#71 Concrete - C & C please

torrbraetorrbrae Registered Users Posts: 203 Major grins
edited March 5, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
Went out with a couple of ideas, and ended up shooting something completely different. Went looking for grafiti, and ended up shooting the floating concrete dock at the Tauranga Marina. Comments on the following photos would be appreciated:
#1
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#2
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Shooting was a bit difficult, being round the wooden piles - pleased now brought the Canon 60D which has the flip LCD screen.
Thank you

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  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2011
    I like #2 - like the colors in the concrete mimicking the algae & I like the shrimp in the background, even though it's in the background - nice little catch there! Wonder what it would look like with the top & bottom cropped about an inch or so, so it's more of a landscape instead of portrait orientation - the blurriness on the top & bottom to me takes away from the image (even though I understand - the dof & water movement - there's going to be some blurriness, just needs minimized). I also think the orange bug(?) is a bit distracting & would probably ps it out.
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  • linda1111linda1111 Registered Users Posts: 58 Big grins
    edited February 26, 2011
    They're both really nice. I like #1 the best. The cement is more interesting; decorative.
  • rbustraenrbustraen Registered Users Posts: 127 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2011
    I really like #2 and the concept is interesting. How about a shot with just a little of the 'out of water' and the rest below to focus on that more? Just a suggestion?!?! ne_nau.gif
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2011
    rbustraen wrote: »
    I really like #2 and the concept is interesting. How about a shot with just a little of the 'out of water' and the rest below to focus on that more? Just a suggestion?!?! ne_nau.gif

    I like that idea. In the current crop, the water surface is nearly dividing the picture in half. A little different balance would bring more energy, I think.
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  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2011
    Honestly? The colors are great, could use more saturation, but the subject? It makes me think of a severed something...it's not appealing to my eyes...but I think the area bears some playing with...
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  • torrbraetorrbrae Registered Users Posts: 203 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    Thank you for the comments. Have tried editing #2, adjusted the saturation and crop - would have liked to leave the shrimp in but felt better with a tighter crop. Does this appeal better?
    [IMG][/img]1205387010_7VAF4-L.jpg

    Though on this bigger image concrete now looking a bit unconcrete-like?
  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    I like the new version! The colors pop & the the crop is much better - I like the way the concrete fills more of the shot & it looks more detailed. Agree about the shrimp, but some things just don't make the final cut. :)
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2011
    15524779-Ti.gifThis one is much stronger. Well done.
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  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2011
    YES!!!!! I love this!!! The color truly works better, the crop is sharper....
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