Exercise: A Single Figure Small.

Exercise: A single figure small.

First.

While out shopping I spotted an older lady sat in the entrance to the Town Hall.  Not very happy with the result.  The woman is too large in the shot.  The subdued tones help but she is too dominant.  In one version I made of this I cropped out the pipe and white feature to the left of the opening but this made the woman even more dominant and left her as the only real feature.  By leaving these details in the eye is distracted away from the woman.

Canon G1-X. 60.5mm. f5.8.  1/250sec.

Second.

I saw a lone figure walking along the sea edge.  I went on to The Pier and took this shot.  It is quite a busy scene with the view of the sea front buildings to the left, and the splashing waves to the right.  Here the figure is fulfilling a role by giving a feeling of scale but is not a dominant part of the picture.  Much happier with this one.

Canon G1-X. 60.5mm. f5.6. 1/250sec.

Third.

While waiting in the car park at Deal Station to take a picture for the busy traffic exercise I saw this young lady on the far platform.  Although she is only a small part of the composition her hair and form lift her out from the grey and straight lines of her surroundings.  

Olympus E3. 50-200 @ 72mm.f5.6. 1/200sec.