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These could 'almost' fit the symbiosis theme but they aren't both living things....

Two takes....I have a favorite, but thought I'd see what you folks think...opinions and critiques welcome. And the reasons for your preference would be appreciated.

Note....horizons are slanted because of sloping land.

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http://www.pbase.com/image/63568400/original

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http://www.pbase.com/image/63568447/original
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Hi Lucy, both shots are great, the red of the swing is a great contrast to the green foliage surrounding it. I must say that the first one is my favorite, It appears well balanced to my eye, I think the swing being in the lower left leads my eye into the picture nicely and allows it to rest there, its a very effective shot, the question is , did you have a go on the swinf afterwards...hehe. best wishes.....paul
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...to take a swing! LOL....there was no one there, so I could have done it, too! LOL

Thank you for your thoughts and input, Paul....just what I wanted.

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I like the second one better. It looks as if the scene is waiting for a child that grew up or is never coming back. I think it may be due to the light and the fact that the swing is farther away. The first photo looks as if the swing is about to be used, I guess because the swing is foremost in the picture, and the color a bit more punched up. (I guess these are more "feeling" thoughts, rather than technical, but thats the first level on which I view a photograph. If it catches my eye, then I'll try to figure the technical part) Anyway, nice shots.
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Lucy said:
Two takes....I have a favorite, but thought I'd see what you folks
think...opinions and critiques welcome. And the reasons for your
preference would be appreciated.
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Hi Lucy,

It's quite a hard judgment to make. The first one is bolder, the swing is larger and the tree has a strong outline too. But, in the second shot I really like the way the branch and tree trunk create a natural frame to the picture. And the green in the distance is very nice. The only thing that detracts, for me, from the second, is the swing itself is a little small. So which do I choose? Well, the second, because it appealed to me immediately, before I stopped to think and reason it out.
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Peter
 
the second one does it for me moreso than the first. composition-wise, it's definitely got something on the first one. I find the road takes away from the rest of the shot, and the second one reminds me of days looooong gone by :-)

and no, that wasn't a sticky 'o' ;-)

hope you & your husband are doing well.
God bless,
jan

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Difficult choice, Lucy. Each composition has it's plusses and depends on your motive or concept for each.

The first is a stronger composition, with the full trunk of the tree and closer view of the swing, and the verticals of the trunk and matching ropes. The road isn't really that distracting to me as the focus is on the swing and tree.

The second gives a broader feel of isolation of the swing and more space around it enhances the feeling of lonelieness.

Two fine swinging shots, either way you look at them.

Best to you, my friend. Hope your husband is doing well.

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Hi Lucy,

I've looked back and forth a lot, but the second one appealed to me from the beginning, so I'll have to go with that one. There's something very emotive and kind of nostalgic about it. Plus in the first one, I'm not crazy about the gray strip of road that breaks the picture. I like the sloping land and tree on the left in the second one, too.

Really nice!
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(my preference)there is more of a sense of intimacy betwen the viewer, swing and tree, but the lane is a little distracting and that bright red is to far from the center of the frame.(Get down in the grass and shoot up a little? A job for blue jeans! B^)
Lucy said:
These could 'almost' fit the symbiosis theme but they aren't both
living things....

Two takes....I have a favorite, but thought I'd see what you folks
think...opinions and critiques welcome. And the reasons for your
preference would be appreciated.

Note....horizons are slanted because of sloping land.

1/200 f 2.8 11.3mm ISO 100



http://www.pbase.com/image/63568400/original
Click to expand...
On the second the swing seat is cut by the slope which is distracting, and there is little contrast between the swing and the background. ( Calls for one of my 2 flash setups. B^)
All JMHO, and I make a lot of stuff up as I go.

don
Lucy said:
and
1/200 f2.8 20.7mm ISO 100



http://www.pbase.com/image/63568447/original
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Olympus C30-20Z
http://www.pbase.com/lucy
FCAS Member #98, Oly Division
'Photography is the art of seeing what others do not.'

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Lucy,

I like both shots and the clever way the slope cuts thru the swing, but my favorite is the first shot.

I have always tried to take a picture so that when I view it, I am part of the scene. I think the first picture does that for me.

If I was doing some PP on the second picture I probably would do a crop but thats just me.

Just a sucker for close-ups.

Paul
 
Here's my two-cents worth. With it and a $1.50, you can get a cup of coffee, unless you are at a highbrow joint.

I don't like the first one very much. It looks like someone just walked up and took a picture of a swing.

On the other hand, I do like the second one. It looks like someone was more interested in how to make a pleasing composition, than simply capturing a record of the swing. To me, it is a far more pleasing photograph with the way the swing is framed by the tree, limb, and lighter tree on the left, and the hill and greenery. Plus, it doesn't have the road, which, to me, is a distraction.

As an aside. Often times we get so focused on the subject that we forget to notice the light and form within a composition. Some seem to be happy with a photograph of the subject, and nothing more. Others work to use light/shadow and form as an important part of capturing the subject.

To me, your two photos are a good example of the two different approaches. I'm not making a value judgement here. Only to point out what seems to me to be two different approaches. Both are valid. Everyone is sovereign and gets to make the kind of photographs they want. Some viewers will like one approach better than the other, and visa versa. Viewers are sovereign too.

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Lucy said:
These could 'almost' fit the symbiosis theme but they aren't both
living things....

Two takes....I have a favorite, but thought I'd see what you folks
think...opinions and critiques welcome. And the reasons for your
preference would be appreciated.

Note....horizons are slanted because of sloping land.
Click to expand...
looking at both of the shots the second one is more interesting in my opinion and i think it's because the perspective is a little different than the first...i think the swing has a more interesting part in the second photo - hanging almost alone as children sometimes want to do, but always supported by their parents - the tree in this instance. i would like to see this shot as a black and white?

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No question for me, the second one...

The first is a picture of a swing in a tree, the second one to me is a scene with a tree and a swing.

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I appreciate your input. I 'understand' about the long 00000000's LOL!

And thank you for the good wishes for us....his radiation has helped ease his pain and that is a big plus.

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