street shots...

**distorted_vision** · 12-10-2007, 04:00 AM

hey guys... please feel free to crit and let me know how you feel about these images....

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2....

Mike Cash · 12-10-2007, 10:10 AM

I think the second one would be improved by cropping it in portrait orientation, with the bottom left corner being where the shoulder and bottom edge of the photo intersect and the right edge being positioned either 1) to remove the woman's hair or 2) the point where the light(er) blue of the shoulder strap gets eliminated.

**distorted_vision** · 12-11-2007, 05:37 AM

thanks alot mike

Falcons · 12-11-2007, 07:05 AM

Firstly I will say tha I admire your work very much and I always make an effort to look at your threads - you certainly have talent.

I like the first shot.

The second shot all though probably technically well done, seems to be wanting to tell a story but it isn't quite there.
Perhaps if the bald guy was more in profile we would have the sense of Drama of a brutish dude following a woman. Don't know maybe I am just looking for something that is not there - but this one just didn't work for me.

I'm not a pro - so take what ever I say with a pinch of salt.

**distorted_vision** · 12-12-2007, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by Falcons

Firstly I will say tha I admire your work very much and I always make an effort to look at your threads - you certainly have talent.

I like the first shot.

The second shot all though probably technically well done, seems to be wanting to tell a story but it isn't quite there.
Perhaps if the bald guy was more in profile we would have the sense of Drama of a brutish dude following a woman. Don't know maybe I am just looking for something that is not there - but this one just didn't work for me.

I'm not a pro - so take what ever I say with a pinch of salt.

thanks mate

i hear your oppinion and i understand where you are coming from... i agree,the 2nd pic isnt really that succesful..

heres a crop, but its made it even more boring and dull hasnt it?

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**distorted_vision** · 12-12-2007, 03:38 AM

ill add these ones into the mix and see what you guys think??

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Mike Cash · 12-12-2007, 07:11 AM

Both very interesting but I am more taken by the second image. I have always liked it when photographers aren't afraid to include large amounts of black in their images. Too many people are "afraid of the dark".

Falcons · 12-12-2007, 07:15 AM

That second one is my type of photography - Love it!

weatherwise2 · 12-12-2007, 07:19 PM

I have never tried this type of photography but do like the way it has picked up colors and abstract shapes and forms. The tags and other structures do keep you looking at the photos. I like the silhouette effects but not when it is out of focus.

Keep posting; like your style

**distorted_vision** · 12-12-2007, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by weatherwise2

I have never tried this type of photography but do like the way it has picked up colors and abstract shapes and forms. The tags and other structures do keep you looking at the photos. I like the silhouette effects but not when it is out of focus.

Keep posting; like your style

thanks mate,, i took a few more city shots today, so i will post them up after i get back from the gym.

**distorted_vision** · 12-12-2007, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by Falcons

That second one is my type of photography - Love it!

thanks mate!! yer i really like it also,...

**distorted_vision** · 12-12-2007, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Both very interesting but I am more taken by the second image. I have always liked it when photographers aren't afraid to include large amounts of black in their images. Too many people are "afraid of the dark".

im certainly not afraid of the dark thats for sure.. :O thanks for the feedback mate..im always very appreciative..

foxglove · 12-13-2007, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by distorted_vision

heres a crop, but its made it even more boring and dull hasnt it?

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Yup, more boring - I rather like the original. As for the others, I'm not so hot on the graffitied walls. I do like the colours, though - or the lack. The one in your first post is blue+yellow, the other one is primarily green - that makes them less about a gritty graffitied wall than about colour, light, and shapes. Not my thing, but you've done them well. I very much like the B&W silhouette - the grain, the out-of-focus, the blown highlights, the clipped shadows... all fantastic. Very stylish. Lots of mystery.

Julie

PentaxFan · 12-22-2007, 05:30 PM

Love the color and composition of #2! Nicely done ;-)

axl · 12-26-2007, 03:33 AM

I like the BW. I think it's a great shot...

