Objects that intrude in your photography

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Athos6

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Personally, I hate telephone poles and power lines, it seems like I can't escape them, I can shoot a whole roll and every shot will have a telephone pole in it. Does anybody else have something like that happen to them?
 
I don't know about telephone poles but when I first got my 15mm Heliar I kept finding my feet in my shots! 😛
 
sienarot said:
Well, kinda the opposite, but I hate it when I'm out shooting and people jump out of the way when I want them in it! Haha
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I totally agree on that! I have gotten in the habit of not aiming the camera as they approach, then doing the quick shot when they walk through the scene. Then they apologize and I explain that they actually made the picture better.

The stuff I dislike are cars, parked or driving. As I am counting on being huge post mortemly, I don't want my stuff to look dated.
 
Chris101 said:
The stuff I dislike are cars, parked or driving. As I am counting on being huge post mortemly, I don't want my stuff to look dated.
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Haha this bothers me too, totally ruins the look of a photo that could be from any time in the last century, when you see new cars in the background.
 
To me, everything that's in the frame belongs there. Otherwise you should have chosen a different position or framed differently. Street furniture is there; deal with it. 🙂
 
Keith said:
I don't know about telephone poles but when I first got my 15mm Heliar I kept finding my feet in my shots! 😛
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Get a 12mm, and take pics of your eyebrows 😱😱



I like all the man made stuff, it ties the picture to its place in history, anyway best make the most of it in 20 year they’ll be gone, all the phones will be wireless and there will be no bulk energy to put down the power lines. Those that are still up will be quaint and photogenic and everyone will complain about the windmills and solar panels
 
I'm still not quite used to my new 21mm, so I am finding my fingers in quite a few shots. I would hate to see what I could manage to get in the shot with a 15 or a 12!

I guess I don't mind things in the shot that are supposed to be there. Cars, people, etc in urban shots. But I really hate having things like that in natural landscapes. I was at Arches National Park in January... the park was pretty empty, except for the times that I wanted to take photos. Then there were always people in the way of what I wanted to shoot. At least the wife is understanding and will wait for me to get the shot I want!

Cheers,
Alan
 
Telephone poles or wires - whatever is in the frame, are just visual elements. In the final photograph, it all contributes, so if you find wires or poles distracting, move around more until you get things looking the way you want them. Personally, I love wires and poles - I use them a lot in composing my images.
 
I hate poles and wires too. Especially when I'm trying to do a nice architectural study. As some famous photographer said "wish I had a telephone pole filter".
Back in 1976 I was in SanAntonio, and wanted to do some night photos of the Alamo. Jimmy Carter had a big campaign show the next day and they were setting up a stage in front of the Alamo. Still mad about that one - didn't vote for Jimmy either! 😎
 
Besides the Lens cap and the Camera strap. It's what I leave out that drives me nuts. I find that I cut off feet a lot.. I have to be more concious of that.
 
The automobile is definitely my bete noire.

That's French for pet peeve.

Hard to take a city photo without it looking like a study of a parking lot.
 
Sparrow said:
Get a 12mm, and take pics of your eyebrows 😱😱



I like all the man made stuff, it ties the picture to its place in history, anyway best make the most of it in 20 year they’ll be gone, all the phones will be wireless and there will be no bulk energy to put down the power lines. Those that are still up will be quaint and photogenic and everyone will complain about the windmills and solar panels
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And we will have the paperless office ... won't we? 😛
 
Athos6 said:
Personally, I hate telephone poles and power lines, it seems like I can't escape them, I can shoot a whole roll and every shot will have a telephone pole in it. Does anybody else have something like that happen to them?
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True, poles and lines are pervasive, and escaping them isn't all that easy. On the other hand, is it really that bad? You may also be trying too hard to replicate the look and feel of images and paintings that were created when these objects didn't yet exist.. Mind you, most of the clean pictures that we see, have lines, poles and airplane trails cloned out. Stronger still, some location photography is even done while power lines are temporarily removed during the shoot, or where traffic is diverted..

But if you can find a way to make these intrusions work in your compositions, then you'll face a lot less frustration..
 

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Athos6 said:
Personally, I hate telephone poles and power lines, it seems like I can't escape them, I can shoot a whole roll and every shot will have a telephone pole in it. Does anybody else have something like that happen to them?
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It certainly happens, and for some shots there is no way to avoid it, but in general, I try to pay more attention to my composition these days. So I am looking at the background as well as my subject, and trying to get what I want in and what I don't want out.

 
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