Keep Or Trash It?

Undecided on this one...

Thank you!!

Keep it for what?

Dunno. I like it as an abstract and I like the conversion, but I just don't know if this is a keeper. I liked the way the light was shining through on the steps, so I took the picture.

I don't keep a picture unless there's potential for printing...I determine if it's good for printing by having it as a desktop background...could you live with it as a background?

It misses something IMHO... just the stairs is too empty.
BTW... I keep all my shots - as CR2 - with the exception of technical mishaps (OOF, motion blur, heavily under- or over exposed or typical test shots). Just stored on a hard disk or two and DVD's - indexed and tagged. Must be over 50.000 files now...
If I had shot this one you are asking about I would find it back when I need it as a background, illustration or whatever. Then I probably would clone out the bottom stairs muck and put something in it in Photoshop .
"Never throw away today what you might use tomorrow" - used to do that with electronic gear but that cost a lot more storage space than digital photographs. So I stopped with that sort of stuff but hang on to it for photos.

Trash it. Doesn't do anything for me.

Not enough emotion for me.

Photos By Alex Diaz wrote in post #16494394
Not enough emotion for me.

Maybe you have to stare at it longer.....

{{{{{runs and ducks!}}}}}

Thanks for the comments! Yeah, I'll keep it and hope that I find use for it some other day.

vk2gwk wrote in post #16494078
It misses something IMHO... just the stairs is too empty...

It needs a womans high heel & calf near the top. ; )

I kinda like it. There is a certain mystery to the stairway that leads to where, we do not know. I think I would try to bring out more texture of the stone and play with contrast, etc to help create a mood though.

You might even add some light from above to add to the sense of mystery.

I quite like it, but I agree with navydoc; it needs some dodging and burning or just some more contrast

I really like the added light version btw

I've taken photos (I guess we all have) that look better for real than when we actually look at the photograph. For me this is one of those.

I can see why you took it but as said it is missing something.

I was going to say crop the bottom to lose that distracting mark on the step but navydoc's treatment has had the desired effect.

I'd keep it but it wouldn't be a photo I'd use elsewhere.

When I have something like this that I like I keep it. Even if its nothing. I find that shots like this are what get me to try new things in Photoshop to see what I have learned.

Or, If i remember where Its at I would take my son there and sit him in diff places see what comes out. If you like it its for a reason. why not try something else with the spot... not like its going anywhere.