Nemo33

Hi all!

I'd like to know which of the two attached pictured you prefer. I like both of them for different reasons and it's hard for me to decide which one is the best. Please feel free to formulate any critics as well, if you have some.

Thanks for your help,

Michel

Prefer the Landscape version, in the portrait version the diver looks a bit distorted and I find the bubbles a bit distracting.

I do like the negative space in the landscape.

All very subjective though! and I have difficulty in picking winners from my shots, the ones I like no one else seems to.

Probably best to go for the Portrait version then.....

Paul C

I like the landscape version too. Although it would be improved if the diver was a little lower in the frame against the light blue background and therefore better separated.

Alex

As Paul said there are too many bubbles in the portrait one. A few bubbles would be OK.

But I prefer the impression of depth in the portrait one, I find it more interesting as a composition.

Interestingly, I think a more square crop of the portrait pic would work well; without so many bubbles.

I have to vote for the landscape.

To me the portrait actually seems like the water column is horizontal. I think it's a combination of the closeness of the diver and the few bubbles in the foreground that go vertical through the shot. The bubbles in the background are only a problem because they block out a few of the faces of the tank.

I also think the distance to the diver in the landscape helps convey the depth of the tank better. I agree with Alex that if the diver was just a touch lower would it bring them out better, but that might counter the depth perception.

Not too belabour the point too much, but a shot that is right between the two would seem to be ideal. I just like the way the geometry of the top of the pool looks more dramatic in the portrait pic.