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01/15/2004 10:45:55 AM |
Critique Club:
Hi. There are some things I really like about this photo, and then there are some things which I think could be better. First of all, I really like the black and white areas. The contrasts and detail looks good in B&W. I'm still wondering why you left some parts in colour? Is it because the diner is 70 years old, so thats B&W, and the colour things are newer? I'm not sure, but I don't really think the colour areas are very effective, and could possibly detract from a nice overall B&W photo.
The sky in this is very blown out, and just completly white. As this challenge was open editing, I think using a shorter shutter speed would have helped. This would allow you to get some detail in the sky, and if the buildings were too dark you could select them and edit them separately. You could then also burn the sky a bit to get some detail in there. I find sometimes adding a little grain can help make a sky more interesting, even if some people complain about it being noisey :)
The snow piled up around the diner looks really good. I think I would have been tempted to crop a little closer so more detail can be seen, and less of the not-si-interesting surroundings. I think that would also focus peoples attention more to the corner, which is what your title is doing.
Overall, nice conditions in a nice area make this a good photo, which could be improved by a little different editing, and moving in closer. |
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01/12/2004 01:39:11 PM |
| Not usually a fan of spot color, but it's not bad here. Looks like one of those gray days where almost nothing pops. |
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01/11/2004 01:09:22 AM |
| 2nd best city shot. I like the b&w and color splash. 8. |
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01/10/2004 06:10:46 PM |
| for some reason i kinda like the selective color in your shot. most of the time it looks cheesy, but i think your shot actually needs it. nice job. |
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01/06/2004 11:33:19 PM |
| The selective desaturation is interesting |
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01/05/2004 09:42:04 PM |
| If the cars were different this could of been taken in 1955. Nice shot, great dof and good b&w tones. |
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01/03/2004 01:56:48 PM |
| If the lights on the restaurant were lit, this would stand out much more. |
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01/01/2004 04:15:53 PM |
| I like it. The composition and the varying gray colors mixed in with a splashes of color. |
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01/01/2004 03:03:57 PM |
| Nice use of layers to get the colors for all the objects you wanted colored in this image. |
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01/01/2004 03:23:49 AM |
| I don't see what the photo is trying to communicate. |
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01/01/2004 03:13:39 AM |
| not sure the selective color adds much for me, unless there's maybe a reason behind it. the only thing i could think of is signs/signals, which could be nice.. but the restaurant signs appear to still be colorless. |
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01/01/2004 02:02:46 AM |
| I have yet to figure out how to do this with the colors! Wonderful job!! 9 |
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