DSS 42 First Thoughts

DsrtVW

Construction Standstill Well one of the ideas I have had or the first that has presented itself.

WhatSheSaw

I could see this in a newspaper story about the economy. Works for me.

vintagemxr

Just a thought: Try cropping it so the weeds and the circling birds around the larger building are more prominent and more clearly show the abandoned nature of the site. Leave a few weeds at the edge of the foreground to keep some depth. The lines in the paving somewhat mimic the lines in the sky which I find visually interesting.

Doug

DsrtVW

Adding more to the list



Different Crop

michswiss

Really liking the new one! Although, I would crop it differently. Keep the 3x2 aspect ratio, but take some off the top and right. Use the bricks on the right as a guide. Eliminate those and let it take what it needs off the top.

liflander

I like the new one a lot. The two hats.

lizzard_nyc

Another vote for your new shot.

sunflowerstudio

hats
I like the second as well (though with better composition of the birds #1 might work as well). My only comment about the 2nd is that it looks almost posed, because the woman seems aware of the picture she's creating. Of course, if that's the picture you stumbled on, well, insight becomes part of the picture. But, a un-initiated observer might think it was posed.

DsrtVW

Definitely not posed,she had no idea. It was taken with a 200mm f2 with 1.7 TC while I was at a traffic light half a block away she was waiting for a bus. The statue really made the shot different. It is about a 50% crop on the 1st shot I am lucky that it is a really sharp lens.

rutt

Get much closer with a wider lens and you'll get more dramatic shots. People aren't birds. I'd leave taht 17-35 on my camera the whole time I was trying to shoot for this challenge.

DsrtVW

If that lens was not on the camera from shooting birds, that shot would not have happened. I would not have had the reach to get it. Wasnt my first choice but given the conditions and the timing it was the right choice, because I had no choice. Have to shoot with what ya got sometimes.

sunflowerstudio

I like #2 even better with the explanation that the woman probably didn't realize at all that she was being photographs. Then, it looks like you captured her (secret? personal) interaction with the statue. I think it's a good example of how to put a long lens to use.

rutt

Well, there always is walking and waiting around...

DsrtVW

I would have preferred to be walking around with my 17-55 f2.8 or 50-135 f2.8. It was this was done between service calls at work. The long lens was there and locked and loaded, driving by and thinking that would be a nice shot. Right turn, U turn, red light, click, click, green light, right turn back to work.:D
I am off this week I will try to get up close and personal during the breaks when I am not shooting birds. I am looking to get some hunters hanging around the Refuge check stations or people struggling through the rain and wind this week.
I do thank you Rutt for the feedback though. It is hard for the bird shooter to think street.

anonymouscuban

From a PJ perspective, I like #1 more than 2.

tinamarie52

new attempt
I shot these at the city park/lake. I haven't been able to actually shoot on the street yet.

These are about kids feeling independent.

Whatdaya think?

#1 I can do it myself


#2 We Are Big Girls Now


#3 All By Myself


Chris

mblonde

i like the first image, the birds add to the ghost town feel of the image as well. great shot!