My turn...First post in this section- Lady in Red, Florence, Italy: Hello all, Since I have been giving out advice, here is one from me. Go ahead and hammer away! :-) Shot hand-held in...

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

Hello all,

Since I have been giving out advice, here is one from me. Go ahead and hammer away! :-) Shot hand-held in RAW format, 1/8th of a sec. @F4.o at 400ISO. I steadied myself against the building at right. Shot with a little mirrorless Nikon N1AW1 with the standard lens at an equivalent to a 35mm lens.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Excellent photo Pixeldawg. I recall a photo of a field of yellow flowers with one red one. Without the one discord note, the music of the yellow field would have been without flavor. You are to commended for seeing the one red flower in the sea of pink masonry buildings.

I pondered if it should be top cropped, and decided ... no ... the vastness of the height of the pink buildings adds to the strength of the one drop of red.

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

Thanks for the comment. You know, it is interesting that you mentioned the crop because, being very honest here, I really had a tough time with it in the post work. Not only on the top, but the left side of the image as well, with half a plant at the bottom. If I cropped, it would go into the light, which I liked and wanted to keep. Eventually, I just decided to live with the half of a plant. The top of the image I also had trouble with, but for identical reasons that you pointed out here, I decided to leave it in as well.

Thank for the insight!

Oh, and BTW... I was a "stringer" for the Tampa Tribune and attended T.R. Robinson High School off Interbay in Tampa. Sooo many years ago for both!

Ava'sPapa Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Pixeldawg wrote:

Hello all,

Since I have been giving out advice, here is one from me. Go ahead and hammer away! :-) Shot hand-held in RAW format, 1/8th of a sec. @F4.o at 400ISO. I steadied myself against the building at right. Shot with a little mirrorless Nikon N1AW1 with the standard lens at an equivalent to a 35mm lens.

Great picture. Reminds me of my Italian vacation a few years back. The only negative comment I have is that the building seems to be leaning a little to the right. I straightened it out just a touch. Love Italy.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

👍👍

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Very well done. I would not crop any of this image. Luck was on your side. No one walking in or out of your shot and being a blur in the image.

Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom

Beautiful image.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Ava's Papa beat me to my reaction. This is a really nice image and shows nicely the narrowness of the street and the "night life" on it. However, I was afraid the buildings would suddenly collapse onto the street. Straightening them up a bit really helped.

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

Ava'sPapa wrote:

Great picture. Reminds me of my Italian vacation a few years back. The only negative comment I have is that the building seems to be leaning a little to the right. I straightened it out just a touch. Love Italy.

Thank you, but I appreciate your asking before reproducing my images. I agree, but if done correctly, it crops into the light, so a compromise.

manofhg Loc: Knoxville, TN

A great shot. I agree with no cropping. The darkness at the top of the picture balances out the brightness everywhere else.

bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

I wish I could download it.

Your title, Woman in Red, had me imagining an image in which a woman in red dominated the scene. Seeing the little woman in red ended up being a disappointment. Nice photo, though.

Ava'sPapa Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Pixeldawg wrote:

Thank you, but I appreciate your asking before reproducing my images. I agree, but if done correctly, it crops into the light, so a compromise.

My apologies.

Bluefish Loc: Berks County, PA

Really nice shot Pixeldawg. Would hang a print of that on my living room wall.

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

bertloomis wrote:

I wish I could download it.

Your title, Woman in Red, had me imagining an image in which a woman in red dominated the scene. Seeing the little woman in red ended up being a disappointment. Nice photo, though.

I suppose I should explain... I don't allow downloads because this is my profession, and like any of you, you want to be paid for the work you do. While I don't mind sharing and love talking about images and image making, I simply can not afford to give away my imaged.

Bert, sorry to disappoint. Can't please everyone all the time.