Well being as this is about some pioneer crosses in the landscape, I think it meets the criteria of a landscape. And, well, landscapes tend to be busy and sharp throughout. At 16x20 this is sharp enough to cut your eyes out. Few know of this place. It's 80 miles from LA. Had I chose to, and I did in another version, the crosses are more prominent but there is little else in the scene making it rather boring. And if you study the classic landscape, you will find that many are about the "entire" scene and not about a subject within the scene. Subject dominated images are generally portraits, still life, and photojournalism. Landscapes are about the landscape. Whatever it holds.
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Marc Gougenheim{K:5398} 1/3/2003
Too small and lacks details... But besides that, more serious to me is the fact that this picture isn't really devoted to its subject. The subject, to me, are the 3 crosses. But if I look at the frame, I see things all over... all equally sharp, with no specific emphasis on the crosses. Too many things here for me - which is only ok in highly organized images. Regards.
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