I like the contradictions here: Work smart v. work hard (or, more accurately, hardly working v. working hard), indoor comfort v. outdoor toil, well-dressed v. dressed for work, new-tech v. old-tech, natural v. urban, upper v. lower, desk flab v. labor abs. . . . I could go on and on.
"If you've found a magic that does something for you, honey, stick to it. Never change it." - Mae West, to Edith Head.
"Every guy has to have one weakness - and it might as well be a good one." - Shell Scott: Dance With the Dead by Richard S. Prather
This image definitely has potential to it. I'd do a few things in Photoshop.
1. Fix the perspective/horizon just a little. The crooked and very slightly distorted lines in the background are a little distracting. Not such a big deal though.
2. Convert to black and white. First, this would eliminate the distraction the green presents in the background. Second, it would mitigate some of the effects of noise. Third, it would hide the slight chromatic aberrations in the image. Also, I think it would give the feel of a Cartier-Bresson image with the motion blur and all.
If you're not familiar with Bresson's work, I've added two of his iconic photos that yours reminded me of.
I try to channel HCB on a regular basis, and that you'd say one of my shots reminds you of his work is a very high complement. Thanks!
I tend to work in B&W most of the time, but I occasionally dabble in color versions if the tones aren't too jarring. Here's a quick conversion for this shot without doing any perspective adjustments (don't have PS)
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Great image!
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"If you've found a magic that does something for you, honey, stick to it. Never change it." - Mae West, to Edith Head.
"Every guy has to have one weakness - and it might as well be a good one." - Shell Scott: Dance With the Dead by Richard S. Prather
1. Fix the perspective/horizon just a little. The crooked and very slightly distorted lines in the background are a little distracting. Not such a big deal though.
2. Convert to black and white. First, this would eliminate the distraction the green presents in the background. Second, it would mitigate some of the effects of noise. Third, it would hide the slight chromatic aberrations in the image. Also, I think it would give the feel of a Cartier-Bresson image with the motion blur and all.
If you're not familiar with Bresson's work, I've added two of his iconic photos that yours reminded me of.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/95207629_1e956d76c9.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/387436332_4f82fceb42.jpg
Overall, nicely done. Just needs a little post-processing to make it shine.
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I tend to work in B&W most of the time, but I occasionally dabble in color versions if the tones aren't too jarring. Here's a quick conversion for this shot without doing any perspective adjustments (don't have PS)
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