On The Beat At Orchard Beach

Trevlan

This was actually an attempt at humor. I saw how silly the fat police officer's neck was and I wanted to take a shot of his meaty neck. What I got was a picture that I can't understand why it's so appealing to me. C & C please. Minor post processing.

Richard

Trevlan wrote:

This was actually an attempt at humor. I saw how silly the fat police officer's neck was and I wanted to take a shot of his meaty neck.

Hmm...maybe you had to be there. The totally dark silhouette kind of makes it hard to know what is neck and what is head, though he's clearly a big guy. I would clone out the head that's between the two cops at the bottom.

ArchNP

Actaully they are not sitting staright and are looking sideways, thats why the necks are not that prominent. Anyone can easily figure out how fat they are by noticing the context and purpose of taking photo. But as such the focus is not on necks because they are getting masked due to the general dark layout. Nice capture though.

Trevlan

Richard wrote:

Hmm...maybe you had to be there. The totally dark silhouette kind of makes it hard to know what is neck and what is head, though he's clearly a big guy. I would clone out the head that's between the two cops at the bottom.

You see, this is why you guys are the pros. I didn't even notice that unless you said it. I posted the pic as shot, I'll should get into the habbit of retouching photos before I post them. I'll have to start reading more in the 'finishing school' of this forum. Thanks for the good eye!

Trevlan

ArchNP wrote:

Actaully they are not sitting staright and are looking sideways, thats why the necks are not that prominent. Anyone can easily figure out how fat they are by noticing the context and purpose of taking photo. But as such the focus is not on necks because they are getting masked due to the general dark layout. Nice capture though.

When I first took looked at the photo in the viewfinder, it looked clear and the details where great, but when I snapped it, this is what came out. And for some reason, I love it! I'm a newby with a newby camera. I'm basically doing this as a hobby. But like all of my other hobbies, I want it to feel professional. I searched hundreds of forums, and by far this is the one with the best tallent. And it's an honor and a pleasure to learn from you guys. Thanks for everything!