Landmarks

[JohnEBongo]

Here are a couple of local landmarks in my town. I am thinking of going to the local Chamber of Commerce with them to see if they may interested in buying them and/or having me do more them. What do you think??

http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=y3rwtx&outx=400&oq=0


http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y36m9y&outx=600&oq=0

[Andy_T]

John,

the resolution of the shots is not very high, so it's a tad difficult to critisize them.

I like the first one, but am not totally sure if it's not too much of the effect ... Do you have other compositions with a less pronounced perspective effect? Also the shot is 'leaning' a bit. If the horizon was straight, it was less distracting.

I think the second one would be more interesting if you observed the rule of thirds and placed the station more to the right of the photo ... less zoom, and a bit more open space on the left side.

Also, I find the copyright a bit distracting :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

[rick barclay]

Wouldn't a Manassas picture require a Civil War-type setting? I realize it's
a trite and hackneyed theme for such an historical place, but that's the
fate of cities that are focal points to great memorable events.

[PhotosGuy]

The first is a "clock" pic. If I saw more of the building behind, it might be a "Manassas" pic.
The 2nd has too much of the station in shadow to be interesting to me. Choose an overcast day, or a time of day when the light is more from the side - shortly after sunrise or before sunset will give your pic some interesting shades of color, too.
Keep at it. :wink:

[JohnEBongo]

Thanks for the input. Not sure why the resolution is bad, the originals are very sharp. The clock was a little off so I rotated the pic a little which threw off the horizon. Not sure how to correct both. I like the perspective but I guess that is a subjective thing. I thought all of the diagonals in the second one compensated for the lack of use of thirds. I will have ot back and try again with more space on the left.
As for the Civil War theme thing, Here are a couple:

http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y3u55l&outx=800&oq=0%20

http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=y3u583&outx=800&oq=0