Thoughts on this photo
Dec 27, 2022 14:22:18 #
kbwheeler
Loc: Fremont, California
Taken in Istanbul at night with an Iphone 6. Processed in Lightroom and denoised and sharpened using Topaz denoise and sharpen apps. I would like your opinions on the composition and general esthetics.
Dec 27, 2022 14:35:00 #
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Dec 27, 2022 15:04:09 #
I like it.
(I, myself, would have gone about 5° to the right to get the entire canopy.)
(I, myself, would have gone about 5° to the right to get the entire canopy.)
Dec 27, 2022 15:05:06 #
Nice but nicer in color - I don't understand why you went through that entire process only to make it b/w?
Dec 27, 2022 15:06:37 #
I really like it except that my eyes are drawn away from the subject to the lighted area that appears to be perhaps a subway entrance. I would like to see that area replaced with darkness. Reminds me of something out of Life magazine from the 50's.
Dec 27, 2022 15:15:58 #
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Dec 27, 2022 15:18:49 #
kbwheeler wrote:
Here is the same shot in color. Is it better than in B&W?
I like both, different reasons...
Dec 27, 2022 15:28:55 #
tramsey wrote:
Nice but nicer in color - I don't understand why you went through that entire process only to make it b/w?
Color would have certainly been nice but to me the amount of contrast in the scene along with it's quite somberness just yells B/W. Different strokes for different folks.
Dec 27, 2022 15:30:28 #
JeffL
Loc: New Jersey
While I usually prefer color photos, in this case the B&W has a certain essence to it that the color version lacks. The B&W looks like it has a story to tell, the color is just a vendor's cart, ho-hum.
Dec 27, 2022 15:59:41 #
JeffL wrote:
While I usually prefer color photos, in this case the B&W has a certain essence to it that the color version lacks. The B&W looks like it has a story to tell, the color is just a vendor's cart, ho-hum.
So what's the story that the B&W could impart the color might not?
Dec 27, 2022 17:08:50 #
kbwheeler wrote:
Here is the same shot in color. Is it better than in B&W?
I like both photographically, but the have two quite different initial impacts. The sign on the cart displays much better in the B&W and that’s literally the best clue that this was taken somewhere other than central California. Hollister is a LOT closer to Fremont than Istanbul. The only “story” I am gleaning from the images is that if you want to beat the shopping rush do your corn shopping later in the evening.
I’ve seen Hollister used as a clothing brand as a part of that area’s claim to “The earthquake capital of the world.” But if the young man isn’t with you I am amazed that the t-shirt wound up in Turkey.🤓 Nice images… both.
Dec 27, 2022 17:13:14 #
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