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OK, here we go.

Week 1: CURVED
I've been thinking about this topic for the whole 4 days (by now I think everything in this world is curved!) just to get back to one of my first and favourite shots, taken last November on our way to Greenwich Park. Nobody has seen it yet, so I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys think about it!

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Super angle and great vision to spot the angle of the fence. I'm not sure the composition is quite right, would have liked to see more of the curved fence through the shot, but easy for me to say not being there ;)
 
I love the way the eye is drawn down the left hand side of the frame. The right hand side is good too, but almost superfluous.

Nice shot,

Phil
 
I think it's a strong shot. I like the way the fence leads off to a vanishing point that I can't see. Makes it look like it goes on forever.

The right hand side of the shot is a little dark for me, but I can see the difficulty in getting the exposure right.

Nice image.

Ian.
 
Really good spot with that fence.
It's something I would have walked right past without looking twice at.

The quirky angle works well. It's slightly disorientating to see the leaning fence vs the straight trees - but in a good way. Makes the shot more interesting.

Agree with the others about the RHS. Not sure that you need all of that in there.
 
slimboy fat said:
Cheat!! ;)
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Oops, it did cross my mind that I shouldn't say it, but then - it's hard not to notice that the photo wasn't taken yesterday, no? ;)

Thanks for your comments all, now that I look at it, I think I should have focused more on the fence, instead of trying to squeeze everything into the picture at the same time: the fence, the tree, the leaves, etc. I guess that's the first lesson learned - think what you want to show first!

Good point on the exposure too, probably the focusing would have helped with choosing the right light, instead of going for a compromise that makes other parts of the picture look OK, but not great. I'll think about it for my next shot.
 
This one is a great photo. maybe a vertical crop straight down the middle would maybe give the focus you mention :shrug:

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If you want I will remove it :)
 
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Well done on a good start. As for cheating, it's your project... give it a few weeks till Simon draws one of his really awful themes out the bag ;).... I don't think we ever got the crowbar smiley approved...

There's a fair few curves in that image, the fence itself, the fence again, the path has a different one. I love the trees along the RHS, but I was thinking the same crop as John above to focus on the fence specifically... a good one for the reshoot card ;)
 
I like how both the curved railing and the trees on the right lead you to the same spot. Great start :)
 
Thanks for the cropped version, CGeezer, exactly what I had in mind. Although... now when I look at it, it not only changes the focus, but story around the picture as well. While the first version is more of a 'autumn walk' photo, the cropped one is more of a 'geometry and form' photo. I'll try to play around with it, it might be an interesting experiment ;)
Thanks all for comments, I find it extremely helpful and encouraging.
 
Nice idea for the shot and very well seen. I think the image is a little underexposed but not so much as to be too detrimental.

I also prefer the crop but as you have said this does change the interpretation of the image.
 
I prefer the original - which is a wonderful shot - the juxtapostion of the anything-but-curved trees against the curved man made rail just works a treat for me. The colours and the converging verticals just work so well :) Love it! :clap:
 
Down with flu this week, so used minimum energy to create this one... I'm wondering whether it's not too dark? Can't really decide.

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That's a nice, clean simple image Ania. I think I would have cropped it slightly tighter on the left hand side, and maybe a little off the bottom too.

Aside from not actually understanding German, I like it.
 
I don't understand German either ;) My husband is German so I just grabbed the Bible from his shelf and used it for this shot. Gospels still qualify for poetry, don't they?
 
Hi, very nicely done athough I would have like to see a little more of the open book.

:)
 
Hi Ania,

Das ist eshr gut (It is very good) I agree with Scarecrow, slight crop off the LHS and bottom.

:)
 
Actually I think something in between :D... sorry for being awkward. I like having the upper corner in shot, and the open book is just about right. Lovely DOF. I'd be tempted to move the lower books over to the left to fill up the table and corner a bit more.
 
I hope that your Flu's better Ania.

And despite the illness you've come up with a lovely shot.
Personally I prefer the impact of the cropped version, but both are good.
IMO it definitely qualifies as poetry. It's a lovely simple interpretation that works very well :thumbs:
 
SarahLee said:
I've noticed a few people dropping out over the last couple of weeks.
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If any more drop, I'll be setting up a worldwide relief fund! Victims of the TP Photo 52 Challenge!
 
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