Helpful Posts: I don't do much street photography as a rule but these two were so wrapped up in each others company it gave me the idea of trying to portray them as being in their own world. I have had several tries to find a format that does this and this is just the latest. I would very much welcome C&Cs on whether it succeeds.
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3rd July 2013, 10:40 AM #1
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3rd July 2013, 01:23 PM #2Moderator
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Re: A World of Their Own
I think the idea is great. It works well and achieves the objective.
A question rather than a statement - To connect them just slightly to the world in which they exist after the starry-eyed romance fades (sorry!), I wondered about extending the selective colorisation (albeit at lower capacity) in the area of the pavement just beside the woman's jumper/jersey top, around their feet and his lower leg? I just had a notion it would 'join up' the whole image.
But maybe you don't agree with that, given the very clear aim of the image.Last edited by Donald; 3rd July 2013 at 04:23 PM. Reason: typo (it always is)
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3rd July 2013, 04:19 PM #3
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Hi John. I have watched your progress with this shot with interest and I am so glad you are persisting with it as it merits that kind of attention.
I agree with what Donald has said on this.
The seperation is maybe a mite too stark for me as it stands but I am certain you will get the balance perfect very soon.
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3rd July 2013, 04:45 PM #4
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That Works. Thank you both. Apart from anything else, it lends more weight to the bottom of the composition.
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Yes indeed. Wonderful.
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3rd July 2013, 05:06 PM #6
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Re: A World of Their Own
oh yes...much gentler on the eye without any dilution of the concept or message.
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3rd July 2013, 09:48 PM #7
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The second one works for me, John. Maybe you could add a little blur to the sign in the top left hand corner so I don't keep trying to read it.
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4th July 2013, 08:42 AM #8
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Thanks all for your replies. Sometimes you can work on an image for so long that you begin to lose site of it and it takes a fresh set of eyes to sort it out. Yours might be the final tweak Greg. I will give it a try.
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5th July 2013, 09:01 AM #9
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+1 for your idea as well Greg. I hadn't noticed the distraction originally but when it's not there you do notice the improvement. Thanks all for your help. I might try this in a club competition.
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