The Tram Stop
Oct 26, 2016 08:17:16 #
Oct 26, 2016 09:31:27 #
I really like this Graham. I get a strong sense of forward motion. I think it is greatly enhanced by the diagonal lines in the station and the clouds.
Oct 26, 2016 09:39:33 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
Graham Smith wrote:
Expertly executed use of a wide angle lens. Impactful image Mr. Smith.Blackpool, UK.
Oct 26, 2016 10:11:24 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
There is some interesting sky and the light is good for B/W but the shot itself is not interesting enough. There are some wonderful diagonal lines but they where not used. Shot at eye-level it lacks an interesting and dramatic perspective. I think there are some wonderful elements presents including a potential vanishing point but not used and perhaps missed. This is not meant to be harsh or personal just an opinion.
Oct 26, 2016 10:12:14 #
There is so much to see here! I think the B&W works far better than color would have, for the reason that, in this case, color would be a distraction. As it is there are so many disparate elements, yet it all pulls together. The leading lines are an enormous help, including the light strings and the shadows, all pointing to and focusing attention on the train. All the waiting passengers are (naturally enough) looking at the arriving tram. The motorman (I think you call them drivers) is tack sharp. Everything, in fact, is tack sharp, to be expected from a 14mm lens. You can see at least one Blackpool attraction beyond the far platform. There are figures reflected in the glass panel from the nearer platform. So much to see, I might think it should be a hodgepodge, but it's not! 
Oct 26, 2016 10:39:40 #
Mark7829 wrote:
There is some interesting sky and the light is good for B/W but the shot itself is not interesting enough. There are some wonderful diagonal lines but they where not used. Shot at eye-level it lacks an interesting and dramatic perspective. I think there are some wonderful elements presents including a potential vanishing point but not used and perhaps missed. This is not meant to be harsh or personal just an opinion.
Thank you Mark, your personal opinion is noted.
Oct 26, 2016 11:21:25 #
I like the tram with the driver in white shirt and tie (he looks almost like a surreal mannequin) as the hero figure. Dead center, shiny, all lines to it, all eyes on it. Love that tram, the roundness of it, all the glass and light to the front and sides. Cool work Graham.
Oct 26, 2016 12:34:50 #
This has a very dynamic look to it. The lines that are parallel with the direction of movement, the forward tilt, the way the wide angle has the tram emerging into the shot and has the background receding into the distance. I've never noticed before, but it seems that wide angle lenses are good at accentuating movement towards the camera.
Oct 26, 2016 12:38:36 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Blackpool, UK.
Very high impact image for me Graham, love the way you used wide angle to create a sense of movement and a point from which it originates. It is like a vanishing point in reverse. The people are kind of surreal, rendered slightly like illustration by the lens and the processing, which is a style I like very much. Undramatic monochrome processing style is great, doesn't compete with the intense drama of the scene, so it works perfectly. Very interesting image that I've come back to several times before trying to comment.
Oct 26, 2016 16:05:03 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Blackpool, UK.
I really like how the clouds mirror the lines in the tram stop. Still, the photo would not have the impact it does without the people. Nicely done.
Erich
Oct 26, 2016 16:08:02 #
minniev wrote:
Very high impact image for me Graham, love the way... (show quote)
"Undramatic monochrome processing" resonates with me because I'm not keen on the current "monochrome must have strong contrast" mantra. Nothing is further from the truth, I generally prefer a monochrome image that has a full range of tones rather than lots of startling pure blacks and whites. High contrast has it's place but it is becoming overused... in my opinion.
Oct 26, 2016 16:10:24 #
ebrunner wrote:
I really like how the clouds mirror the lines in the tram stop. Still, the photo would not have the impact it does without the people. Nicely done.
Erich
Erich
Thanks Erich, I was fortunate with the clouds
Oct 27, 2016 06:48:07 #
I like it, but it's just a little too lop sided for me. I did a quick straightening exercise (now deleted) but you lose a fair bit of the shot, however it worked for me.
Oct 27, 2016 06:54:37 #
John N wrote:
I like it, but it's just a little too lop sided for me. I did a quick straightening exercise (now deleted) but you lose a fair bit of the shot, however it worked for me.
Hello John, I think the "lopsided look" added a more dynamic look to the picture, a feeling of speed. Also it's partly due the the ultra wide angle lens.
Graham
Oct 27, 2016 21:00:08 #
Graham, a really intriguing photograph. The composition is quite nice, but the range of tonalities really makes this photograph worth viewing.
--Bob
--Bob
Graham Smith wrote:
Blackpool, UK.
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