Luminous Landscape Forum

The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: stamper on August 20, 2015, 05:53:38 am

Title: An offering.
Post by: stamper on August 20, 2015, 05:53:38 am

Which one to choose?

Title: Re: An offering.
Post by: spidermike on August 20, 2015, 06:14:15 am

For me, the second one.
Having two people in the first with heavy shadows sort of blurs the impact of the pedestrian.
In the second one there also seems to be more of an interaction between the pedestrian and the figure on the lower wall - like he is deliberately ignoring the offer of a flower. The two girls seem to be blithely ignorant of the offer.

Title: Re: An offering.
Post by: BobDavid on August 20, 2015, 09:07:12 am

I like the second photo. The single figure facing the large graphic is more direct. Right now, it looks appears there are three photos within the photo. What happens if you crop the top half and display it next to the bottom half? I think this will work as a set of photos rather than an individual. The elements are eye-catching: murals, pedestrian, tension between red and blue, and finally the window.

Title: Re: An offering.
Post by: RSL on August 20, 2015, 09:29:14 am

Talk about an ideal setup! Good thinking, Stamper. Good looking!

Title: Re: An offering.
Post by: stamper on August 20, 2015, 09:40:04 am

Russ thanks. This street has several murals and I saw a possible connection between the murals and passer bys. Some of them are tenuous. 

Title: Re: An offering.
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 20, 2015, 09:59:55 am

Great shots, Stamper!
I also prefer the second for the reasons others have mentioned.