Working a subject

[Ryogenetic]

I spent last weekend up in Maine, I had the opportunity to spend some time on the beach and get several shots of this Turn-style drawbridge.

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2)


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6)


7)


and my favorite of the whole experience:

8)


It was kinda a cool to be able to focus on one subject and walk around and get different perspectives of the same subject.

Thanks
Ryo

[Donald]

It was kinda a cool to be able to focus on one subject and walk around and get different perspectives of the same subject.

I did the same thing over two mornings last weekend and, agree, that it is great to really concentrate on one subject and explore what you can do from different perspectives. This is one of them. I still have more to finish and post up here.

For me, for its sheer simplicity (achieving that is, I think, always a great skill) and 'uncomplicatedness' (if there is such a word), this is my pick of this set. I do think it needs a bit of a rotation to level it up, but I love what I call the 'harmony' in the scene.

[Mike Buckley]

Donald's favorite is also mine. Very, very well done!

[Carl in Louisiana]

Wow that must have been a real pleasure to shoot. All the ones around here are so far from land or are just a memory from childhood days and are gone now.

I would have to agree with Donlad's pick of the litter. I just like the subject and it's position, the light, reflections in the water and they way the background fills in just enough, and somewhat obscured in the fog, and yet not enough of it to take away from the main subject.

[MrB]

I agree that Donald's choice is the best photographic image of the set. However, never having seen this before, from that image alone I doubt that I would have known what the subject actually is, without having been told. I wonder if a viewpoint from the shore, at about 45 degrees to the line of the "piers", and with a similar simple composition but showing a little bit more of each pier than in our agreed selection, might have helped in this regard?

Philip

[Ryogenetic]

I did the same thing over two mornings last weekend and, agree, that it is great to really concentrate on one subject and explore what you can do from different perspectives. This is one of them. I still have more to finish and post up here.

For me, for its sheer simplicity (achieving that is, I think, always a great skill) and 'uncomplicatedness' (if there is such a word), this is my pick of this set. I do think it needs a bit of a rotation to level it up, but I love what I call the 'harmony' in the scene.

There is a good learning point for me, one... keep the family entertained (they collected seashells). Which leads to taking the time to observe and shoot the subject and work the picture to find a good final.

Donald's favorite is also mine. Very, very well done!

Thanks Mike I hope to get some great images like yours (Yosemite Falls) comes to mind....

Wow that must have been a real pleasure to shoot. All the ones around here are so far from land or are just a memory from childhood days and are gone now.

I would have to agree with Donlad's pick of the litter. I just like the subject and it's position, the light, reflections in the water and they way the background fills in just enough, and somewhat obscured in the fog, and yet not enough of it to take away from the main subject.

Carl; It truly was a great opportunity that I happened to stumble upon while out with my Family. It was an early morning till mid day sun shoot, we made our way around and down to the beach.

I agree that Donald's choice is the best photographic image of the set. However, never having seen this before, from that image alone I doubt that I would have known what the subject actually is, without having been told. I wonder if a viewpoint from the shore, at about 45 degrees to the line of the "piers", and with a similar simple composition but showing a little bit more of each pier than in our agreed selection, might have helped in this regard?

Philip

Philip, I felt that the angle you are talking about had to many distractions in the back ground. In images one and two you can see a hint of the marina and peninsula that would have fallen into that set up. I have been working on my composition of late, it is the one area most of my car photos have lacked.

Here is my latest rendition of that image, leveled out and a bit of cleanup...



Thanks
Ryo

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Ryo,

I had to number them for reference!

For me, being familiar with such structures due to an interest in railways, 1), 6) and 4) tell the story.
7) adds some useful colour, but is perhaps just a tad close to the top edge of frame.

While I'd also have shot 2), for me, it isn't part of the series - arguably the grafitti on the rocks is another series in its own right. However, I can see a point of view that says it "tells the story of the 'progres' of our society" since the bridge was in use

You did quite well given the subject is some way off, preventing any wide angle or UWA perspective on the swingbridge itself.

I do like the last one in your follow up, great tonal range and composition.

Cheers,