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Syncopation · Oct-02-2012, 06:42 AM #1

TonyCooper · Oct-02-2012, 06:00 PM #2

I like the doorway aspect, but would crop to just the doorway. The area
to the left not only doesn't add to the image, but presents a conflicting
aspect with the name of the shop.

**michswiss** · Oct-03-2012, 12:57 PM #3

I would have taken a counter approach to Tony. I think I would have tried to frame it to include the full window on the left assuming it was square. The yellow flag at the bottom of the frame is a little distracting. I doubt there's much you could have done about that. Still, I like the moment very much.

***ian408*** · Oct-03-2012, 02:24 PM #4

Doesn't work for me. What destroys it is the reflection of the passing car and the small yellow surveyor's flag.

Sorry.

***Richard*** · Oct-06-2012, 12:27 AM #5

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Originally Posted by ian408

Doesn't work for me. What destroys it is the reflection of the passing car and the small yellow surveyor's flag.

Sorry.

I'm afraid I have to agree. I do like the peeking, but I disagree with Tony about cropping the window out. I think this is one case in which filling the frame with the subject is not the best idea.

Syncopation · Oct-06-2012, 01:12 AM #6

Thanks for the comments. This was pretty much a grab shot and as such there wasn't a lot I could do about the car reflection and the yellow flag (maybe desaturate this?). That aside I think the image has some merit, I like the colour/texture of the shopfront and the face is an added element although I can see why others may take an opposing view.

seastack · Oct-06-2012, 06:12 AM #7

Huh, surprised a bit this isn't getting more acclaim. It's a great shot. Anytime someone is looking through a window like this often is. And the framing is excellent to. I agree the yellow thing is a bit of a bummer. Might not matter in black and white, or disappear with a 2:3 crop that keeps the name on the window in the frame.


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Oct-02-2012, 06:42 AM #1
Syncopation ^OP Gringo Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere in Asia Posts: 339	Curtain Twitcher __________________ Syncopation The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. - Brook Atkinson- 1951

Oct-02-2012, 06:00 PM #2
TonyCooper Major grins Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,729	I like the doorway aspect, but would crop to just the doorway. The area to the left not only doesn't add to the image, but presents a conflicting aspect with the name of the shop. __________________ Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

Oct-03-2012, 12:57 PM #3
michswiss Stuffed Animal Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,207	I would have taken a counter approach to Tony. I think I would have tried to frame it to include the full window on the left assuming it was square. The yellow flag at the bottom of the frame is a little distracting. I doubt there's much you could have done about that. Still, I like the moment very much.

Oct-03-2012, 02:24 PM #4
*ian408* More wag. Less Bark. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 18,948	Doesn't work for me. What destroys it is the reflection of the passing car and the small yellow surveyor's flag. Sorry. __________________ Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?

Oct-06-2012, 01:12 AM #6
Syncopation ^OP Gringo Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere in Asia Posts: 339	Thanks for the comments. This was pretty much a grab shot and as such there wasn't a lot I could do about the car reflection and the yellow flag (maybe desaturate this?). That aside I think the image has some merit, I like the colour/texture of the shopfront and the face is an added element although I can see why others may take an opposing view. __________________ Syncopation The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. - Brook Atkinson- 1951

Oct-06-2012, 06:12 AM #7
seastack Major grins Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 711	Huh, surprised a bit this isn't getting more acclaim. It's a great shot. Anytime someone is looking through a window like this often is. And the framing is excellent to. I agree the yellow thing is a bit of a bummer. Might not matter in black and white, or disappear with a 2:3 crop that keeps the name on the window in the frame.


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