Critique B&W treatment please?

[Anders Östberg]

What do you think - cheap effect or OK?

http://www.interimlocation.com/fretnomore/photo/10d/pictures/misc/railroadbw_1532.jpg

[garethhhhh]

I find it a little distracting. The tracks should be the focus of the picture, yet out of the corner of my eye I keep seeing a speck of colour drawing me away & I don't know where to look.

That's my humble opinion. :wink:

[Anders Östberg]

I see what you mean, the tracks lead you in but not to the main subject...

May have to rethink this picture. :)

[perfectpixel]

I like what you've tried though, maybe it would work better if the signal was smaller, more central and further down the strait part of the tracks.

[Meerkat17]

In theory it works but in practice it don't - I think "unstuck" has hit the right chord with suggesting it would be better placed further down the straight track

Regards
David

[SWPhotoImaging]

Back up 50 feet, squat to get closer to the tracks, and make the signal a minor element rather than the focal point. I think the linear perspective could be great from the lower angle.

[garethhhhh]

I can't help thinking what it might look like if you walked further down the tracks, turned around & looked back at it from that angle.

That way the tracks would lead you in & merge near the signal.

[Anders Östberg]

I can't help thinking what it might look like if you walked further down the tracks, turned around & looked back at it from that angle.

That way the tracks would lead you in & merge near the signal.

Great idea... I'll do that next time I pass that spot! Thanks!

-Anders