Bank shot

[Stormchaser]

I really wanted the bright green & yellow to stand out in contrast to the way the bank was, as opposed to how it is now. Sometimes I love it & sometimes it just seems worthy of a shrug. Any thoughts are welcomed (which is why I'm here).
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[Duckys54]

It's hard for me to figure out the point of interest or focus. it's a cool effect but it does nothing unless there's a reason to it. Also the sidewalk takes away from it .

[Art Scott]

for me...I would like to know if the bright greens go on to the right some more.....after reading your post....it made me wonder if there was more of the brights and could you have swung a little more right (cut the outbound light off the pole) and keeping only a little of the mudane on the left (no farther left than the light pole and inbound light).... this however probably would not work as a crop....or it might....

other than that...I think it is a cool interestng shot.....

[Stormchaser]

Alright, I got as much of the shot as possilbe, and obviously dampened down the mood. Though there's some green in the shot still, the focal point of the picture is the yellow awnings.

Good, bad, trash it?


http://stormchaser.smugmug.com/photos/103635109-L.jpg

[photogmomma]

I keep coming back to this shot to figure out how to critique it. It's a nice shot with a great idea, but it's not quite "there" and I can't quite figure out why....

Let's see... I think the first shot you could (maybe?) crop down to only see the new bank/old bank and nothing else - almost an abstract showing the differences - that kind of crop. (I'd show you, but I know that's illegal.) That might highlight the differences between the two.

In the second shot , the mood is completely different. I really like the yellow awnings and the bare hint of green, but I'd make the sidewalk black instead of colored. It's a bit too distracting.

If I had to choose, I'd say like the second shot much more. I love the moodiness with the hint of "lightness" or color to it... (And the punch on the awnings.) I think this is a great rendition even if it doesn't really follow what you're trying to accomplish!

So... not sure if I helped, but..... :D I really like the idea behind the shot - and I think it's close!

[Art Scott]

Alright, I got as much of the shot as possilbe, and obviously dampened down the mood. Though there's some green in the shot still, the focal point of the picture is the yellow awnings.

Good, bad, trash it?



:thumb :barb THAT IS AN AWESOME SHOT!!!!:barb:thumb

It is a shame you coudn't get the very tip top of the bank tho......maybe a slight vertica pano type and stitch together....Hmmmmm

[SloYerRoll]

If you didn't talk about the shot and what you would wanted to achieve w/ it. I would have no idea what this shot was about.

Nothing personal. Just looks lke a photoshop project to me. Not really for the whipping post (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13428) IMO.