Homeless man. 2 Versions. Vote

[mi_reefy]

Thanks in advance.
Pls do use the poll feature at the top of this page.

-Reef

[Jim G]

For once... I like the HDR better.

[ThomGascoigne]

I like the non HDR one. No Car, No bag on ground Dang even the water bottle is gone.. Great shot though. Did you get a model release?

[adawar]

I voted for the second one, but I'd like to see a third option with even less PP :)

I think this shot can be great!

[woodsie]

I like the non HDR version. I don't think the "computer game rendering" effect of the HDR suits the subject of this photograph. The non HDR version is very cool though.

[EOS_JD]

I like the non HDR one. No Car, No bag on ground Dang even the water bottle is gone.. Great shot though. Did you get a model release?

Depending on where it was taken (or to be used) I'm not sure one would be required. The image was taken I guess in a public place - so everyone is fair game - and it's so obscure you would never be able to tell who it is.

I prefer the HDR (although generally I don't like HDR images)

[ANGUS]

Not sure i like the PP on either, maybe try a high contrast B&W?

[mi_reefy]

Thanks for the comments!

[-g-]

Not sure i like the PP on either, maybe try a high contrast B&W?

I played a bit....

[ANGUS]

Had a little play, the vignette isnt that great but i hope you dont mind, you did have editing set to ok.

[canonloader]

I think calling this man homeless is the wrong mindset. Look at him, he's healthy, got some great muscle definition and no open sores. This is a man with nothing to hold him down, a free spirit and no cares in the world. I envy him in a way.

Number 2 for me.

[gjl711]

I didn't vote as I like them both. They are both different pics and both work in their own way.

[thekid24]

I think calling this man homeless is the wrong mindset. Look at him, he's healthy, got some great muscle definition and no open sores. This is a man with nothing to hold him down, a free spirit and no cares in the world. I envy him in a way.

Number 2 for me.
equally as wrong of a mindset to call the man 'healthy'. He is too obscured to tell. An arm with veins showing is hardly 'healthy', same goes for a dirty foot and leg. Hmmm I digress.

Number one I like the looks of, nice detail in the concrete.

Impressed you were able to sneak up on a dog,lol.

[chomish]

Nice shot!!!

Im feeling the way the man and his dog look in the 1st one. But in the second shot i preferthe way everything else looks.

[gary88]

The HDR is a little overdone for me. The second shot just looks right.

[Texas95]

The HDR is a little too much for this subject imo. Personally, I think the photo speaks for itself and the HDR takes away from what it has to say. I do want to say this is a way cool photo!!!!!!:)

[Eagle]

Thanks in advance.
Pls do use the poll feature at the top of this page.

-ReefWhy post the same poll here and in the People forum? And why switch the picture order around?

[-g-]

Had a little play, the vignette isnt that great but i hope you dont mind, you did have editing set to ok.

Angus, it's not my picture or place to pass judgement but I think you blew the highlights out.

[ANGUS]

Angus, it's not my picture or place to pass judgement but I think you blew the highlights out.

Well editing on such a low res web quality image isnt easy to get everything perfect but yes i agree.

[-g-]

Well editing on such a low res web quality image isnt easy to get everything perfect but yes i agree.

BTW, good luck with your exams. Even us in Canada are following your challenge! :lol:

[ANGUS]

BTW, good luck with your exams. Even us in Canada are following your challenge! :lol:

huh?

[-g-]

huh?

Is this not you?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=558884

[ANGUS]

Is this not you?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=558884

Oh right lol yeh it is, thanks, didnt realise people so far off shore are watching it lol. It was the exams comment that confused me but i mentioned my exams at the end there i just realised.

[c2thew]

i personally would crop the old man and the dog and create two pictures. the 1st picture is a tad too heavy on my eyes, however the subjects handle well in the post processing. also the background is a tad too dark.

[hyperice]

i like the 2nd one personally...

[mi_reefy]

Thanks for the comments... Completely fine with the BW conversions, in fact I welcome them...
They look good, but personally I think the colour version works better with this image, as the background is very busy and even though it poses a problem in the colour, I think it is the colour of the subjects that separate them out from the background. On conversion, I feel that this separation is taken away. Just my opinion.

Thanks a lot again!

:)

[mi_reefy]

Why post the same poll here and in the People forum? And why switch the picture order around?

Different viewers, different opinions... Different forums, different perspectives...

The more the merrier :D

As to the switch... I don't know, I just uploaded it the other way round.... was an unconcious decision :)

-Reef

[Jpiano]

I like the 2nd one! very nice shot with so much detail!

[jetta-the-hut]

voted for the gerenral picture, just liked it better.

[jkurtz]

HDR is too much for my taste.

[ThomGascoigne]

Depending on where it was taken (or to be used) I'm not sure one would be required. The image was taken I guess in a public place - so everyone is fair game - and it's so obscure you would never be able to tell who it is.

I prefer the HDR (although generally I don't like HDR images)

I was only half serious. In Australia you don't need a model release unless you are using the image for commercial purposes.

[Avi]

like the 2nd image..and voted for the same..

thanks for sharing the images

Avi

[d100763]

Did you get a model release?
Nice...

[mi_reefy]

Thanks for the comments guys.