michael_hanisch

A real piece of "street photography" ;-) Strong, dominating lines; I also like the repeating dark triangles in the upper right. But the best feature (though hardly visible in the "medium" and "small" versions) is the person walking along on of those lines - you captured him/her just in the right moment!

The shadow in the lower left is slightly distracting IMO; have you tried making it lighter in tone or cropping it?

Great use of reflections as a means to abstract an otherwise pretty common subject matter. When I first looked at this I thought that this picture was heavily modified in PS or that you used some weirdo filter to get it... you have to look really closely to figure it out. The grain (which is not too much IMO) increases this effect.

Beautiful colors, and a very detailed shadow. What I like most about this image is how the colorful sky & wall contrast with the black&white rendition of the lamp and its shadow - well done!

Very calm atmosphere, a "simple" yet effective image. Great composition and subtle colors. The only minor complaint I have is the lack of detail on the right hand side, especially in the lower right corner (mind you, that could as well be a problem with my monitor).

Nice colors and textures. Some might complain that the shadows on the left of the building in the back and in the lower right corner are too deep, but I think they are ok here as they add to the "3D" look of this shot. I don't like the antennas on the roof - they are distracting, but I'm afraid that we'll have to live with that in these times. (Ok, you could have removed them in PS, but I'm not a big fan of this kind of modification.)

Very mysterious atmosphere. You managed to capture the fog very well, there's just enough detail to keep viewers interested, yet the solemn and quiet atmosphere of the scene remains.

good capture, nice textures.

Astonishing - very good use of subtle color.

Second in a series of shots of the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.

 

My main focus with these shots is the lines and patterns to be found

here, with the colored seats as a nice extra. Especially the

structures found in the roof are very graphic and provide many

opportunities for strong pictures, but I always fear that there's too

much to be seen, that the frame is just too packed. Therefor any

advice on composition and cropping is most welcome. Thanks!

Not sure what to think of this. The sky is nice, but there is a lot of empty space in this image. The foreground (the pier) lacks detail, but still there is too much visible - the silhouettes alone, however, are not that interesting. The first streetlight is too prominent IMHO while the others are too small... Maybe try a longer focal length?

 

Sorry about this long-winded comment - I feel that this has the potential to be a great shot, but somehow something's missing or just not right...

great eye. Exposure is also good, though a little bit more detail in the frame wouldn't hurt.

Title says it all :-) Great shot.

Great composition. I also love the colors - the whole scene has some dreamy quality to it that's hard to describe. I guess what I like the most is the contrast between the brown-ish foreground and the subtle nuances of blue that dominate the rest of the image.

I like the use of color here, the way that the colorful clothes of the person on the right contrasts with the almot monochromatic landscape

Olivier, thank you for your comment. I agree that the column and the horizontal bars are distracting - I have been thinking about cropping the image, but maybe I'll just go and redo this shot, maybe with a different focal length.

Hi John, and thanks for your comment. Yes, I've been thinking about cropping - I find that "gateway" above the stairs rather distracting, and the proportions would have been better, but I thought that the way it is now put's more emphasis on the structures in the roof.

 

Anyway, I followed your advice and cropped a little and I admit that I like it better :-)

One of several images I shot during a recent visit to the Olympic

Stadium in Munich. I really like the combination of strong colors and

strong lines here - the construction of the roof makes for some

excellent shots (more to come - shots that is, I can't guarantee the

"excellent" part...).

 

I'd really like to get some feedback on this one - especially on

composition, but also on (digital) darkroom technique as this is my

first attempt at using curves and USM.

 

Any comments are highly appreciated.

Very interesting, graphic image. I wonder what this looked like before you removed the other buildings... Do I understand you correctly that you added the background noise deliberately? I guess it works, provides a more interesting background than plain white/grey/whatever...

Nice tones in the gargoyle, and still it's good silhouette-like effect since the background is so dark. Did you use artificial lighting, or did you darken the background...?

Very moody shot. The clouds make a very nice frame for the scenery, and add just enough detail to be interesting. The composition is almost too wide IMHO , but it's a good picture as it stands.

Great colors. The composition is rather centrical. but the ropes leading to the upper right corner do a lot to balance it, so it works very well here. I also like the shadows on the cupula, and the fact that there is just enough visible foreground that acts as a "base" for the whole image.

 

The only thing that I find distracting is the dark corner - is that vignetting?

Good photoshop work, it really helps the picture (both the billboard and the lightpost were pretty distracting).

 

The thing I like the most here is the color contrast and the way the diagonal leads my eyes through the image.

Interesting contrast between the colors of the building and the sky (I assume the sky is one of the part you photoshopped?). There's not too much detail on the left edge of the building, but in this case it really helps to bring out the shape of the building's corner.

Nice shot - those chimneys make a great subject. Talking about composition, I think removing that antenna in the lower left corner would be a idea. Also you might want to think about giving those chimneys little more room - show some more space around them; I don't like the way the middle one seems to poke through the upper edge of the frame.

Nevertheless, I still like it - thanks for sharing. (<shameless plug>I have a shot of the same location, but done a little differently...let me know what you think</shameless plug>

The whole picture seems to be quite blurry. The colors are nice, but the composition has too much weight in the center for my taste. Maybe you could have moved around a little? Maybe a few steps to the left, turning right - that way you could have removed that wodden pillar (or whatever it is) on the left edge of the picture while keeping the tree on the right as a frame...

 

Hope this makes sense.