Missed Photo Op
Ron Spomer Outdoors - Namibia Savannah
This image of a hunter glassing the desert savannah of Namibia's central hochlands at Sney Rivier Lodge represents a near-miss photographically. I wisely placed a large object in the left edge and echoed it with the next big tree. This leads the eye through the picture and toward the hunter. Shadows in the grass help direct the eye toward the brighter parts of the screen. Alas, the hunter is too small, too far away and too close to the second tree to really stand out. The photo would have more dramatic impact if my model had been much closer, but still on the right hand side to offset the bulk of the big tree on the left. Ideally I should have cropped out the lighter grass stems in the lower right corner, too. Details, details. They make all the difference. # # #
