staircase

[Jeremy Roussak]

Thoughts?

Jeremy

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

I think the idea is fine, just a little too busy and broad-daylightish. Perhaps a silhouetted human figure might have helped?

[Jeremy Roussak]

I think the idea is fine, just a little too busy and broad-daylightish. Perhaps a silhouetted human figure might have helped?

Thanks, Slobodan. I see what you mean. I like the shadow, which is (obviously) difficult to see in other than direct sunshine, and we don't get a lot of that in Manchester. I'll try again, perhaps: it's a fairly busy station entrance, so getting a figure or two in shot shouldn't be awfully difficult.

Jeremy

[Kerry L]

Agree with Slobodan's comments.
Also I wonder about cropping down to just below the 3rd set of steps to make it a bit less busy top left.

Nice colour though.

Kerry

[luxborealis]

Agree with Slobodan's comments.
Also I wonder about cropping down to just below the 3rd set of steps to make it a bit less busy top left.

Nice colour though.

Kerry

Agreed - you don't actually need the ground. In fact, the concept might be stronger without it.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

There are several interpretations possible:

[Kerry L]

There are several interpretations possible:

Yes indeed. Certainly with a person/people

Kerry

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I vote for Slobodan version 2.

[Jeremy Roussak]

Thanks, Slobodan: food for thought. Unusually for me, I'd not really thought about monochrome as it's the garish colours which draw my eye each day, but it's an interesting take.

Jeremy

[francois]

I also like the bright colors but Slobodan's second version is the cleanest/less busy.

[sdwilsonsct]

I think omitting the ground increases the abstraction and energy.

[RSL]

I think Slobodan's got the answer. B&W turns it into an abstraction. Good shooting, Jeremy.

[BobDavid]

I vote for Slobodan version 2.

Agreed.

I like the subject. You may want to revisit it and take pictures of it in different lighting and weather conditions. It would be too easy to put a beautiful young woman into the scene. I think the picture needs to show three, rather than two, stairways. Maybe climb up a tall step ladder or use a shift lens to avoid a whacky perspective.