It's true that the swing has little contrast with the background and one
has to visually search for the swing as subject for a second or two.
But I like it as it is.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/22/2013 6:41 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Chris wrote
>>
>> The day after I photographed the wicker swing, I went back and
>> photographed it again because I liked the light better the next day, which
>> was Monday. Same day I photographed the tire swing in the fog.
>>
>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1611
>>
>> This is also from the Mamiya 6.
>>
>> Film is Tri-X in PMK.
> Now, I'm not a black and white expert. And as far as I can tell this shot is
> sharp, and the composition is fine.
>
> But something about it bothers me, and that is that the lighting seems (what
> I will call) too flat. Maybe experts call it something else. There's no
> directional lighting. I think some could have lifted this image to a higher
> plane.
>
> I do know that I don't like very contrasty B&W prints, but that's another
> extreme.
>
> Discussion?
>
> Brian Swale
>
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