Streets Enough?

Roquefort · 07-11-2018, 06:34 AM - **2 Likes**

I like the silhouettes and the colours, but are they enough to make the photo interesting?

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gmans · 07-11-2018, 06:47 AM

Good photo. Cheers

krre23 · 07-11-2018, 08:06 AM - **1 Like**

Hmm maybe if you crop it to a more panoramic proportion? all the black space in the frame is kind of boring.

Thanks for sharing! Beautiful colors indeed.

**FozzFoster** · 07-11-2018, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by Roquefort

I like the silhouettes and the colours, but are they enough to make the photo interesting?

Really nice shot! Well done! For me, the top third of the image is just black, and it doesn't do too much for the composition either - I would crop it off and allow for a pano shot - this would also emphasize the focal points on either side (silhouettes and painting) and your eye more readily bounces between them. Really like the colours too!

Roquefort · 07-13-2018, 01:31 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks for the feedback! I tend to stick to 3:2 ratios out of habit, but this one might indeed benefit from a slightly more flexible crop. I'll give it a try!

SpecialK · 07-14-2018, 08:05 AM

Well, there are a lot of random things going on in this photo, such as the 2 white shapes in the bottom right, a few extraneous lights, and the pole in front of the silhouette. These are a bit distracting, and prevents me from seeing the photo as a whole. It does improve a lot by cropping some of the black space at the top (say halfway to the white highlight at left).

**henrikpedersen33** · 07-16-2018, 02:28 AM

Originally posted by Roquefort

I like the silhouettes and the colours, but are they enough to make the photo interesting?

Maybe you could cut some of the bottom and the top away? See what comes out of that?

**CharLac** · 07-18-2018, 08:59 AM

Yup, agree with all the rest....great colours and subject matter but I think a good cropping would really do this justice

Roquefort · 07-19-2018, 11:13 AM - **2 Likes**

Here's a wider crop!

**FozzFoster** · 07-19-2018, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by Roquefort

Here's a wider crop!

I really like what you did with cropping this image! Good work!

SKYGZR · 07-19-2018, 11:50 AM - **1 Like**

Perhaps the right side also? The partial cabinet looking thing distracts a bit..

**CharLac** · 07-20-2018, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by SKYGZR

Perhaps the right side also? The partial cabinet looking thing distracts a bit..

Agreed

Roquefort · 07-21-2018, 06:29 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by FozzFoster

I really like what you did with cropping this image! Good work!

Thanks!

Here it is with the bus stop cropped out. Probably better this way indeed.

icom · 07-21-2018, 06:37 AM

Hi,
As the rest suggested - cropping the picture will most probably improve it by reducing the empty space.
One more thing that I can suggest - to dim a bit the walkway. This way - you will focus the attention on the silhouettes and on the graffiti. It will kind a look as a two parallel worlds.

nabee2002 · 07-28-2018, 06:53 PM

I like the shot as is. two interesting points to me!

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07-11-2018, 06:47 AM	#2
gmans Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hunter Valley,NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,466	Good photo. Cheers

07-11-2018, 08:06 AM - 1 Like	#3
krre23 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Caracas Photos: Gallery Posts: 540	Hmm maybe if you crop it to a more panoramic proportion? all the black space in the frame is kind of boring. Thanks for sharing! Beautiful colors indeed.

07-11-2018, 04:32 PM	#4
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Originally posted by Roquefort I like the silhouettes and the colours, but are they enough to make the photo interesting? Really nice shot! Well done! For me, the top third of the image is just black, and it doesn't do too much for the composition either - I would crop it off and allow for a pano shot - this would also emphasize the focal points on either side (silhouettes and painting) and your eye more readily bounces between them. Really like the colours too!

07-13-2018, 01:31 PM - 1 Like	#5
Roquefort Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 63 Original Poster	Thanks for the feedback! I tend to stick to 3:2 ratios out of habit, but this one might indeed benefit from a slightly more flexible crop. I'll give it a try!

07-14-2018, 08:05 AM	#6
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Well, there are a lot of random things going on in this photo, such as the 2 white shapes in the bottom right, a few extraneous lights, and the pole in front of the silhouette. These are a bit distracting, and prevents me from seeing the photo as a whole. It does improve a lot by cropping some of the black space at the top (say halfway to the white highlight at left).

07-16-2018, 02:28 AM	#7
henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,624	Originally posted by Roquefort I like the silhouettes and the colours, but are they enough to make the photo interesting? Maybe you could cut some of the bottom and the top away? See what comes out of that?

07-18-2018, 08:59 AM	#8
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Yup, agree with all the rest....great colours and subject matter but I think a good cropping would really do this justice

07-19-2018, 11:25 AM	#10
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Originally posted by Roquefort Here's a wider crop! I really like what you did with cropping this image! Good work!

07-19-2018, 11:50 AM - 1 Like	#11
SKYGZR Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Milky Way Galaxy, Planet Earth, Speeding towards the Virgo Supercluster Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 156	Perhaps the right side also? The partial cabinet looking thing distracts a bit..

07-20-2018, 05:44 AM	#12
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by SKYGZR Perhaps the right side also? The partial cabinet looking thing distracts a bit.. Agreed

07-21-2018, 06:37 AM	#14
icom New Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 13	Hi, As the rest suggested - cropping the picture will most probably improve it by reducing the empty space. One more thing that I can suggest - to dim a bit the walkway. This way - you will focus the attention on the silhouettes and on the graffiti. It will kind a look as a two parallel worlds.

07-28-2018, 06:53 PM	#15
nabee2002 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 45	I like the shot as is. two interesting points to me!