#55 Thoughts

AndMan

Couldn't seem to go anywhere over the last couple of days without seeing stripes, they were everywhere (including the sleeve of one of the police officers sent to question the suspicious individual taking pictures of buildings at 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning - ironically none of those shots even worked)

C&C always appreciated.

#1 - "Coming off the bench"


#2 - "Path to Dawn"


#3 - "Lake Placid"


#4 - "Closed"


#5 - "Down the Market" or "Red, Blue, Green"


#6 - "Cafe"


#7 - "Go with the grain" 1


#8 - "Go with the grain" 2


#9 - "Three"

liflander

oh yeah, #2 rocks! really liking the feeling of being there and walking down the dock.

dlscott56

liflander wrote: »

oh yeah, #2 rocks! really liking the feeling of being there and walking down the dock.

+1 for #2.

lkbart

Agree - #2 is gorgeous. I wonder if it would be stronger for the theme with a little less sky - to put more emphasis on the dock?
Also like the colors & stripes in #5 - the clothes in the background make it a little cluttered - but the stripes at the very end look cool (if that guy wasn't hiding most of them).

kdotaylor

I like the red/blue/green at the market, but can you reshoot at a more interesting angle?

pyroPrints.com

2 is easily the strongest. pretty awesome

TLVoDra

for #2 . Wow!

travelways

One more vote for #2

AndMan

liflander wrote: »

oh yeah, #2 rocks! really liking the feeling of being there and walking down the dock.

Thanks for the feedback Mark.
I had this place in mind the moment I saw the theme and after failing in my vision last round I'm glad it came off as I planned.

AndMan

dlscott56 wrote: »

+1 for #2.

Thanks Dave

AndMan

lkbart wrote: »

Agree - #2 is gorgeous. I wonder if it would be stronger for the theme with a little less sky - to put more emphasis on the dock?
Also like the colors & stripes in #5 - the clothes in the background make it a little cluttered - but the stripes at the very end look cool (if that guy wasn't hiding most of them).

Thanks for the feedback lkbart. I'll try reducing the sky to see what it looks like. As for #5 the clothes were already up when I found this alley - the only one with any potential for the challenge, and personally I liked the guy at the back adding a little interest in what was otherwise a plain stripes everywhere shot.

AndMan

kdotaylor wrote: »

I like the red/blue/green at the market, but can you reshoot at a more interesting angle?

Thanks for jumping in Kate. There aren't many great angles in that part of the market. If I get chance for a re-shoot of Sunday I'll see if there is anything (now I know where this alleyway is in amongst all the stalls.)

AndMan

pyroPrints.com wrote: »

2 is easily the strongest. pretty awesome

Thanks pyro.

AndMan

TLVoDra wrote: »

for #2 . Wow!

Thanks Tammy.

AndMan

photo-bug wrote: »

One more vote for #2

Thanks for for your input Tatiana.

JustPeachy2

#2 is awsome! JustPeachy2

Jenn

I like the one with the stripes in it at the market

AndMan

JustPeachy2 wrote: »

#2 is awsome! JustPeachy2

Thanks for the feedback.

AndMan

Jenn wrote: »

I like the one with the stripes in it at the market

Thanks for chiming in Jenn.

JR303

While I actually like the #9 image the best, the market one may actually be better suited to "Stripes". Both good shots, though.

ic4u

I'm a little surprised that nobody has said they liked #3 . I have seen similar shots of piers, and they seem to always be centered straight out. Maybe I'm just a little wierd, but I kinda like the angle in #3, and love the colors and reflection of the sun. Just a thought, but when I scroll #3 to the waters edge and crop out all above it, it gets that emphasis on the "stripes", but still has that beautiful sun reflection. Anyway, just my 2c FWIW!
Great set of shots!

Tango

for the theme I liked #9.... guess your going to have to narrow it down a little for us.:D

oldtown_dreamer

l liked #2, #3 and #9...

for some reason #9 calls out to me me more theme wise. wish i could explain why.

AndMan

JR303 wrote: »

While I actually like the #9 image the best, the market one may actually be better suited to "Stripes". Both good shots, though.

Thanks for the input John.

AndMan

ic4u wrote: »

I'm a little surprised that nobody has said they liked #3 . I have seen similar shots of piers, and they seem to always be centered straight out. Maybe I'm just a little wierd, but I kinda like the angle in #3, and love the colors and reflection of the sun. Just a thought, but when I scroll #3 to the waters edge and crop out all above it, it gets that emphasis on the "stripes", but still has that beautiful sun reflection. Anyway, just my 2c FWIW!
Great set of shots!

Thanks for the suggestion Karin, I too was a little surprised that no one went for #3. I know what you mean about the pier shots which is why the majority I took that morning are angled to one side or the other.

AndMan

AaronNelson wrote: »

for the theme I liked #9.... guess your going to have to narrow it down a little for us.:D

Thanks for jumping in Aaron. I was having real trouble narrowing these down as the all said stripes to me which is why I'm grateful for everyone's input.

AndMan

oldtown_dreamer wrote: »

l liked #2, #3 and #9...

for some reason #9 calls out to me me more theme wise. wish i could explain why.

Thanks for the feedback Diana.