07-26-2010, 09:48 AM
Even intentionally running the water straight back to the backdrop, and being satisfied with the results can be misconstrued by viewers. I've often been asked what I plan to do in the background of the photo below...
...and my answer is "Nothing." This is where the river empties into Lake Erie, and, when you look out over the lake, all you see is the water meeting the sky. Perhaps I didn't accomplish what I was trying to show, but it looks right to my eye. Maybe I need to add a distant laker on the horizon, with a tell-tale smudge of smoke trailing behind.
From where Barney Secord sits, though, it won't fool anybody, even me.
Wayne
...and my answer is "Nothing." This is where the river empties into Lake Erie, and, when you look out over the lake, all you see is the water meeting the sky. Perhaps I didn't accomplish what I was trying to show, but it looks right to my eye. Maybe I need to add a distant laker on the horizon, with a tell-tale smudge of smoke trailing behind.
From where Barney Secord sits, though, it won't fool anybody, even me.
Wayne