[Leica] Don't be shy: sink the boots ;-)

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

>My landscapes have been getting a few nice comments, but this one did not:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/IceScape-5.jpg.html
>
>and I thought it might be a "dodgy" one, so please don't hold back. 
>Why doesn't it work? Is it just too messy and confusing? Sink the 
>boots, I'm planning to be more critical this year with my own and 
>others work, as I think we all learn more that way.
>
>Cheers and Happy new year
>
>Alastair
>




OK. Here goes.


It's too messy. There is no focus. Are we looking at the left side or 
the right? There is no 'larger' penguin to look at. Things are at an 
equal distance, equal brightness (flat) and the detail is also all 
about equal in value.

Now if you had a penguin, about half torso and head, looking onto the 
scene from the lower right hand corner, wringing his hands and 
moaning about government employees.....


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