-- Greg Rothschild (gnr@toast.net), September 18, 1998

Answers

Nice picture, Greg. Great job with the framing. Where was this taken?

-- Alex Aycrigg (grigg80@hotmail.com), September 18, 1998.

thanks for the kind words. the shot was taken in yellowstone np. the actual spot is called Tower Falls. i was on the side of the hill- as far down as i could get without falling down the cliff...

-- Greg Rothschild (gnr@toast.net), September 18, 1998.

There doesn't seem to be any main subject for this photo. I suspect that you see several interesting subjects in this frame, and you were trying to capture them all in one shot. A simpler photo, with fewer things going on, would have more impact. Isolate and compose.

-- James Tarquin (tarquin@erols.com), September 19, 1998.

Sorry, this one doesn't do anything for me. It's pretty, but does it work?

There's too much compression... A vantage point that would have let you capture more of what looks like an "s" curve in the river and especially showing the rapids would have helped tremendously. As it stands there is no focal point of interest and nothing to lead the eye.

The opposing peaks are kind of interesting but it's hard to tell if they're meant to be the main subject or not, especially since the right-hand peak is almost the same tone at the trees behind it.

Lastly, the lighting is maybe too harsh. A high overcast would have helped...

Do you have other photos from that trip? I'm not trying to be mean, just trying to help...

Keith

-- Keith Clark (ClarkPhotography@spiritone.com), September 21, 1998.

I agree with Keith. The bottom left hand corner is much brighter than the rock in the foreground (subject, maybe?). Just too contrasty overall. Maybe a polarizer and/or warming filter would have helped.

-- Joe Cheatwood (cheatwoo@ufl.edu), September 24, 1998.