Just tracking along

Nice autumn colors, good utilization of tracks and interesting images in building windows. The overall composition really appeals to me, but the signage and the caution strips on the back of the construction equipment on the right side seriously detract from this image.

Bruce, thank you for taking the time to critique my work. I agree with the detractions you mentioned, however unfortunately, I don't have photo-shop or anything to remove such things. What procedures would I have to do to "fix" this image? Bill

I worked in the printing industry and have been using Photoshop since 1992. Working without some form of photo editing is like Ansel Adams turning out his prints in a dark room of 3 trays and and $50 enlarger. The tool you are looking for in editing software would be called a cloning or "stamp" tool, which allows you to sample a nearby area and "paint" it over the image. Photoshop Elements, a much striped down version of photoshop, has such a stamp tool and most of the basic adjustments (cropping, saturation, contrast and more...). I think it's available well under $100. Lightroom has most of the important aspects of Photoshop without many of the bells and whistles. Many photographers rely on it. You can subscribe to downloads of PS and LR through adobe creative suites ...costs me about $10/mo. Elements you can purchase as a stand alone. Photoshop used to cost $400-700 for a stand alone but is available by subscription only. I'm sure there is other software out there that duplicates PS. The stamp or cloning tool is probably the most popular tool in PS. It's the one that I use the most. That's what you want to look for.

Thanks Bruce, I appreciate the info...Bill