Always look on the bright side of life

SyncopationSyncopation Registered Users Posts: 341 Major grins
edited November 17, 2010 in Street and Documentary
Sentimental I know but that's the romantic in me!

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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

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  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2010
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    I like it! The shadows (or rays?) from the sun sort of tie it together for me.
  • OzzwaldOzzwald Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2010
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2010
    Really beautiful mood capture. You had beautiful light and did it justice!

    Try a crop to eliminate the first pole and see if you like it more. That left side competes for attention as a distraction to the rest of the shot.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited November 16, 2010
    rainbow wrote: »
    That left side competes for attention as a distraction to the rest of the shot.
    15524779-Ti.gif, especially the buildings on the horizon. In color it would be greeting card material.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2010
    one word---awesome!

    I love it.

    Now I'm singing the song.
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  • SyncopationSyncopation Registered Users Posts: 341 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2010
    Many thanks for the comments. Here's a crop in colour. I'd welcome your thoughts on i) Black and White or Colour and ii) Cropped or Original. The reason I ask is that a version of the shot will be entered in a competition and I consider you my most honest and informed critics thumb.gif

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited November 16, 2010
    The color is not as nice as the B&W, but I think you might be able to get a more dramatic conversion. Even though I rarely do it myself, I think the romantic element might be enhanced by some tinting. The crop is an improvement, but they have ended up a little centered. If you can't add more on the left because of the buildings, you might consider shaving a little off the right.

    HTH and good luck in the competition. thumb.gif
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  • NyarthlopicNyarthlopic Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2010
    I echo Richard about liking the B&W better than the color. Both good, but I like how the rays of light seem to show up better in the B&W than the color. That said, to me, the silhouette seems more pronounced in the color version. As for the crop versus the non-crop...tossup in my opinion. It really depends on what you're going for. In the crop, you can still see some man-made objects in the background, such as cranes, etc. Personally, I like the buildings. I don't think there's any doubt as to what the subject is, and the buildings add another layer of 'depth' (probably the wrong word there) to the picture. Finally, the buildings help tie in the cranes. Otherwise, it's like there are cranes on an island/peninsula with little else. I also echo Richard's comment about adjusting the crop so the couple isn't centered.

    So if you were to back me into a corner and demand that I pick one, I'd say the original, uncropped B&W. Both are good, though.

    Good luck in the competition!
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    Make me think of a Cialis commercial... always be ready.
  • NyarthlopicNyarthlopic Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    misterb, that's just wrong...yet so right.... lol
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