This is taken through those double fences. One section of the fence was blown down during a storm, so I got a chance to see through the fence in a unique perspective. I found this dandelion seed hanging on the edge of the fence. I took a few pictures from where it was, but then decided to place it between the two layers of the fence and liked this better.
I wish the vanishing point had been clearer, but the camera was set on macro. (I don't have a fancy camera, I had to put my finger beside the seed to let it focus right. Kinda frustrating, but built my patience too.) I also took some photos where the focus was set to infinity, but the dandelion seed became a distractive blur. I think the seed makes the photo more interesting, so I went with this macro.
Hopefully this photo would score better than a 5.5 (20% chance). If it breaks 6 (2% chance), I'll dance to celebrate.
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I like the tonal variations shown in the wood. The subtle change in the grain in the different planks creates a pleasing pattern that draws your eye into the frame.
Good use of a shallow DOF to separate the subject but to also make the scene appear deeper than it actually is. (A few feet of fence looks like miles)
The black and white conversion works well here. I would be curious to see what a color version looks like.
Composition is well done. The vanishing point lays right on one of the "thirds" intersection points. Previous comments suggest taking off about an inch off the top. I would disagree as the current presentation gives a sort of "canyon" appearance to the shot which is quite nice.
The challenge:
Very unique shot in general but especially in relation to the challenge. I myself actually gave this a 7 so I am disappointed to see that it score in the 5.7 range though it is nice to see that the people who stopped to comment also gave this a 7.
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