Thanks for the input.
I'll have to visit my son again soon, he is in central Florida and I'm
in northern Ohio, and get back to Tarpon Springs again to see what I
can do with "captain Dexter' and enjoy some of the Greek food that is
there.
On this trip we were with him because the next day or so he was going
to have upper and lower jaw realignment surgery. He was nervous and
anxious so I was working around that.
I'll try to get there at a different time of day and I'll take a longer
lens with me too.
Thanks again for the comments.
Bob
Rich Mason wrote:
As one who also likes things nautical and rusty I thought
I would jump in with some thoughts at the last minute. I grabbed a
screen shot so people might still know which picture I'm talking about
when the new gallery is posted:
http://img.skitch.com/20090509-kibhexhgjkpca7w4gwm3w73e4g.jpg
Bob said, "There was a busy street behind me and I wasn't able to move
around much. I know it's not much more than a snapshot and wonder how I
could make it better." Well, I can think of many changes.
Composition, lighting, timing, content and framing among them. The
tilted horizon has already been mentioned.
Composition--Capt. Dexter is in the middle of the frame. This is good
if you're the boat's owner and want a record shot to show what's on
offer when you put it up for sale. For generating interest in a
composition, not so good. I'm not sure what you could do in this case
as your mobility was limited, so that brings up...
Framing. With a longer lens you could have come up with something like
this: http://img.skitch.com/20090509-ffgfiduiwh8584xud6tucni9we.jpg
Often it's not necessary to show a whole thing to give an impression of
its essence. In this case the rusty boat would actually have occupied
more of the frame than in your original photograph of the entire boat,
yet you would only have included a part of it. Less is more.
Lighting. Midday light is rarely helpful in making a photograph
interesting. Unless you're a photojournalist with no choice as to when
events take place, it might be nice to choose another time of day.
Early morning or near sunset could add some interest in the form of
shadows and highlighting. Even after sunset could be fun.
Examples of mine:
After sunset:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/35520942_2faf5cc28b_o.jpg
After dark:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/43084589_f946dc1902_o.jpg
Timing. Other than time of day, maybe something else to add interest
in the frame like a passing small boat or more dramatic clouds in the
sky. With any luck a cloud would pass just right to keep Capt. Dexter
fully lit while casting its shadow on the somewhat cluttered
background.
I hope this was helpful.
Cheers,
Rich
Bob Sull - Capt Dexter
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