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    2 1/2 meter high hollow block wall topped with broken glass. It won't stop a serious bad person but it gives everyone second thoughts.

    Next time a little earlier in the day to get rid of the overly bright sky.

    ISO 100 ~ Shutter Speed 3.2s ! F/16 ~ Natural Light.

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    Sorry Brian - this image is not working particularly well. There is no subject or centre of interest to engage the viewer. The scene is too busy to be effective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    Sorry Brian - this image is not working particularly well. There is no subject or centre of interest to engage the viewer. The scene is too busy to be effective.
    I agree 100%. Even after the short explanation about the wall is still hard to even get a glimpse of it.

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    Informative; not inspiring...probably you meant to show that only?
    Last edited by Wavelength; 15th May 2018 at 06:42 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    Sorry Brian - this image is not working particularly well. There is no subject or centre of interest to engage the viewer. The scene is too busy to be effective.
    I did try to make the green leaves on the right the center but...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wavelength View Post
    Informative; not inspiring...probably you meant too show that only?
    more likely i just really messed up the shot

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    Is the wall really meant to keep out man or beast?

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    In the UK you can't put broken glass on a boundary wall
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    Is the wall really meant to keep out man or beast?
    Yes it is. M'lady and I had a turf war with the local gang. We won.

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    Quote Originally Posted by royent View Post
    In the UK you can't put broken glass on a boundary wall
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    My father in law had a 2 meter hollow block wall around his yard with broken glass and another meter of barbed wire. Anarchy versus law and order

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    Brian - I guess my disconnect is between your description of the wall and the image itself. Obviously you felt the image works, otherwise you would not have posted it, but the comments (and not just mine) suggest otherwise.

    If the image is about the wall, why did you decide that the green at the right your centre of interest? Shouldn't it have been the wall and the protection it offers? Glass embedded on the top of a wall is not something one tends to see in "developed countries", so that might be something worth shooting, if you can line up a shot safely give your mobility limitations.

    Take a look at the shots you are getting positive comments on and compare it to images where the results have not been as good. Figure out what works well and what is not working as well for you. Try to use techniques that are working and exclude things that are working less well.

    As an example; this is a grab shot of a wall similar to the one that you are describing. It's by no means a particularly good shot, but provides a different way of looking at a wall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    Brian - I guess my disconnect is between your description of the wall and the image itself. Obviously you felt the image works, otherwise you would not have posted it, but the comments (and not just mine) suggest otherwise.

    If the image is about the wall, why did you decide that the green at the right your centre of interest? Shouldn't it have been the wall and the protection it offers? Glass embedded on the top of a wall is not something one tends to see in "developed countries", so that might be something worth shooting, if you can line up a shot safely give your mobility limitations.

    Take a look at the shots you are getting positive comments on and compare it to images where the results have not been as good. Figure out what works well and what is not working as well for you. Try to use techniques that are working and exclude things that are working less well.

    As an example; this is a grab shot of a wall similar to the one that you are describing. It's by no means a particularly good shot, but provides a different way of looking at a wall.

    Protection: C&C most appreciated
    Manfred I do believe we have a deal about you not emphasizing your belief that my MS decides what is possible or not possible.

    I emphasized the plants because I felt the shot needed a way to pull the viewer into the wall. I was right in my belief but wrong in my choice.

    Part of the problem is that to get closer to the wall is tough. The closer you get the more you enter into the domain of deadly creatures. Which is what's needed for it to be a protective wall. When I get a telephoto lens I'll try again.

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