West Midlands Whimsy

Hi everyone, this is the first photo of many from the streets of

Birmingham in the UK. Any comments or ratings would be hugely

appreciated. Cheers!

Lovely composition, but all I can find myself focusing on is the blown-out sky.

Hmmm. That was intentional, and added in photoshop. I was hoping to create a "light at the end of the tunnel" towards which the lady on the left is striding to make a more dreamy, painted feel... We only get blue skies here once in a blue moon, so this, like most of my photos is from a dull, overcast sky (see attached, untouched original). Is the consensus that this hasn't worked? If so, are there any other ways of limiting the impact of the overcast sky? Personally I like the bloom effect, but it needs a big print to do it justice ;)

You photoshop version is better. IMHO ( in my mind), I have not any asosiation with light-in- the-end-of-tonnel. Good composition. I think, If you will make series of such streets, it will be exellent. Good luck.