Moody skyscape

[Holdit]

March 22, 2009 at 12:18 am

C&C welcomed.

Paul

[Deebo]

March 25, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Hi Paul
Nice image but really needs a focal point. I can see a small chinmey so even this house would have added that bit of extra interest
Dee

[andy mcinroy]

March 25, 2009 at 7:46 pm

Hi Paul,

Sorry to be blunt, but with these types of photographs there is a very fine line between photography and wallpaper.

I agree with Dee that this one needs something to put that skyscape into context. The chimney is along the right track but it’s just too insignificant here.

I have seen a few portfolios featuring images of nothing but skies. However, it is very hard to pull off and the skies really need to be exceptional for that approach to work.

[Holdit]

March 25, 2009 at 9:37 pm

andy mcinroy wrote:

Hi Paul,

Sorry to be blunt, but with these types of photographs there is a very fine line between photography and wallpaper.

Funny you should say that…I set it as my desktop wallpaper last week. I should have seen that as a warning sign… As wallpaper it looks good, as a photo…not so much.

I agree with Dee that this one needs something to put that skyscape into context. The chimney is along the right track but it’s just too insignificant here.

I have seen a few portfolios featuring images of nothing but skies. However, it is very hard to pull off and the skies really need to be exceptional for that approach to work.

I agree with you both about the chimney; I wasn’t sure if it needed to be there more or not at all, so I decided to leave it there and see what people said. This was never intended to be a “for publication” exposure; I was messing around with a neutral density filter I’d just bought and was impressed by how it dramatised the sky.

Thanks for the feedback – it’s all appreciated (particularly the blunt stuff).

Paul