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A sad sign

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ianwatson:
The owner of this horse farm died unexpectedly. This sign by his gate used to hang there but was taken down and left leaning where you see it.

Tristin was kind enough to offer some suggestions for processing a photograph to evoke nostalgia. I tried to apply them here. What do you think?

Erik Lund:
I like the angle and framing but would suggest; Crop to the bottom of the frame and and convert to B&W

ianwatson:
Thank you, Erik. Like this?

Tristin:
Have to agree with Erik on BW.  The subject of this image, from what you've said, is the removed sign and it's story.  Converting to BW will reduce distraction from the blues/greens and focus attention on where you want it.  Also helps in giving a "looking back" feel.

On adding a nostalgic feel to an image, you really have to take the image into consideration.  This might sound nit-picky, but casting nostalgia on this particular image doesn't work well due to the fact that the sign has been taken down.  It doesn't invite you to reminisce about when the owner and his horse farm lived, but confronts you with the present in which neither do.  Which is why BW is a good option, as it draws attention to the removed sign.  Were the sign still up, it would be a different story.

Always decide what the focus of the image is, and choose your PP towards that end. 

CS:

--- Quote from: Ian Watson on September 25, 2019, 20:30:50 ---Thank you, Erik. Like this?

--- End quote ---

IMO, even though I am the least talented person that I know, WRT composition, I feel compelled to say that this BW conversion, along with the crop that Erik suggested, is a much better image!   ;)

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