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The Magical Connamara (More photo added)
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I think a person in a typically “Landscape” shot can work when executed well. In certain shots a person can add value to the shot by adding a sense of scale.
However, this “Landscape” shot… I don’t see it as a “Landscape” as such… rather a portrait of a person taking in the landscape.
I like it… tho maybe the laptop doesn’t quite fit in :)
really like the image without the guy. i just think that it such a lovely place that it should just be shot as it is and doesnt need a man sitting in the bottom corner on a lap top. Thats what i meant by me not getting the idea of the person in the shot. but the new one is just gorgeous, love the reflection. bet it was hard to leave as id say ya could spend all day there shooting away. well done
RASMITH32 wrote:
I can see both points of view on this. The purist would argue the person is a distracting and takes away from the shot whereas the risktakers introduce the non standard in a bid to create an alternative twist.
Both have their merits. My own thoughts on the shot are that it is a little soft. The landscape is beautiful but the alternative twist with the hiker doesnt really work for me. I like the fact that he is there but I think the fact that he is on a laptop doesnt work. If he was standing overlooking the view with a walking stick or sitting there painting on a canvas as he surveyed the landscape then absolutely yes it would work……..It is a nice shot though but as someone alluded to, had potential to be a great shot.
Hi Ras,
Great analysis, I think your theory is spot on. I was trying to break all the rules by bringing in the person in the photo, but as you said, the problem is not about the person being there, but the person himself. I always felt there is something not quite right about him being there, but couldn’t quite figuer out why ntil I saw your comment! You are absolutely right, it would have been completely difference if it was a painter sitting there, or a couple leaning on each other, etc. Many thanks!
tommykelso wrote:
I think a person in a typically “Landscape” shot can work when executed well. In certain shots a person can add value to the shot by adding a sense of scale.
However, this “Landscape” shot… I don’t see it as a “Landscape” as such… rather a portrait of a person taking in the landscape.
I like it… tho maybe the laptop doesn’t quite fit in :)
I think he was writing to his friends and telling them where he was and how beautiful the scenary was, : )
sirvad wrote:
really like the image without the guy. i just think that it such a lovely place that it should just be shot as it is and doesnt need a man sitting in the bottom corner on a lap top. Thats what i meant by me not getting the idea of the person in the shot. but the new one is just gorgeous, love the reflection. bet it was hard to leave as id say ya could spend all day there shooting away. well done
He was sitting there right in the foreground of a photo. The photo probably would have come out better from exactly the same point of view, if he wasn’t there. I was waiting for him to move for about half an hour, but he seemed to be enjoying the view and didn’t seem to be going shortly, so I had to take the photo from a different view point.
IMO the photograph with the man should be in the travel section, not the landscape section.
However, I love the composition in the 2nd photo.
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