Park Bench

Comments welcome and encouraged, thanks!

Love the angle and the wavy shadows, Tim. Thanks for sharing. Great b/w work. Well done, my friend. Regards, Lawrence.

Thanks Lawrence, your kind words are appreciated greatly!

Unique angle, Tim, the undulation of the shadow given by the curves in the snow give movement to the picture. The footsteps too. IMO it would have been absolutely perfect without the two poles and their shadows.

I was thinking that exact same thing when I happened upon this scene. I guess all we can do is make the best from what we are given, Thanks!

It has a good composition specially shadows are so influential. Congratulation Tim

Very good use of shapes and shadows Tim, good work!

Very beautiful and original creation. Bravo.

Thank you all for taking the time to view and comment, have a great night!

I love how the shadow ripples across the snow, enlivening a cold and empty scene.

Always good to hear from you!

Nice composition! I like the straight parkbench and the wavy shadows!! Well seen and executed!!

 

Best regards,

 

Vamsi Krishna

A beautifully observed image with the bench and shadows combining to create a superb mono image.

 

Regards John

Beautiful shadows, Tim! You are the "shadow man"!

 

Best regards,

 

Dick

Thanks for the kind words and support, it really means a lot to me!

 

Richard - "Shadow Man" that has a nice ring to it........now all I need is some bright colored tights and a cape LOL

Hi Tim, Very nice shadow play. Hopefully the bench will be occupied soon. ;). Take care 6/6a

Thanks again Cynthia, Have a great day!

I agree with the ohers about the beautiful shadow on the snow. I can see both good and bad in the post. The shadow cutting through the bench shadow is great but I am not so sure about the partial piece of it at the top of rhe frame. Having said that I can't see the alternative and I am starting to like it more the longer I look. It's a good interesting shot.

 

Simon

with or without the poles I think you did an outstanding job in framing this. Your composition is as good as the quality of the shadow and the texture of the bench. What spoils it for me big time is that snow because frankly it looks muddied. I have no idea what you did here but it must be something. Looking at the upper right it's unevenly as well and that's not just the light doing that. For a simple toning it's too unevenly spread anyway. You've got me curious.

Once again, the subject of the snow comes up. I'm not sure if what I'm seeing, and what you're seeing through the monitors is different or what. Although I do not like to go "bright white" with my snow (just a personal taste) I'm curious about your observations. I wish we could compare some kind of monitor gray/white samples with each other. What gave me a challenge with this shot was the variety of footsteps around the bench. Because of the angle of light, they became very contrasty and drew too much attention IMO. I did some dodging and burning to tone them down a bit and maybe that's too obvious?

I love the curvy shadows and footprints, also the sparkles in the snow. I love the angle at which you took this shot. Very well done. Thank you for sharing. :)

Very interesting play between light and shadow. Very well seen. Congrats.

Thank you Raymond