Does this sound familiar to you? You are at a beautiful place and take lots of pictures. But surprisingly, none of the pictures seems to recreate the "awe-inducing scene".
Next time, try to add a little human interest in your scene.
I was at Metropolitan Museum the other day and came across a temporary exhibit of a captivating masterpiece of ancient bronze sculpture--The Boxer at Rest. I was looking for a good angle for pictures. When facing the back of the sculpture, I noticed something fascinating: the expressions on viewers' faces when they look at the boxer's face.
Next time, try to add a little human interest in your scene.
I was at Metropolitan Museum the other day and came across a temporary exhibit of a captivating masterpiece of ancient bronze sculpture--The Boxer at Rest. I was looking for a good angle for pictures. When facing the back of the sculpture, I noticed something fascinating: the expressions on viewers' faces when they look at the boxer's face.
In the above two pictures, the boxer's head is out of focus. Is it not the subject anymore? It still is. The subject is now the Boxer and its viewer. Compare with the below picture of the boxer alone. Which picture(s) do you like better? Does the human interest in the scene make you more curious to see the boxer's face?
Now what kind of expression are you having when gazing into his eyes?
Read more about "The Boxer at Rest" at
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2013/the-boxer
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2013/the-boxer
