I prefer the top one as my eye stays central and on the subject.
Bottom my eye is looking all around.
But I think you need to judge at print size...
Tin Can
Just to clarify, the image at bottom is straight out of the camera, so to speak.
It's not so much a question of one versus the other, but more a question of whether the treatment is effective and/or could be improved upon somehow.
Thank you Gary, Ken and Randy for your thoughts. I'm agreeing with all of you, I think.
Paul,
Lovely image and rendition of the scan... A few thoughts since you asked.
The sky is a bit dark on the upper left, top and right side. However, the clouds are quite beautiful against the darkened sky. Perhaps just a bit less burning in the very dark areas will fix that.
IMHO, The center foreground could be slightly darker to complement the lower corners. This would lead the viewer deeper into the image toward the lake where you've maintained lighter tones. As-is, the immediate center foreground seems to be competing with that portion of land which is light toned and closer to the lake.
Regards,
Dennis
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I was digging around in some stuff in the closet and found a packet of Tri-X negs, so I decided to scan a few just for fun. This particular image was made around 1982 near my home in CA.
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