Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Anything here to get more than a quick glance?

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Dave Chinn

Frank, I gave it a more than a quick glance by looking at the download. I will have to say, sorry, nothing here of interest for me. However, if your subject had been facing and walking towards you , then I think you would have maybe struck a nerve. Maybe, to salvage this one you may have to be creative and step out of the box for something quite unique. Hope this helps in some way !!!
Dave

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I believe you could improve it some by cropping off the entire right side, which really adds nothing to the photo, placing the focus onto the walking man and making it more interesting.

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Nothing to be sorry about Mr. Chinn, I don't expect every shot I post to be liked....you have given me exactly what I asked for and I thank you for that.

I appreciate the idea jaymatt and value your opinion, thank you.

ediesaul

I think that this is a very interesting photo. I wouldn't lop off anything and here's why: There's a great contrast between the straight lines of the pipes and their texture, i.e., man-made, with the shadows of the leaves, i.e., nature. The width of the photo balances, to me, the girth of the man and contrasts to the narrowness of the alley. I don't mind at all that the man is not facing us because, in this photo, his features are not important. Rather, this photo is about shapes and shadows. On the download, I find it interesting to try to read what the signs are, but, that's just for fun. I think you caught a really interesting image.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Frank, this is an interesting set up, with all those lines and angles and then that fuzzy shadow stuff off the the right. Very conducive to monochrome, which you converted very well by the way. I fear you need a different figure to be interesting in a walk-away pose, this fellow isn't commanding enough. For me the image needs one of Jim Hill's almost-naked ladies and a curled up cat for completion. However, if you hung a red umbrella over the banister, you might snap it back to life. You have an eye for detail and an imagination, so I'm hoping to see an adventurous version.

trc Loc: Logan, OH

Hi Frank,

I will admit, when I first looked at this image, I thought there wasn't much to it and passed on by. Then, I went back to it and started looking at the download. Actually, there is a lot going on in this image. I initially did not like the camera right side with the wall and shadows, but then I realized that it is actually balancing out the bright white of the camera left front facing wall and the walls of the corridor as well as the porches/overhangs of the apartment building in the background. You captured the somewhat tunnel vision of the corridor to the man walking away with the darker walkway and objects in the corridor.

If one further inspects the image, you have captured the detail of the limbs of the background trees as well as the detail of the vertical 'metal tower' camera left foreground, as well as the shadows/lines on the wall and the sign hanging on the wall, camera left, which I really didn't pay any attention to when initially looking at your image.

Hence, Frank, there is a lot to look at in this photograph, once the viewer opens up his/her eyes, and it actually 'says' a lot! Thanks Frank.

Best Regards,
Tom

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Thank you for your insight ediesaul....good to see you back here.

I've no scantly clad women in my portfolio minniev...I can see where the additions would add greatly to the image, thanks for the tip.

I honestly overlooked this image for quite some time Tom...ran across it and gave it some thought, put a touch of work into it and realized I liked it...then wondered if anyone else would. Thank you for comment.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Scantily or unclad women are plentiful. The Met has recently made many of its images readily available for various public and private uses. http://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2017/open-access. Naked ladies (and gentlemen) abound. Also lots of other stuff.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

I agree with Jay on this, it adds nothing. Shift focus to the walking man.

Don