Postcard Row, San Francisco

NikolayNikolay Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
edited February 7, 2007 in Landscapes
Comments and suggestions are welcome! I'd like to improve the photo, but don't know where to start...:scratch

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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2007
    Hi Nikolay
    Welcome to dgrin.
    I have been on that street in San Fran - or a very similar one. Beautiful homes.

    Now about the photo - I would try reframing - can you reshoot and include more of the homes on the outside? If not maybe include less of the one on the right.

    Give the photo a well defined subject.

    I like the painter that you've included. Perhaps she could have been the subject - play with DOF perhaps to isolate her from the background.

    You have good subjeect matter and so should be abe to make a great photo.

    ann

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  • NikolayNikolay Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited February 5, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Hi Nikolay
    Welcome to dgrin.
    I have been on that street in San Fran - or a very similar one. Beautiful homes.

    Now about the photo - I would try reframing - can you reshoot and include more of the homes on the outside? If not maybe include less of the one on the right.

    Give the photo a well defined subject.

    I like the painter that you've included. Perhaps she could have been the subject - play with DOF perhaps to isolate her from the background.

    You have good subjeect matter and so should be abe to make a great photo.

    ann
    Thank you very much Ann.

    How about this photo? Any better?

    san_francisco_55.jpg
  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Here is my take on that same set of houses:

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    I tried a bunch of different angles but I liked this one best.

    Eric
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Nikolay,
    Nikolay wrote:
    How about this photo? Any better?

    Welcome to Dgrin, tyozka:-)

    I like the 2d version better, though I miss the painter:-).
    The top of the car (of whatever it is in the low right corner) is a certain distraction and can be easily cloned off.
    I could also think of some curves to boost the contrast and saturation, since the image looks flat compared to your own #1 and Eric's.

    Hope to see more of you and your work soon:-)

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  • NikolayNikolay Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited February 7, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Welcome to Dgrin, tyozka:-)

    I like the 2d version better, though I miss the painter:-).
    The top of the car (of whatever it is in the low right corner) is a certain distraction and can be easily cloned off.
    I could also think of some curves to boost the contrast and saturation, since the image looks flat compared to your own #1 and Eric's.

    Hope to see more of you and your work soon:-)

    Cheers! 1drink.gif
    Thank you very much for the advice, I will play with it in PS.
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