Yeah, Ken, but . . . I like your "I would love to live....." very much. It is lovely and elegant. However, with THIS subject, I feared I might blunder into "Thomas Kincaide, Painter of Light" country. (Do you know his work? I wish I didn't.) I did many different crops (including the one shown here) and settled on this one because I think it best expresses the innocence/darkness of fairy tales suggested by the title. Anyway. it is the contrast of that darkness that I think makes the point. Incidentally, the uncropped version's dark forest is much, much bigger and more ominous. As I was looking through your (very impressive) portfolio, by the way, I was struck by several shots that sort of do the very thing I was attempting: "Sleepy, misty road on a rainy day," "Sunset in the bed room" and "Light in the woods." Anyway, thanks for the good comments. Keep 'em coming. They help me see better. And that, after all, is one of the main things we're interested in. Best wishes and apologies for being so long-winded, --George
Interestng subject. Lovely house. The darkness on the right side trees distracts and dilutes the main subject. If you were looking to show the house in its surroundings - I would have kept it in the middle. The trick is to make the surroundings work for your subject instead of competing for audience or distracting. Please take a look at my "I would love to live" image. It might be helpful. Regards,ken.
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