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Spring in Wine Country, California

© Brenda Tharp

Spring in Wine Country, California

Uploaded: July 03, 2003 21:15:51

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Peter Lopez October 25, 2004

An ingenious shot, Brenda! In my opinion, the clouds dominate ... look how the plant rows and even the road draw the eye back up to the clouds once you come down to examine the barn. #181859

Brenda Tharp October 31, 2004

Thanks Peter. It is one of those images that keeps the eye moving around, and I like that about this photo. Not always do you get the chance to balance everything out so that this happens! #881789

RJ Baynum November 04, 2004

That is what he was saying, if you can read and understand it. There is no harmony and balance of the rule of thirds.
It was not taken low enough to fill the frame as it should with less sky, and also no Polerizer.. need to re do..

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Kathryn (Love) Scheet level-classic November 04, 2004

I like this Brenda. I think you are right in that it keeps the viewers eye moving throughout it, and I really like the way the road leads the eye off into the sky :) Love the composition too #890417

Brenda Tharp November 04, 2004

Thank you Kathryn. Spring in the wine country here can be so nice when you get good skies!

I'm confused by the previous comment, by RJ Baynum, however. It doesn't make any sense to me and the photo with it doesn't relate, either - must be a computer glitch somehow got that thread mixed in with this one! #890557

RJ Baynum November 04, 2004

Sorry if I was confusing..
That shot with the flowers is mine, but how it got there I don't, it was for the contest. I think as I said before, that your pic is a little off on the rule of thirds, and maybe a polerizer? It could be better. #890663

Brenda Tharp November 08, 2004

Thanks for clearing up the photo, RJ. As to the rule of thirds, I wasnt' trying to place it perfect in the thirds - the horizon undulates through the mid-section of the frame, which was intentional to create a more even balance between all the areas - the yellow, the white and the red accent point of the barn. Also, I did use a polarizer, but since this is Velvia film, I rarely polarize heavily as it's too unnatural. Aside from losing some saturation in the upload, the scene is how I intended - the choice of the artist. #898077

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