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The Art of Photography => Street Showcase => Topic started by: RSL on September 25, 2021, 10:04:58 am

Title: Lunch Over
Post by: RSL on September 25, 2021, 10:04:58 am
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Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 26, 2021, 10:33:39 am
I like the left half as a vertical, but the right half is confusing and irrelevant, IMHO. So for this shot, I would definitely ***"CROP"*** it to just the left half.

Sorry, Russ. (But that left half is excellent.)
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: RSL on September 26, 2021, 11:09:57 am
Fair enough, Eric, but I think the context established by the right half is important.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 26, 2021, 04:19:43 pm
At the least, I would tone down (darken) the shirt on the guy at the far right. Its brightness makes it look as if it is the main subject, which it isn't.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: RSL on September 27, 2021, 08:45:30 am
Hi Eric. In the end, I think it's better if it goes back to this. I was grabbed by the color, but in the end it's the graphics that make the picture. It's on my own web this way, and I was right the first time. Thanks. The criticism pointed me in the right direction.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 27, 2021, 03:44:20 pm
Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: rabanito on September 28, 2021, 07:42:00 am
Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.

Actually this B&W version was published somewhere in LuLa but I couldn't find it.
I agree that it works much better
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: francois on September 28, 2021, 09:06:26 am
Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.

Spot-on. The first one wasn't a hit for me but Eric found out the "issue". This one, in B&W, is much improved. I like it a lot.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: RSL on September 28, 2021, 09:59:12 am
I don't know why I went back to the color original. I always used to check the B&W version for anything that had satisfactory graphics. After all, I shot in B&W for decades before I bought a digital camera. In any case, thanks to both of you guys for your comments. Maybe next time I won't make the same mistake.
Title: Re: Lunch Over
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 28, 2021, 11:52:38 am
When I got my first digital camera, I converted everything to B&W for a long time before I got the courage up to try color. Darkroom habits are indeed hard to overcome.