Abstract, street, surreal

[palaima]

Hi, i kinda feel like i am not improving for quite some time now. Tried new techniques, angles, positions, but it just doesn't seem to work :/
So you are like my last hope!
Be harsh, be critical but PLEASE be constructive!
I don't wanna upload loads of pictures - it will be hard to you, so just one at a time :)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4395707218_575af2c4f9_b.jpg


Cheers,
Paulius

[lundgrenj]

Id crop out the brick stuff at the top... pretty cool. and the upper right, make all black (remove spots).

[jetcode]

Where is the mandate to improve? IMO keep shooting and let the gems surface as they do. Perfect law of chaos. You have some nice images in your Flickr gallery. I think if you can separate images according to B/W or color and subject, a deeper sense of your portfolio (and vision) will become more clear. It will never be easy to get great images. They happen when you have access great subjects or luck of the draw. Shoot, cull, shoot, cull, shoot. I am reminded of Galen Rowell (National Geographic) when he said he had over 1,000,000 captures, 300k in stock, 1000 top images, and 15 personal favorites. He spent his life in photography.

In this image above I wish the white clouds were less glaring. White is a powerful force on the eye and will tend to become a point of focus. If the clouds become the subject then are the nice building textures support for the clouds or are the clouds a distraction from the subject?

[palaima]

Thanks too both!
About great images....hmm for the last few days i've been looking at some amazing pictures by Jan Saudex, Edward (forgot the last name...he's the nude photographer from the early 20th century) and it might just be that my eye became more demanding to myself and didn't have the time to adjust.
But it is just so sad when you spent all day shooting and get only 2 shots out of 40 or 50 worth something to you of which only one you really like. Damn. That's street photography for you :/ :D

Cheers,
Paulius