Training my composition

How's this composition? Normal snapshot?

My brother is a photographer and he said that the composition is good. "There is not much you can do with a car"

You know, your brother should join here sometime.

I'd agree. It's not a bad composition.

I think that the quality of the photo is quite good. Good color, good contrast, good lighting and depth of field.

Not certain I'd agree with the composition. I guess it just depends on what exactly you were trying to take a picture of. To my eyes, I think the front bumper is too close to the right edge of the picture, I don't like the way the back of the car is cut off. That bluish thing that looks like it may be some sort of a mail box sticking up behind the middle of the hood bothers me, because now I want to know what it is and I can't tell. The gate that looks like an entrance to a foyer or carport, looks like it might be really nice, but too little of it is shown to be able to tell. Also looks like a nice house and foliage in the background but too little of it to see. And there's really no "good" focal point.

If you were trying to focus on the car as the subject, I think I'd suggest stepping back a bit and get about 3 or 4 steps up on a ladder and take a full shot of the car and get more of the background in the picture. (sort of a "frame" for the car). Getting up a little higher than the car will also add a more 3 dimensional look to the shot. I think you'd have a much better picture if you tried something like that.

That blue thing looks like a power box to me ... those that you see in the street.

And I think ATNO is right ... a view from a bit higher would already make a big difference ...

I mostly agree with this part of your post. There are other bits that i'd have a different opinion on but it might be that i just don't seem to understand where you are coming from.

I envy your relationship with your brother, Don. Me and my brother don't talk. Really good to hear your brother's comments.


Thanks, Craig
Actually I think I'm going to google search what exactly does it mean by composition in photography, because from what I know it has to be something like the picture has good framing with good backgrounds, matching angles....etc.



I am reading for the 3rd time now, Mark. I don't know what to answer to your kind comment. The blue thing is a rubbish bin from the owner of that house. I can't find which gate you're saying? It's in the front of a house. There's no port.

carport ...

Now I know what is a carport but no, there's no carport there. This house is under renovation and I was inside of the house shooting out, from my camera. It has fully built now and it isn't really a garage. Just a place to park your car (size of two) in front of the house with the gate closing. Houses here may seem and look weird to you Americans, because most of it have gates and are always closed tight.

Am i still missing some point?
Thanks R_T

I guess there's only left to say what hasn't been said yet - shoot with a larger (lower number) aperture. This will blur anything behind the focal point (called bokeh) and draw your focus to your subject.

Neksus, I get what you mean but the thing is I think it has to do with a better 50mm lens? Mine I suppose is a maximum 35mm.

I have adjusted the lowest number of aperture and it can't beep to signal me to shoot I had to use a higher aperture..i'm confused now actually with High F?

Low f = wider aperture.

The mm is the focal length, not the aperture.

If it won't focus for you, try using manual focus.

You should always be using manual focus anyway. Autofocus on alot of cameras tends to be not as accurate.

Manual,...hmm I tried initially and found no luck with it, most of the pics I got was very very Blur and I thought I had no choice except Auto...

Still lot lot to learn, THanks CRaig and Neksus,

Everyone~! Thank you for posting in my training thread

I've found in bright light auto-focus tends to be dead on. Even in low light my 30D does a better job than my eye at focusing 99% of the time.