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from marshall/Marshall (11,997)  
on April 13, 2004 10:38:49 AM CDT
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Generally speaking, the clutter is well-organized into the frame. The image divides into planes, with most of the "clutter" in one plane and the background dominated by the sky as a second plane behind. That's how the image resolves to my eye. As mentioned, the very high contrast has caused some problems. I like the red object near the middle, but I'd like to see it be a little stronger (not fire-engine, cynosural red, just a little richer) and I'd like to see more detail in the foreground objects.
Given the contrast between sky detail and foreground depth, you might have no option but to composite two different exposures or shoot a wider-latitude film - negative film, like Reala, Porta, or some other option, which might enable you to bring some amount of detail out of the posts and other dark areas. Enjoy.
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from dieaxt/Andrew (11,640)
on April 13, 2004 9:20:55 AM CDT
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I don't have any objection to the clutter: I think that the assemblage of objects is probably what attracted you to the scene, and makes it interesting.
The exposure, however, is a problem: it looks like the light is from behind the fence, and that you exposed for the sky rather than the objects. To do otherwise, of course, would have resulted in a blown-out sky. I think I'd choose to accentuate what you've got, and convert to a high-contrast b&w with the foregound objects tending toward silhouettes.
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from zal/Zal (5,557)
on April 13, 2004 8:47:04 AM CDT
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I agree with the critque below. There are a lot of elements in the photo (the fence, bike, chicken, hanging things, etc.), and they make the overall photo a bit too busy and cluttered instead of contributing to a coherent "whole". Also, the exposure seems a bit off to me. The sky is too bright and the foreground elements are too dark. That said, I think you managed to create a decent composition out of the clutter. The bike is placed well in the frame and it has a counterbalance--the chicken. The fence and posts are framed nicely. As a suggestion, try bringing up the brightness in the foreground then converting to B&W. There's not a lot of color here anyway, and if you can enhance the tones, you may have a more interesting B&W photograph.
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from chris7273/Christophe (131)
on April 13, 2004 7:43:08 AM CDT
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My first impression is "confusion". I don't manage to focus on an element... I like the idea of framing the picture with the trees but I would have cropped the picture to focus only the door and the elements (chicken / bike / ...).
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From liutas/Eugenijus (690)
on April 13, 2004 9:45:22 AM CDT
Where I can "a dutch" mood stated? It can be anyywhere at Europe, and not omly Europe...
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