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Aug 12, 2008 18:18 |  #1

I liked these shots when I took them, but I think time has helped me see what they could be. I felt like two of them would feel more intimate with a lot of gritty edges, but the river shot didn't need that at all. I could be wrong. As I said, I'm testing new stuff out. Let me know what you think. It would be a big help.

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Aug 12, 2008 18:47 |  #2

#1 & #2 don't really do anything for me.

#3 is excellent, but slightly crooked.

LOL at #1..."MacroMan"....tha​t could be considered an insult here in the US. :p




  
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Aug 12, 2008 21:13 as a reply to  @ MattMoore's post |  #3

Yeah, I understand that. The river shot is much more natural. The street shot was a little more unexpected but probably forced in Lightroom - I do have to say that I still like the Pansiyon building for the image itself, but maybe not necessarily the production added to it. The experiments continue...
As for the MacroMan, pretty hilarious. I feel I got a lucky shot from the inside of a taxi in Mumbai through the front windshield. Not quite the controlled environment of the riverboat, but I have some other interpretations in the works.


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Aug 12, 2008 21:57 |  #4

At least #3 has an interesting waterfront landscape, albeit extremely askew. That can and should be fixed, if you are of a mind to do it.

The first two shots are just gritty - no real message coming through, and certainly not recognizable examples of any well known genre'.


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Aug 12, 2008 22:00 |  #5

in 1 I didn't actually realise that you were sitting in a car. then I saw the mirror and was like why is there a floatin car next to the sign...

then I realised...

These do looka bit like snapshots though. 1 would be good except you have taken it in the car and the steering wheel and mirror are distracting.


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Aug 12, 2008 22:41 as a reply to  @ Robert_Lay's post |  #6

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Aug 12, 2008 22:48 as a reply to  @ GregRiken's post |  #7

Like the boat one alot....the perspective is fabulous.


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Aug 13, 2008 00:53 |  #8

I like the first one, its busy and I like the grit in it. second one isn't anything too flash, but for an image of an old building it works being gritty I think, looks better than probably the original. the lower of the river is fab!, a splendid image



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Aug 14, 2008 18:02 as a reply to  @ harroz's post |  #9

Were the steering wheel and rearview mirror more in focus before post-processing? If so, I'd leave them more in focus so you can tell what's going on.

I was about to say "why did you photoshop a car into the upper left corner" and "your subject is totally blocked by that weird arc in the other corner" before I saw you were in a car. I think my eye would rather recognize that you were in a car. It actually makes the photo pretty cool!




  
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