For some reason, this photo sucks.
It seemed so intruging when I took it — deep vignetting and narrow depth of field due to f/1.4, rain, atmospheric colors, and geometric unity among the horizontal lines.
A little bit of editing to amplify these attributes, and now, crap.
Can someone smarter and more artistic than I am help explain what has gone wrong?
3 comments
Seph Skerritt says:
August 19, 2008 at 8:29 am (UTC -4)
Probably not smarter or more artistic, but let me try.
I think what is missing is a sense of motion. Because the lines are perfectly matched with the direction of travel, and the background is dark and muted, it’s hard to tell how fast the person is moving. It also doesn’t help that the body is pretty relaxed – as if he is coasting slowly, which makes it a little less emotional, less interesting.
wingerz says:
August 19, 2008 at 5:46 pm (UTC -4)
The moods sort of clash too – the guy is happy and bright, but it’s raining and dark in the background.
jgilbert says:
August 20, 2008 at 9:52 am (UTC -4)
Yeah, i think thats right. I was going for a very static “moment in time”, but I think the rigid geometry of the composition sucked the life out of the shot.