Lonely Streets

cwphotos

I posted this over at Fred Miranda but wanted to get your guys take on it.

germaine_sba

Dean --

My quibble with your picture would be that long stretch of pavement and sidewalk. To me, it's not that interesting. I'd crop it just before the round patch. I'd also dodge in the white sky a little. But.. your picture, your call.

You've done a good job with the B&W. The blacks are black and the whites are white, and the picture is nice and clear. I'll give you a 10 for technique.

cwphotos

**Scratches chin** Hmmm... I may have to recrop when I get home and check that out. Thanks for the constructive criticism.

Awais Yaqub

I liked it intresting picture amd street

erich6

I agree this is a good B&W conversion. Nice tones.

The problem I'm having with it is that the leading lines really take you nowhere interesting. The leading line is also too centered which makes for a dull composition.

Erich

DanielB

i agree about your leading line being too centered. if you can re-take it keep it the way it is, just move it so your curb starts in the bottom-left, and moves gradually to the center of your frame. that way you can still get the sweet textures in that right side.


nice conversion

marlof

Let me be the odd duck then. I like it a lot, with a centered leading line, with long lines, and all. Especially if you go with your eyes from the bottom, where the different tones and structures form a kind of abstract, and then traveling up, where you keep adding information to the image to end up in a street shot. Cropping the shot after the round object would kill an important part of the picture to me, the structures in the bottom. I think without it, the image would lose much of its appeal.

germaine_sba

marlof wrote:

Let me be the odd duck then. I like it a lot, with a centered leading line, with long lines, and all. Especially if you go with your eyes from the bottom, where the different tones and structures form a kind of abstract, and then traveling up, where you keep adding information to the image to end up in a street shot. Cropping the shot after the round object would kill an important part of the picture to me, the structures in the bottom. I think without it, the image would lose much of its appeal.

OK. I stand corrected. The problem is that this is a long, skinny picture, and even after hitting F11, I have to scroll to see the whole thing. This picture deserves to be printed out in a large format. It's a great study in lines and textures.

Art Scott

marlof wrote:

Let me be the odd duck then. I like it a lot, with a centered leading line, with long lines, and all. Especially if you go with your eyes from the bottom, where the different tones and structures form a kind of abstract, and then traveling up, where you keep adding information to the image to end up in a street shot. Cropping the shot after the round object would kill an important part of the picture to me, the structures in the bottom. I think without it, the image would lose much of its appeal.

I also think that it conveys its title - LONELY STREETS - very well.......I feel the loneliness.....sssshhhhhuuuuuuuutter

Frog Lady

germaine_sba wrote:

even after hitting F11

ooh, nice trick Germaine. I've struggled w/ some of the longer pictures here, and this'll help.

CW, I like the way your shot conveys the emptiness of the street.

C.

ridetwistyroads

That's why art can never die. Everybody's different

I like the shot. Awesome textures, and the comp is very good to my eye. Who cares if it's not a third or whatever.

It's neat