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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: fredjeang on February 15, 2010, 04:34:23 pm

Title: window and bridge
Post by: fredjeang on February 15, 2010, 04:34:23 pm

Hi,
Some snaps from my walks. Madrid.

[attachment=20258:window.jpg]

[attachment=20259:bridge.jpg]

Fred.

Title: window and bridge
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 15, 2010, 05:18:35 pm

I like the compositional simplicity of the first one. If I would to change anything, it would be to clone out the cable (?) that hangs from the lower left-hand corner of the window.

Title: window and bridge
Post by: popnfresh on February 18, 2010, 06:12:31 pm

The first shot of the window is definitely the better one. I agree with SB that cloning out the wire hanging from the window would be a good thing. I would consider that to be a relatively minor and quite justifiable manipulation of the image.

The second one is an interesting attempt, but I feel it doesn't quite work. The tonal gradient of the successive "ribs" of the bridge don't follow a visually coherent progression from light to dark values and there are numerous little details going on in the image that dilute the overall impact. But I appreciate what you were going for in the shot. Sometimes these things work and sometimes not. Just keep shooting.