About the Image(s)
I took this photograph of the Church of St. John at Kaneo, which is a Macedonian Orthodox church, from a hill above it. I went there by boat with an adventure travel group. This church is located in North Macedonia and is situated on a cliff over Kaneo Beach on Lake Ohrid. This spot and the blue water surrounding it are incredibly beautiful, as was the scenery all along our boat ride.
I took this photograph handheld with a Nikon D7200, f/11, 1/400 sec., ISO-400. In Photoshop, I added a curves adjustment and slightly increased saturation and contrast.
I took this photograph of the Church of St. John at Kaneo, which is a Macedonian Orthodox church, from a hill above it. I went there by boat with an adventure travel group. This church is located in North Macedonia and is situated on a cliff over Kaneo Beach on Lake Ohrid. This spot and the blue water surrounding it are incredibly beautiful, as was the scenery all along our boat ride.
I took this photograph handheld with a Nikon D7200, f/11, 1/400 sec., ISO-400. In Photoshop, I added a curves adjustment and slightly increased saturation and contrast.
Francois Venter
An interesting vantage point for the house. Compositionally I am not sure you need the sky and all the water in the image. I would have rather tilted the camera down and concentrated more on the house. In this image the balance of the huge mass of watered relatively small building is not quite right I think
Posted: 07/07/2024 17:09:41
Marilyn Peake
Thanks, Francois. I was wondering about the amount of water and sky. It's actually one of the reasons I posted this photo: in order to get feedback. The setting in person was stunning with the church surrounded by gorgeous blue water, but I wasn't sure that worked in a photograph. Posted: 07/08/2024 00:16:59
Francois Venter
It is probably our biggest challenge as photographers. How do we translate a pretty scene into a composition that works as a competition image or an image that is successful in a creative environment. So your question is spot on and I always ask that question Posted: 07/08/2024 16:36:53
Arief Rahardjo
I agree with you Francois. When I see location or interesting scenery I just reflect to take snapshot without thinking. This discussion make me learn to observe, then think. Even though most of the time I forget about creative composition .. ha.. ha.. Posted: 07/16/2024 01:44:56
Lori Good
Marilyn, I love this picture. If this were a competition print the large amount of water is probably a bit much. But as a memory the water captures how beautifully the church is positioned on the mountain. You may be able to crop this photo and use the wake of the boat as a leading line. Posted: 07/08/2024 18:01:07
Marilyn Peake
Thanks so much, Lori! Posted: 07/08/2024 18:50:05
Paul Hoffman
This is a lovely scene and shows off the Church well, was it not used in a film of the WW2 starring Roger Moore. You have chosen a cinematic view that shows off how it sits in its environment. The water and the far land does give it the scale you need for the area it sits, cropping the image would spoil it, you would need a different angle to achieve the crop. That little boat speeding away does give great scale.
But to show what I mean here are two examples, photoshop doing it thing. Then cropped.
Posted: 07/09/2024 10:25:54
Paul Hoffman
Cropped
Posted: 07/09/2024 10:27:02
Marilyn Peake
Thanks so much, Paul! I don't know if the church was in a WW2 film starring Roger Moore, but that's really interesting if it was. I tried Googling information about that, but couldn't find anything with a quick search. Posted: 07/09/2024 20:49:14
Arief Rahardjo
I agree with Paul's feedback and his cropping approach. Posted: 07/16/2024 01:45:42
Nenette Yu
I love the big blue water and all the beautiful colors! But yes, cropping it higher to focus on the church works better. Posted: 07/10/2024 03:16:34
Marilyn Peake
Thanks, Nenette! Posted: 07/10/2024 03:34:55
Carl Johnson
Great capture, composition and color palette. I wonder how this would appear if the sunlight was on the shaded side of the house. Due to the horizon's curvature, I agree with Paul to crop off the top portion and also a possibly small crop on the right, chop off the two trees so that the house is not too center focused...just a thought. Removing the tourists is a great idea. Nice capture Marilyn. Posted: 07/15/2024 14:23:13
Marilyn Peake
Thanks so much for your suggestions, Carl! Posted: 07/15/2024 21:54:16
Arief Rahardjo
This is interesting spot. From the foreground I realize it's dangerous to move further to take higher angle. No comment since all friends give good feedback. I love the spot and location. Hopefully I have a chance to see this place in the future. Posted: 07/16/2024 01:48:03
Marilyn Peake
Thanks so much, Arief! Posted: 07/16/2024 23:40:41
Arief Rahardjo
This is interesting spot. From the foreground I realize it's dangerous to move further to take higher angle. No comment since all friends give good feedback. I love the spot and location. Hopefully I have a chance to see this place in the future. Posted: 07/16/2024 01:48:04
