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Jefferson Memorial Anonymous
I think this shot of the jefferson memorial was nice.
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>> Choamsky
It's a very nice shot. The only fault, if you can call it that, is that the horizon is slightly askew. But it's still a great shot.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>53712
What the hell, man. I've seen you rip some world-class photos a new one and *this* you call a great shot? Actually, wait, no, that explains a lot.

This is pretty much the shot that a tourist with just enough knowledge of composition to be dangerous would take. I.e., they heard about the Rule of Thirds, so stuck the memorial off to the side instead of dead smack in the center. The problem with that is it makes the whole picture feel unbalanced.

"What do you mean by unbalanced?" I hear you asking. Well, this picture is actually a perfect example of this concept. Whip out a ruler, measure that horizon: It is *exactly level*. Your brain just says it's askew because there's all this stuff going on with the trees and the memorial and the memorial's reflection over on one side and this massive blank chunk of sky on the other.

Additionally, there's really nothing in the picture that one's eye is immediately drawn to. Your eyes just sort of wander around to the memorial and the boats and the memorial again and the people at the edge of the lake and maybe the trees and the buildings and the...

There's nothing that really stands out and says "This. This is what the shot is about. Look at this and feel the same thing I felt when I took it."

All this shot says is "So yeah, here's the Jefferson Memorial and its surroundings." Fine for documenting your trip to the Jefferson memorial (other than the aforementioned balance problem, which keeps making my brain think the horizon is all tilty *even though* I pulled out a ruler and measured it) but not really something you'd hang in a gallery.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
(My field was too long with the previous rant, so here's my suggestions for improvement if you happen to be in the area again)

1. Don't Rule-of-Thirds this bad boy. Centering is sometimes a good composition, especially when you want to highlight a sense of stability, e.g., with a big stone monument.
2. If you absolutely must compose like this, wait until there's something in the sky to the left before you take the shot. E.g., sunrise, sunset, clouds, etc
3. It's hard to get an interesting picture of something like the Jefferson Memorial that hundreds of tourists take pictures of every day. Maybe try taking pictures of the things around the memorial, with the memorial itself in the background. Find interesting subjects and use the bigass monument as a backdrop to it.
4. Get closer. Get closer, get closer, get closer. "If your pictures aren't interesting enough, you're not close enough."
>> Choamsky
>>53724

I know. But I'm also sick of saying "THIS FUCKING SUCKS" to every photo I don't like. This is nothing exemplary, but there's also nothing wrong with it, really. At least he's obviously taken the time to frame it and take it, as opposed to other people who seem to take a photo by mistake and go "oh, this turned out nicely, I'll post it on 4chan".

If I had more energy I'd probably have ripped into it. But he doesn't seem to be a regular, and he's just anon, which means if he ever posts again I won't know who he is and won't be able to see if he improved and listened to suggestions anyway, so my rants are pointless and a waste of time.

I can be mean if you want to...

And what are these "world class photos" you're referring to?