one another, and actually get back to the original critique request from the OP, which was to help them improve in cluttered environments?
Right now the bickering is doing nothing to assist.
post by Archer | | Re: Composition in Cluttered Environments <Reply # 21 on 2/28/2016 5:19 PM >
Some of my commentary:
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I'm not 100% sure what you were going for here... the debris inside the opening? If so I actually would have pulled back a bit so as not to crop the barrier walls on either side (or done it as a landscape photo instead of portrait). Maybe tweak the white balance as well, since the debris is very cool currently.
If the debris wasn't the subject, then disregard the above comments.
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I like this one, but I feel as though the gear is being sucked back into the darkness of the wall, and the immediate area behind it. Longer exposure or tweaking of the levels in post might be enough to do what you want here.
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Has the same issue as the first photo - I can't quite tell what the subject of the photo is, which makes it hard to give a more specific suggestion to improve it.
I see if your comments you mentioned trying to go at morning for different light patterns; I might also suggest that this might be one of those locations that would benefit from a half-cloudy / overcast day, at least for the exteriors. I think the direct sunlight is producing severe contrast, which is making your life more difficult.
I'll also echo Dawn here in the comment on tightening up on your subject, which will help make it stand more prominent. I also tend to shoot exclusively with a wide angle, and what I tend to do when I find a subject is get right up to it, then slowly move back away from it until I get the composition I want. Just make sure you clearly know what is behind you so you don't fall off a catwalk, or similar!
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