City Tractor

[michaelbehlen]

Some C&C would be great.

[Radtech1]

Just a couple of quick comments on what I think might strengthen this shot. First, and most glaring, the bucket touches the frame. I find it a huge distraction when the subject is not included in it's entirety (unless you have an artistic reason for not doing so, which I don't see here).

Second, it seems that the shot needs to be rotated counter clockwise. The lines that I would expect to be horizontal are not. That may be because the tractor might be on a slope, but either way, it would look a better if they were.

Third, and this is a small issue - the background is cluttered with buildings. They are too far away to provide meaningful context (and how much context does a piece of construction equipment need, anyway?). If you have a shot of the field where there are no buildings, see if you can blend that into here.

On the other side of the coin, exposure is spot on, light quality is very good, sky is appealing. On a technical basis, it is a nice shot. Just needs a little attention to the compositional side.

Rad

[jbkalla]

Radtech1: Great comments! You pointed out things I have problems with in my shots also!

[michaelbehlen]

Thanks radtech. That was a great critque. I had no artistic reason for snapping the pic, the lighting was great, and I thought I would get a good exposure. Straighten, and maybe clone out building? Thanks for the tips, Ill see wat I can do, and watch out for those things next time. Thanks a ton..

[michaelbehlen]

Buildings are gone. PIc does look better.

[Radtech1]

Now just give it a little bit of breathing room....