Guest Guest Posted September 20, 2016 YES! Much more interesting photo this way. Some won't, but I do like the lone street lamp in the background. Great job. Link to comment
alfbailey 1 Posted September 21, 2016 I agree with Fred regarding the street lamp, it adds to the sense of the night, the grouping of vehicles suggests to me a meeting of "the Mob" perhaps or something of that era. Great Mood! Alf Link to comment
Leslie Reid 5,201 Posted September 22, 2016 A revised version, this time with the background brought back in, but still without the neon lights. Link to comment
M_Lipakis 2 Posted September 22, 2016 Let us play a bit more with time travels Leslie Link to comment
Leslie Reid 5,201 Posted September 23, 2016 Thanks, Fred, Alf, and Michail!Fred, I really appreciate your suggestions for improving this—I’m enjoying how the background has become an important part of the image now—good call!Thanks, Alf! I had a lot of fun with this one -- got it handheld at 0.3 sec, f4, ISO 800 with an old point & shoot, so there was a lot of post-processing to deal with noise and sharpness.And Michail, I love it! I’m still laughing over the bullet holes. I’d also tried a black and white conversion (with a lot of grain—it also solved my noise problem)—you’re right that the subject seems to beg for that treatment, and I’ll probably upload it in the near future—I’d love to get your feedback on my b&w conversion when I upload it; I'm still not completely comfortable with my efforts at conversions. Link to comment
DavidTriplett 12,682 Posted September 23, 2016 Leslie, +2 on Fred's and Alf's comments. The background adds depth that was otherwise missing. The streetlight can stay or go, as best fits your vision for the image. I look forward to the B&W version. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted September 24, 2016 For me, the black and white robs it of much of its appeal. I love black and white photos but think it's not always a great way to go, and find there's often too quick a move toward converting to black and white almost as a default artistic position. I actually think good color photos are more of a challenge, in many cases, but also can come with more rewards when done with care and attention. I think the colors here are very expressive and there's a good balance between the abstraction of the compositional approach to the content and the soft color tones that help the more literal side of the photo. Link to comment
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