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1 and 3, especially 3 have a wonderful sensibility to them. They are very much in the vein of Robert Adams' The New West.Here's the good ol' ranch-barn-gate cliche, times three. My own preference is the last and simplest one.
Pierce Point Ranch, Point Reyes National Seashore.
Kirk
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RX1rII
Thank you for the compliment! I printed the third one today.
I showed the trio to a friend whose reaction was that they all looked like pictures that other people had taken before. I guess that's the downside of being 'in the vein' of someone else's work!
Kirk
Agreed. I find the third posted pic to be an absolute winner; the first two are busy by comparison, with uncertain cropping (try cropping out the RHS tree in number 2—it’s too symmetrical for my taste as it stands). This shot has simplicity and ample texture in its favour, and a peacefulness and depth which I enjoy very much! I would crop the top a bit, to make the experience a little more concentrated. Contrast could be increased slightly, but details are holding well in shadows and highlights, and it would be a bad thing for them to block up or blow, though making the sunlit parts brighter would provide a sense of heat. I particularly like the separation in the shadow area at the base of the image. And is that uncorrected barrel distortion, or is the wall really a bit bendy?Here's the good ol' ranch-barn-gate cliche, times three. My own preference is the last and simplest one.
Pierce Point Ranch, Point Reyes National Seashore.
Kirk
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