I think I've tried to explain before how I have difficulty seeing a lot of the landscape type compositions that some people seem to be able to effortless realize. ; So instead I just try to take a lot of unusual shots and see what works out. Here's a few I've tried of Mission Space. ; The first one is my attempt at the sort of abstract compositions that I've admired from others around here. ; The second.. eh, I like it. ; You can see what I'm doing, trying to focus on something unusual to put the familiar attraction in a new perspective. ; I hope I didn't push the purple of those flowers too far. I don't think the third one worked but I'm looking for more opinions on it for confirmation. ; I wanted to play with the curve of the building and thought it would really make this shot work, but when I looked at it on my computer I didn't like it. ; I've got other variations on it but I can't really work up enthusiasm for any of them.
The first one I like. In the second one, the tilt bothers me, but others would probably like it. The third, I think, has not enough of the wall in it. Right now, it looks more like a quick snapshot than an attempt at getting something abstract. Perhaps if there was an angle where you get more of the wall with more of the reflection of the surrounding area and plants instead of actually seeing the surroundings and plants. Erich
I agree with Erich about the tilt on the second one, but it's really only noticeable on that thing on the left. ; If I were taking the same shot, I'd probably use a smaller f/stop for more depth of field to bring the background into a little (but not much) sharper focus. ; But that's just my opinion.
Well I've attached another try at that side of the building. ; But I still don't think the composition is any good. ; I'm actually starting to wonder if it's a rule of thirds issue. ; The composition is just off, the shape of the complex curve makes it impossible to position it right in the image. ; The curve should be doing something. ; It should be drawing your eye, guiding you along the image in some interesting fashion. ; Instead it just takes up space and sort of crams you into the left portion of the image, making you feel claustrophobic. If anyone else has managed to tame this aspect of the building I'd love to see it. As far as the tilt to the narrow DOF image goes.. that's a recurring problem for me. ; I keep looking at pictures I've taken wondering how I could have gotten it so crooked. ; I guess my brain compensates for the tilt because it knows what angle the outside world is at, so I don't perceive it through the viewfinder.
The first shot is interesting, but I really like #2, including the tilt. I think the issue with #3 is that Disney didn't put anything interesting at the far end of the wall for your eye to be drawn to. Although I like the second shot with more in the foreground.
