From the tram

michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
edited July 10, 2011 in Street and Documentary
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    Like the sense of "herding" in the first. But the second is much more interesting with the people being reflected in the glass. Well done for an overdone and usually cliched subject.
  • NmahoochNmahooch Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2011
    I like that 1st one
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2011
    I like them both very much. On the first, have you considered just a bit of brightening on the face of the woman in the right foreground?

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited July 8, 2011
    Both are good but I prefer the first. All those layers. I wouldn't brighten the face--the darkness goes nicely with the posture, and given the inclination of the head, there's probably not much detail there anyway. To me it adds mystery, which is always nice. I'd crop the second to eliminate the cab moving out of frame. I tried a square crop on it (full height but eliminating from both sides) and I liked it better that way. All the really interesting stuff is in the center.
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2011
    Two really terrific images!
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2011
    2nd for dreamy look. awesome photos
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    I can't pick a favorite.
    I love the "commuter" look you captured here--that vacant look, but #2 is also bowdown.gif, with the refections and the bit of the outdoors.
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  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    Thanks for the comments and feedback everyone.

    Richard, while I agree that the interesting aspects are the reflected faces, I opted to leave the cab in the second shot as I felt it gave a more contextual feel and a sense of motion to the image. Plus, I'm on a bit of a FtFF kick right now. I'll throw away most images that need cropping and I've been going back through my collection and reexamining anything that's been cropped. I think there's a tendency to equate tight crops with being close enough. It isn't the same and I'm working to get through it.

    Rainbow, I always appreciate your stepping in to get the commenting going. As to the cliche part? Yeah, public transport is cliche and that's why I don't do much of it anymore unless there's something that I just feel compelled to capture (and I happen to have the little camera out!). The stacking and ennui was too much to resist.
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