all this advice is great. my goal is to place a photo in an already existing frame and mat. size of picture: 15" x 19"; overall frame: 24" x 28"
i can see where the light area on the moose shed draws the eye that way. i think that if i take the longer riser of the Robertson and move it to that area it will help.
i like the black out effect of the background. i have been trying to get my hands on a deer hide for a bit now. in the future i hope to have one.
my eye likes the blue feathers of the arrow in the picture but i agree that it's placement is not right.
and for you pro photographers, your right my equipment is not right for what i want to do. but i will see how close i can come with what i got. there is a struggle with my camera to take a crisp sharp picture in this setting. i am sure the lighting is not helping. my camera does not allow a manual focus unfortunately.
i will have to wait until another bright day when i'm home to do this over. in the mean time here's another pic i did a while back. but i decided that i want more gear in it.