A work in progress

[Steve S]

Not 100% happy with this one yet. Need to reshoot in the morning, so i don't blow the sky out, and work on the angle a little more. May need to bring a step ladder to gain some elevation. There is a hole in the roof, with lots of detail i would like to capture.

A beautiful old cabin, but the woods has grown around it and there is clutter everywhere,hence the tight crop.

I chose this angle because i like the crossing logs and the chimney. The front and side are all boarded up , which ruined the look of it, so this is what i have to work with.

There is a very well used deer trail running past, and thought i may use it for a background of a deer pic, that way the clutter wouldn't matter so much.


Any other ideas for a better comp. are appreciated.

[Shadowman]

Steve,

Could you have captured more of the chimney if you shot in portrait mode? Some clutter is acceptable if it gives the image a sense of scale. Nicely exposed.

[Steve S]

Steve,

Could you have captured more of the chimney if you shot in portrait mode? Some clutter is acceptable if it gives the image a sense of scale. Nicely exposed.

I captured the entire chimney in this shot, but cropped it tight , to show more detail of the left corner. (also to eliminate some of the blown sky.) I guess i'll just have to study the shots i have ,before the next try. Maybe some fresh snow will clean up the area a little. Wish i could fire up the chainsaw

[Shadowman]

I captured the entire chimney in this shot, but cropped it tight , to show more detail of the left corner. (also to eliminate some of the blown sky.) I guess i'll just have to study the shots i have ,before the next try. Maybe some fresh snow will clean up the area a little. Wish i could fire up the chainsaw

Sometimes just shooting what is there is more telling, giving a partial or complete story, than editing out the undesirable. You could always use selective blurring to deemphasize the clutter.