Is this any good? [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

serissolutions

17th of April 2005 (Sun), 20:07

http://www.serissolutions.com/photos/images/Fine_Art/Lonely_tracks.jpg

saltwater

17th of April 2005 (Sun), 20:37

good shot, has lots of atmosphere to it. not sure i like the dark large pole on the right though, it kind of draws the eye away from the focus on the boy -

Sam

17th of April 2005 (Sun), 20:39

I agree with saltwater, but it does not ruin the image for me. Nice work in my opinion.

exposingmyself

17th of April 2005 (Sun), 22:30

nice shot. again, your work outdoors is so much more impactful.

i would have waited for the first boy to separate a little from the second boy-but guess you can't do anything about that now. :confused:

i don't have a problem with the pole, it may even balance the picture.

LadyHawk

17th of April 2005 (Sun), 22:36

I think it would be better without the pole, which is too strong for the other elements in the picture. Very nice perspective.

serissolutions

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 05:27

Better? Worse?

http://www.serissolutions.com/photos/images/Fine_Art/Lonely_tracks_2.jpg

serissolutions

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 05:40

Heres another from that shoot..

http://www.serissolutions.com/photos/images/Still_Life/Railroad_Crossing.jpg

exposingmyself

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 06:57

how'd you do that?

no pole and the boys are separated. fantastic!!!

jfrancho

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 06:58

I like them all.

serissolutions

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 07:13

how'd you do that?

no pole and the boys are separated. fantastic!!!

No tricks, I just took several shots as they walked by. I thought, one of them is bound to be good!

RI Xterra

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 07:48

I also like them all..Great shots.;)

Caitlyn

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 08:59

I like them all. I like the second picture better than the first, and though you can't do anything about the pole, in the first, I feel that cropping it would have left too much of the background atmosphere out, so don't feel bad about the pole! On a whole new level, the atmosphere is just as great in the second photo without the extra background, but the boys actions more than make up for it. It reminds me of when I was a kid growing up in an industrial sort of setting. Because of the feeling these invoked makes them great photos!

Cheers,
Cait

jimmywires

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:27

I like em....

RbrtPtikLeoSeny

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 19:12

I really like them! Good shots!

mdude85

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 19:36

What are you trying to say with this photo?

serissolutions

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 22:49

What are you trying to say with this photo?

Good question.
I wanted to show life in poverty. I was in a very bad neighborhood. These boys know nothing other than what they have grown up in. To them, this is normal and ok, just routine, as good as it gets.

picture-this

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 22:55

Feihung08

18th of April 2005 (Mon), 23:21

The second pic is much better in my opinion. Which is what I think you posting them here and asking us "is this any good" is what you were after. I agree with exposingmyself that the seperation is what makes it better in my eyes, and that the pole was fine.

Picture-this has a very valid point but he did ask.

Fer

19th of April 2005 (Tue), 15:40

I like them all too.

serissolutions

19th of April 2005 (Tue), 15:49

Whos to say if the photo is good really, sure people can point out things that would be nice to remove from the shot or a better setup choice for a gerneal audience but If it makes you happy then it's good!

I disagree. I am not taking photos to please myself. I am more interested in pleasing the viewer and stirring up emotion when they see my work.
I dont want to do portrait photography, I want to shoot fine art. I want to stirr the soul.
So this is the reason why I ask for critique. I want to hear what the general concencous is...

xstrio

19th of April 2005 (Tue), 17:17

personally i prefer the 1st one i like the contrast , 2nd one seems like its missing something

jfrancho

20th of April 2005 (Wed), 08:22

Good question.
I wanted to show life in poverty. I was in a very bad neighborhood. These boys know nothing other than what they have grown up in. To them, this is normal and ok, just routine, as good as it gets.Apparently "the wrong side of the tracks..." metaphor was missed by some posters. It reminds me of some of the small canal towns nearby. There are literally economic divisions made by the canal and adjacent railroad tracks. Again, nice shots.

mdude85

3rd of June 2005 (Fri), 02:33

Whos to say if the photo is good really

we are of course, that's why this image was posted in the 'photo sharing' section.