help with composition

[MatthewWilliams]

I left Denver CO this afternoon for a 280 mile drive north to Casper WY on I-25. I pulled off to stretch my legs at a pull off along the way and to take a picture or two. This place is nice as there is absolutely nothing around and I mean nothing, and every time I go past here it looks different. To give a little scale to WY, I still had 115 miles to go and realized there were only 2 towns between me and my destination, Douglas and Glendo. Some might argue 3 but I don't count Glenrock. Put it this way, a few years ago a car ran into the convenience/gas store. The store burnt down taking out 25% of the business in the town. Also if there aren't enough people in a town to put together a softball team I aint counting it. This picture also can't portray the wind. 35 to 45 MPH. So I was looking for C&C on the composition as I have done no PP.




Then I thought "How long would it take to photograph every fence post in WY"




And dont have to worry about any neighbors

[TonyW]

That's pretty densely populated compared to many places I have driven through in Australia. Looks like good sheep country. I quite like #2 and #4 especially. They all give me a feeling about the place.

[IzzieK]

I like the way you think...with these shots. My favourite is #1 and #3. #4 is fascinating too for its breadth and width and #3 for your thought of how long to photograph every fence...

Tony -- we once drove from Melbourne to Wagga-Wagga (NSW) and those long stretches of flat roads were just so abandoned we thought we were in the desert many times and wonder when we were going to see another human being! That was back in '82 or '85...must be different now..

[Shadowman]

I like the first and third image for the perspective/angles/leading lines, would have been nice if the township was on the other side of the fence.

[bnnrcn]

I like #1, #3 and #4 I would crop about half of the green from left in #3 , this would make the fence less centered and put the emphasis more on the buildings.

[Wavelength]

Very nice images; well conceived

[MatthewWilliams]

On #2 -- if the Bluff in the back ground was the focus would that work

[KimC]

Love the angle on #1. Also like #3; however, I would remove the sign on the left. Nice imagery.

[MatthewWilliams]

I cropped and did a little adjusting - but that first fence post just isn't right is it?

here is the data of the original(and the +1/3 compensation was accidental)
The lens is an 18-55 kit lens ( I also have a t5i but i grabbed the older one on the way out the door the other day)

File Name IMG_2037.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Firmware Firmware 1.1.1
Shooting Date/Time 10/2/2014 5:03:05 PM
Owner's Name unknown
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length 55.0mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style Landscape
Sharpness 4
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction Off
Dust Delete Data No



Oh I forgot i had this one -- with the first fence post the focus --- so my question is --- Should i stick to making beer for a hobby (cause even crappy beer is still beer) or do i have potential ( but then again a crappy picture is still a picture)

[IzzieK]

Matthew..this is my favourite. I like the first one better of this second submission. Nothing wrong with making beer...just tedious when you can easily buy as many at the bottle shop...unless you live at the back of the beyond then an old clean bathtub can be your friend...

[MatthewWilliams]

Yes your right brewing is an art of patience and as well i suppose was photography before digital