Bronx NYC

[quadrap]

http://kendraalexis.com/elderave.jpg
http://kendraalexis.com/elder-ave2.jpgI hope I posted the right size

[quadrap]

Anyone....

[Jaysee&Dali]

Anyone....Be patient! :rolleyes:

#1. - needs a bit straightening. Also, you have the horizon half way into your shot. I think I'd work better this way: street scene 2/3, sky 1/3.

#2. a shot that captures a moment well. The photo itself seems a bit flat though.

cheers,
J&D

[quadrap]

how would you have done #2?
How would you straighten #1 ?
I was standing all the way to the front of the platform,there was not much room to move around,
I did not edit the photos they were taken with the 24-70 mm

Thanks for your response.

[Jaysee&Dali]

I was standing all the way to the front of the platform,there was not much room to move around,Probably just lower the camera a touch so that there is more of the city scene and less of the sky in the frame.

How would you straighten #1 ? In post processing.

how would you have done #2?
I did not edit the photos they were taken with the 24-70 mmA little bit of post processing could perhaps make it "POP" a little. Into terms of framing the shot, try getting down close to the ground so that the water on the ground fills the lower half of the frame and kids fill the upper half. Only a suggestion ...

cheers,
J&D

[tmcman]

In number one the building on right is tilted to the left.
Historically some photographers have used angled perspectives
but the structure has to be really powerful to justify the vertigo it gives the viewer.
To straighten: Use the ruler tool in photoshop to run a rule line down that front vertical of the building.
Then if you click on rotate/arbitrary (this is how you do it in CS2) it will rotate the photo so the rule line is vertical.
Then crop the pic square and it is good to go.
If you don't have PS then just use any program to rotate the pic until the building is up and down and the horizon is across, then crop.
Hope this is what you were asking.
Re: no. 2, the moment is beautiful but the overcast light is not giving the scene the depth it deserves. Some post processing to improve the contrast could help.

[quadrap]

Can you try editing Them? i would love to see your version.

[trcsbrian]

Can you try editing Them? i would love to see your version.
Set your profile to "Image Editing Ok."

I really like the first one other than some straightenig issues. Nonetheless, I think it's a very nice capture. Where in the BX is that?

The second one is a nice action shot but I agree that it feels a bit flat. Perhaps taking the shot at another angle? (Avoid getting you gear wet though :lol:)

Overall, I think they're good shots... minor tweaking here and there but good composition.

[quadrap]

Please go ahead and edit i set my profile Edit OK.
This was taken on Elder AVE in the Bronx.
i did not do any editing because i thought it was an ok photo.

Thanks again

[BottomBracket]

Is that the Green Line through the Bronx? Second photo is awesome, well captured.

[theimagepoint]

i like the second image alot, maybe I would have shot it at a lower angle, but its still a great capture.

[Vetteography]

I don't always agree with some of the criticism here, but I do agree that the buildings leaning detracts from the picture. I thought I would give it a shot, thought I am by no means a professional in any sense of the word.

I straightened the building by changing the perspective a bit and then using the distort tool to level the roof.

Recropped to move the horizon down a bit (there was nothing in the bottom of the photo that was interesting anyway, though the grafitti was a 'must-keep') I also centered the rail bridge in the center to give the eye a destination, if that makes sense. The rails draw the eye...

Yours:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/preacherspulpit/Misc/Building_Straight_orig.jpg

My take
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/preacherspulpit/Misc/Building_Straight.jpg

I think this shot would be better as a portrait. Recrop from the original, maybe?

Anyway... thanks for letting my play with your photo!

[jr30586]

not sure on the reedit, lost a lot of the colors and focus in it..

[TriaXenginE]

nice shots, what part of the BX?

[quadrap]

sound-view ...Elder ave

[peatoire]

A couple of decent captures there quadrap. I've edited to what I think is a more suitable crop for one pic. Resolution is suffering a little but you get the idea

[tmcman]

Quadrap,
Here are two revisions.
I left them uncropped so you can see the extent of the tilt.
In the pic of the tracks, the camera was also tilted up.
With a wideangle lens this makes the vertical lines tilt in towards the center.
So I made the black lightpost vertical since it was near the center of the pic.
The buildings on either side are still tilted in a bit but not bad.
The pic of the water was also tilted to the left but less.
I tilted it right about 2.5 degrees (to make the stop sign vertical),
curves for midtone contrast, increased saturation 5%,
blended a high-toned layer in soft light mode about 50%,
and did a 20% shadow reduction with the shadow/highlight adjustment.
The high-toned layer will bump the contrast in a nice way.
The first technique you should learn to do is curves for midtone contrast.
There is a great free lesson on this subject at
http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/.
He is a very cool guy for putting this great tutorial up for us all.

[DigitalSpecialist]

Quad, very nice pics. I agree that they do need to be straightened, but the crop should be less. The photo of the kids playing in the hydrant was and is dead on!

Your quite a good photographer young lady, keep up the quality work!
I would love to see more!!!

JIM

[quadrap]

thank you.
some of my vacation photos are here: www.kendraalexis.com
thanks again for your help and comments