This is a train station in Burlingame, California. Aside from the pleasant Spanish Californian architecture, I found it photo-worthy because of its glaring, highly-saturated ochre color.

In retrospect I should have paid more attention to my aperture; things aren't as sharp in the distance as I would have liked, and at 1/6400 sec. I had plenty of room to stop down.

C&C appreciated.




Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI manual-focus lens
1/6400 sec. at f/2.8, ISO 200

Yes, the saturated colors are nice. More OOF would have been better, but my main issue is it lacks interest. I think with a person walking by, maybe towards the camera on the right, would have been better. Also, not your fault, but those garbage cans are off-putting. JMO.

Love that saturated color. And the blue of the newspaper stand against the ochre background is great. I do agree about the garbage cans, but there's wasn't much you could do about that.

Originally Posted by alexf Yes, the saturated colors are nice. More OOF would have been better, but my main issue is it lacks interest. I think with a person walking by, maybe towards the camera on the right, would have been better. Also, not your fault, but those garbage cans are off-putting. JMO.

It would have been better without the waste bins, true, but there they were. I don't think I fully agree that a person walking by would have added interest; to me, the interest is in the colors and shapes of the building and how it contrasts with the sky, and I think people would have distracted from that. But thanks for your thoughts on the shot.