Home from the workshop through Nobechi Creative, traveling in central Hokkaido and going through so many images (today alone, I DELETED over 400!). We had 2 critique sessions where we each shared 5 images. Feedback on this one was that while it was technically well done, the composition was very intentional (which was not a good thing apparently). I'm still trying to sort out what that means exactly and how to improve it compositionally.
A link if you are curious...Xuan-Hui Ng was our photography leader and translator, with Masumi Takahashi the very well known photographer Sensei (teacher) of the small group workshop. https://lenscratch.com/2023/11/xuan-hui-ng-in-conversation-with-masumi-takahashi/
Love the composition and hues. I spent quite a lit of time contemplating composition, either in the execution or processing of the image, surely this us "intentional" - am I doing it wrong!!
A lovely framed capture - the only withdraw it has for me is the two white ("silver birch? ) directly in the centre of the composition ! ( But then I am no expert) , just a personal taste !
I wonder if you cropped it up a bit from the bottom, and in from the right, so the trees moved out of the centre if it would improve it? In any case I still love the image. It reminds me of stepping out on many mist spring mornings, and just feeling glad that the winter is over and we have warm weather and flowers to look forward to.
Sounds like a wonderful trip! A beautiful image… If intention is a sin in composition, I might be in trouble. ;-/. Thank you for the link… I enjoyed reading it. Hopefully, once you get set up on Beaver Island, we can catch up.
June 1st, 2025
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