Reply #2 - October 03, 2008, 05:17:05 PM
Susie, I won't argue that it's right or wrong. I'll let you guys decide if you like it or not and go from there. I will tell you that it was intentional to have the light values the way they are, and it was naturally this way (not done in Photoshop). I waited for the light to filter through the clouds in this particular 'lighting pattern'. I wanted focus on the entrance of the park between the two formations on the sides, then for some visual interest throughout the landscape. I was hoping the bright area around the outside, and then the dark, and then the brighter area again were acting somewhat like a compositional 'target'. This may be far-fetched, so feel free to tell me what you think. Does your eye go to the entrance first, then naturally move about and take in the rest of the image? Do you immediately get out of it, or does it hold your interest at all? And most importantly to me, do you enjoy looking at it? To me, this is what landscape photography is about. The entire scene is the subject, but there needs to be a focal point and a reason for the viewer to keep discovering new things within it.
What do you think? Keep the comments coming. I'm learning a lot today.
Travis

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