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12-10-2007, 10:10 AM	#2
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I think the second one would be improved by cropping it in portrait orientation, with the bottom left corner being where the shoulder and bottom edge of the photo intersect and the right edge being positioned either 1) to remove the woman's hair or 2) the point where the light(er) blue of the shoulder strap gets eliminated.

12-11-2007, 05:37 AM	#3
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	thanks alot mike

12-11-2007, 07:05 AM	#4
Falcons Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	Firstly I will say tha I admire your work very much and I always make an effort to look at your threads - you certainly have talent. I like the first shot. The second shot all though probably technically well done, seems to be wanting to tell a story but it isn't quite there. Perhaps if the bald guy was more in profile we would have the sense of Drama of a brutish dude following a woman. Don't know maybe I am just looking for something that is not there - but this one just didn't work for me. I'm not a pro - so take what ever I say with a pinch of salt.

12-12-2007, 02:09 AM	#5
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	Originally posted by Falcons Firstly I will say tha I admire your work very much and I always make an effort to look at your threads - you certainly have talent. I like the first shot. The second shot all though probably technically well done, seems to be wanting to tell a story but it isn't quite there. Perhaps if the bald guy was more in profile we would have the sense of Drama of a brutish dude following a woman. Don't know maybe I am just looking for something that is not there - but this one just didn't work for me. I'm not a pro - so take what ever I say with a pinch of salt. thanks mate i hear your oppinion and i understand where you are coming from... i agree,the 2nd pic isnt really that succesful.. heres a crop, but its made it even more boring and dull hasnt it? ....

12-12-2007, 03:38 AM	#6
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	ill add these ones into the mix and see what you guys think?? ...

12-12-2007, 07:11 AM	#7
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Both very interesting but I am more taken by the second image. I have always liked it when photographers aren't afraid to include large amounts of black in their images. Too many people are "afraid of the dark".

12-12-2007, 07:15 AM	#8
Falcons Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	That second one is my type of photography - Love it!

12-12-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
weatherwise2 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warwick, RI Photos: Gallery Posts: 740	I have never tried this type of photography but do like the way it has picked up colors and abstract shapes and forms. The tags and other structures do keep you looking at the photos. I like the silhouette effects but not when it is out of focus. Keep posting; like your style

12-12-2007, 11:08 PM	#10
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	Originally posted by weatherwise2 I have never tried this type of photography but do like the way it has picked up colors and abstract shapes and forms. The tags and other structures do keep you looking at the photos. I like the silhouette effects but not when it is out of focus. Keep posting; like your style thanks mate,, i took a few more city shots today, so i will post them up after i get back from the gym.

12-12-2007, 11:08 PM	#11
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	Originally posted by Falcons That second one is my type of photography - Love it! thanks mate!! yer i really like it also,...

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12-12-2007, 11:09 PM	#12
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308 Original Poster	Originally posted by Mike Cash Both very interesting but I am more taken by the second image. I have always liked it when photographers aren't afraid to include large amounts of black in their images. Too many people are "afraid of the dark". im certainly not afraid of the dark thats for sure.. :O thanks for the feedback mate..im always very appreciative..

12-13-2007, 01:49 PM	#13
foxglove Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlantic Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,049	Originally posted by distorted_vision heres a crop, but its made it even more boring and dull hasnt it? .... Yup, more boring - I rather like the original. As for the others, I'm not so hot on the graffitied walls. I do like the colours, though - or the lack. The one in your first post is blue+yellow, the other one is primarily green - that makes them less about a gritty graffitied wall than about colour, light, and shapes. Not my thing, but you've done them well. I very much like the B&W silhouette - the grain, the out-of-focus, the blown highlights, the clipped shadows... all fantastic. Very stylish. Lots of mystery. Julie

12-22-2007, 05:30 PM	#14
PentaxFan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 257	Love the color and composition of #2! Nicely done ;-)

12-26-2007, 03:33 AM	#15
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	I like the BW. I think it's a great shot...