Alton Street

[dedro]

hello
I took this in between innings at my daughters softball game. Kind of messed with it in light room following some steps I found in a Kelby book. Anyways, I like it for some reason. C&C please...
and I really like the random cone Haha

[Donald]

It feels as if it's leaning over to the left, yet that tree front & centre is straight. But other verticals, such as on the bus stop, seem to need a clockwise rotation.

Good use of the pathway to take us back into the image. A nice documentary record of life in your community.

[Mike Buckley]

My initial thought is that it looks very natural and needs someone walking in the foreground area of the sidewalk.

EDIT: My second thought is that it makes a wonderful monochrome. The sidewalk's role as a leading line is even more powerful in black-and-white.

[Geoff F]

Yes, there seems to be a lot of foreground which doesn't really add much in the way of interest.

I'm wondering about a slight crop from the bottom and left side. Which will concentrate more on the bus stop and make that the main point of interest.

[dedro]

Donald
i wondered the same thing about the leaning. thank you

It feels as if it's leaning over to the left, yet that tree front & centre is straight. But other verticals, such as on the bus stop, seem to need a clockwise rotation.

Good use of the pathway to take us back into the image. A nice documentary record of life in your community.

[dedro]

Mike,
I will try to make it monochrome. I'm trying to get the hang of that so I will post if I can come up with a nice one. thanks for your input, its appreciated.

My initial thought is that it looks very natural and needs someone walking in the foreground area of the sidewalk.

EDIT: My second thought is that it makes a wonderful monochrome. The sidewalk's role as a leading line is even more powerful in black-and-white.

[dedro]

thanks Geoff, will work on that. thanks for your input.

Yes, there seems to be a lot of foreground which doesn't really add much in the way of interest.

I'm wondering about a slight crop from the bottom and left side. Which will concentrate more on the bus stop and make that the main point of interest.

[FrankMi]

Hi Dedric, although you can't always tell if an image isn't level by the trees, the bus stop shelter would likely have been built level. In a way, for most images, it doesn't matter if it is actually level or not. What matters is how it affects the viewer. If it doesn't look level, then it detracts from the enjoyment of the scene and may be worth addressing.

[Mike Buckley]

It might help you to know that I didn't notice that the image might be tilted. Moreover, after reviewing everyone's comments about that, I still don't get a sense that it's tilted.

[dedro]

thanks Frank....good link too

Hi Dedric, although you can't always tell if an image isn't level by the trees, the bus stop shelter would likely have been built level. In a way, for most images, it doesn't matter if it is actually level or not. What matters is how it affects the viewer. If it doesn't look level, then it detracts from the enjoyment of the scene and may be worth addressing.

[dedro]

thanks Mike....

It might help you to know that I didn't notice that the image might be tilted. Moreover, after reviewing everyone's comments about that, I still don't get a sense that it's tilted.