Greetings and Merry Christmas from the Critique club :o)
I've been sitting on this for a day to think about it.
The colors of this image are very flat, and it lacks contrast in general. I'm not sure what you meant by shutter speed:1/2.6 but maybe 1/2 a second? It seems that the camera might have chosen this, and not you intentionally. Try setting up and taking the shot at several different shutter speeds when taking shots of dark subjects.
I think this could have been helped by taking the picture at night also. This would serve to bring out the house and to get rid of all the ugly brown grass.
The dog doesn't seem to serve a purpose and just seems like he happened to be there.
Also, is seems that it is slightly tilted to the right, may be the perspective of the house from the side. Taking the shot more direct on might help if that is the case.
Other than the flat colors and composition this picture lacks a real message. One possible Idea that I had was for maybe a large present sticking out of the mailbox, or someone carrying a large box to the front door. This challenge was very much a product or sales idea photo, and this doesn't really inspire a warm and happy feeling that makes me want to buy.
-steve
Message edited by author 2005-12-23 19:11:13. |
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