Yellow doors - take your pick!

[condyk]

Well I really like these doors. I dunno why I never spotted them before. I walk by on a regular basis! You like the first detail one or the wider second one? Or maybe they both suck? What you think? No charge for an opinion ;)

http://www.buzzdns.com/yellowdoordetail600.jpg
http://www.buzzdns.com/yellowdoor600.jpg

Canon 24-105mm 4.0 IS L

[sprinkles]

i like the colours of the first and the composition of sorts of the second :mrgreen: just wished there was either more of the reddish part or non of it..

[Speedsixnine]

I prefer number one.

[flashmat2]

I think they're both great shots - although I'd like to see the second one cropped down on the right, so both doors don't have their edges shown.

[eenorton]

I like them both. If forced to choose... I'd go with the second one. I like the composition exactly the way it is. Nice shots.

[rudgej]

I prefer the first one because the detail is important to the impact of the composition. In the second shot the detail has been diluted by the larger amount of comparatively plain yellow door, and by the hinge bit at the right-hand side.

[Wes]

Like the first one. Good detail.

WS

[adam*]

I like them both but prefer #1 :)

[cdifoto]

I think they both suck. ;) Then again, I was never one to be fascinated by doors so take my opinion with a grain of high blood pressure inducing salt. :p

[wu_wei0]

Both are nice. Right now I prefer 2, but I agree, the right side needs a bit of surgery.
Detail in one is superb. It would be my fave if the shadows of the handle and lock were complete. I have a thing for shadows. :)

Isn't it amazing the things you see that were invisible previously. Small small town so walk the same alleys all the time, but still, on occasion, something that has always been there jumps up and grabs me. Now if I could just pull off a decent shot!

I love the urban stuff. keep it coming.

~wu

[chrono300]

The second one is great, it has the feel of an industrial painting. This is a perfect example of something I would walk by and never take the time to lift my camera. Maybe this will help open my eyes to find a great shot.

Thank you.

[Eagle]

I think the first one is a much better pic, although I wouldn't want either of them, just not my thing.

[condyk]

The second one is great, it has the feel of an industrial painting.

Now this is the very intention. When I PP'd these I was after a kinda painterly feel. You see the red/pink area to the right? There are different ways to appreciate that. It can be seen just as part of a wall that should be cropped out, or as a colour form which highlights and contradicts the opposite side. Think of Rothko and the way he uses colour and apply it in a more literal context ;-) So, the right side stays as it is a key aspect of the composition as I see it. I'm not so much seeing doors as forms and colours. The frame is also very much part of this shot. It provides a sharp boundary to edges that might otherwise be diffuse and confusing.

That's my excuse anyway :p

[joanakaylene]

i prefer #2 because i think the composition has a nicer effect on drawing your eye into the photo. but thats just my opinion

[JMAS]

When I PP'd these I was after a kinda painterly feel.
I love the PP you used here. It's all in the right proportion.

You see the red/pink area to the right? There are different ways to appreciate that. It can be seen just as part of a wall that should be cropped out, or as a colour form which highlights and contradicts the opposite side. Think of Rothko and the way he uses colour and apply it in a more literal context ;-) So, the right side stays as it is a key aspect of the composition as I see it.
I personaly preffer the first compo as it draws my attention to the game of lines played by the door gaps and structure (assembly reenforcements??) and also the door handle and locks.
To that effect, I think that maybe there is a bit of horizontal space which could be cropped, but I understand you want to use the edges (borders) of the photo in the compo, hence making sense to be in that way.
One thing I noticed, is that it seems (to me) that the photo should be tilted to left, some 0.5º. so that the lines in the photo and the borders are paralel.

I'm not so much seeing doors as forms and colours.
That's what I saw also so it really worked for me. Very interesting in fact.
Just one thing that puzzles me: why you choose to crop the shadows of the lower lock and door handle.

[condyk]

One thing I noticed, is that it seems (to me) that the photo should be tilted to left, some 0.5º. so that the lines in the photo and the borders are paralel. Just one thing that puzzles me: why you choose to crop the shadows of the lower lock and door handle.

Agreed ... there is a mild tilt and I would normally have corrected that. As with the shadow I think I just didn't take the time to look fully that I should have. Usually I do. I must have had my mind on other things not to notice at the time. Thanks :-)

[Olli]

I hope not to be too late in this thread.

IMNSHO #2 is for me. The contradiction of the colours is very interesting. The only minor adjustment I would like to see what kind of impact would it make if the door is shifted more to the left (rule of thirds), revealing a bit more the reddish area.

Then why NS: the first is also a very pleasing shot of an interesting detail (welded lock holders etc). ;)

[BottomBracket]

Excellent Dave! I like both, but prefer #1. Great detail and texture.

[Titus213]

Both are quite nice but I prefer #2. The color and compositions are very pleasing to the eye and look to be classic fine art photography. The doors, while probably common in their overall environment, take on a totally different appearance when separated from that environment and presented.

[condyk]

[SIZE=1]IMNSHO #2 is for me. The contradiction of the colours is very interesting. The only minor adjustment I would like to see what kind of impact would it make if the door is shifted more to the left (rule of thirds), revealing a bit more the reddish area.


Agreed sir ... problem is there ain't no more of the red area and so I would have to clone it to add. It would help balance but really that is a cheat too far and I am a man of honour. I mean, people will be smoothing a models skin at PP time next to make it look like they have been blown up by a foot pump .... erm ... oh :o Do they really do that already?

Dave and BB ... cheers lads. Very welcome comments :D

[nancypics]

The second one is great, it has the feel of an industrial painting. This is a perfect example of something I would walk by and never take the time to lift my camera. Maybe this will help open my eyes to find a great shot.

Thank you.

Exactly!! Thanks for the inspiration :-) Number one is my favourite.

[Woolburr]

I like #2 better...but might crop the left side a bit, perhaps to 8x10 format. I think the red does add interest to the overall image.

[Claire]

I love the first shot!

[elTwitcho]

Bitchin. I think you have the right idea with the second in showing more, but the bit on the far right is unnecessary and centering all the action don't work. If you framed it so the camera panned a bit to the left, number 2 woulda been the one.

Number 1 is real nice though

[nmac]

both cool, but no2 for me