MC3 - Pyro's NYC

pyroPrints.com · February 16, 2009

I shot a whole lot of images, but I can't process all of them that quickly. =c) This is the first in the set.

divamum · February 16, 2009

pyroPrints.com wrote:

I shot a whole lot of images, but I can't process all of them that quickly. =c) This is the first in the set.

hey P -

Are these pano (ie stitched)? At least at this end I'm getting a fair bit of distortion, with the skyline tilting inwards and away from me. If you can get it vertical, then awesome, but with a skyline as familiar as NYC it's hard not to notice it.

I'm jealous you live there and can shoot it!!!!!

pyroPrints.com · February 16, 2009

it's not a stich, but i'll see if i cana fix the keystoning

richtersl · February 16, 2009

This is OK, but I know you can do better.

What I'm missing from here is an interesting foreground. The skyline just seems to be floating in darkness. Do you have a version with more foreground detail? I'd like to see a version with more reflections in the water and get a better look at that pier-thing.

pyroPrints.com · February 18, 2009

I guess people aren't terribly excited about that image. So here is a close up =c) Any better?

The Pace of New York

PaulThomasMcKee · February 18, 2009

Pace of NY
I really like this one! For my taste - maybe just a little off the bottom. Cool photo!

Flyinggina · February 18, 2009

PaulThomasMcKee wrote:

I really like this one! For my taste - maybe just a little off the bottom. Cool photo!

I agree!

Virginia

JAG · February 18, 2009

Oh yes the b/w one does it for me!! That is superb!

richtersl · February 19, 2009

This one is much better!

I agree that you need to consider a crop but not necessarily all from the bottom. Those painted patterns on the street are interesting and seem to lead the eye into the photograph. The top of the photo is dark and there's not much of interest there. Maybe an idea would be to crop the dark area from the bottom of your photo and take more off the top.

pyroPrints.com · February 19, 2009

3 variations new variations, what do you think?

1. The Pace of New York (original crop, bronze 2 tone)

2. The Pace of New York (tight crop, silver 2 tone)

3. The Color of New York Evenings

divamum · February 19, 2009

Oooo.... finally catching up on posts and popped in to say how much I liked the traffic shot. And now you have three new ones to consider!

I think I like the original crop or the yellow taxis - both are super

cmorganphotography · February 19, 2009

The yellow on the taxis hurts me and I have a soft spot for bronze bw conversion. I blame communism, personally.

Karrie McD · February 20, 2009

I really like the 2nd one or the last one. I really like selective color when it is used right but I have noticed that most photographers do not like it. That being said, for an entry I vote for the 2nd one but for my personal fav -I like the yellow taxis

richtersl · February 20, 2009

These latest variations look good. I can now see detail on the buildings in the background whereas before everything was just too dark. Of these latest three #1 - the Bronze two tone appeals to me the most. The silver treatment is OK but makes the streetlights look blown out. I find myself looking more at their auras that at the rest of the photo. If you're going to try additional variations, leave the shot all B&W, it'll have more of a classic NY feel to it adding selective coloring to it.

Llywellyn · February 20, 2009

I like the crop of #2 and the toning of #1. The selective coloring is well done (especially on the movement streaks!), but overpowers the composition a bit too much for my taste. Really cool scene, regardless.

pyroPrints.com · February 20, 2009

Full selective coloring (a little deeper, plus tail lights)

(single, lonely color taxi)

cmorganphotography · February 20, 2009

Only if you title it "Beep, Beep."

MC3 - Pyro's NYC

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