Escalator

Joco

Another idea that came up last week, just trying to find out if it works.

btw. can you keep your head straight?

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Syncopation

Interesting idea. I like the processing but I feel there needs to be some other element(s) in the shot to really make it work.

Number 4 is the pick for me, the viewpoint makes for a more open and dynamic shot

Richard

Very cool idea, Joco. I think I might copy it .

Seriously, by rotating it, the escalator itself looks more like a moving sidewalk. It's only the stuff on the wall and the angle of the people that give it away. What might be interesting is if you could get a shot in which there is no clue on the wall as to what is truly vertical. Hmm....

lizzard_nyc

Well I can't say you are boring that's for sure.
I like that you try different things.

I've done the same thing taken photos of people going up and down the escalator as I go the opposite way on the opposite side and have never liked my results. While I like yours better than my attempts, it still leaves me scratching my head.

Joco

Thanks for the comments! These are the first attempts at this idea. Since I am on this escalator nearly everyday I get ample chance to experiment some more. Perhaps work with shutter speed to get sharper background. Perhaps shop some elements out. Hopefully something nice will come out of it in the long run - or someone else gets a great shot based on this idea.

sara505

Joco wrote: »

Thanks for the comments! These are the first attempts at this idea. Since I am on this escalator nearly everyday I get ample chance to experiment some more. Perhaps work with shutter speed to get sharper background. Perhaps shop some elements out. Hopefully something nice will come out of it in the long run - or someone else gets a great shot based on this idea.

It's an interesting idea, and I'm a big fan of thinking outside the box - but - in the same way that tilted horizons don't work for me (lines that should be straight but aren't), these lines (that are supposed to be tilted but aren't), don't work for me. just my opinion.