Studio7Four
No longer a newbie, moving up!
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2010
- Messages
- 464
- Reaction score
- 62
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Website
- home.comcast.net
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
Just my opinion...
Which shot to enter depends on how gutsy you want to be with your interpretation of the City theme. Shot #2 is far and away my favorite based on each shot's individual merits. Until I saw the later images I had no idea what shot 2 was - my first thought was that it was of pin-studded fabric draped over the arm of a chair (or something along those lines). Now that I know it's a structure, it's clearly iconic and identifiable to locals, so you might be okay (you haven't mentioned whether this is a local competition or a national/online competition). I personally think it looks better as is than with a tighter crop - the curve against the background (not really identifiable as sky in the monochrome conversion) adds an interesting element, whereas cropping to remove all or most of the sky would remove some interesting aspects.
If you don't think it's appropriate to go with the gutsy architectural abstract, I'd suggest a re-edit or reshoot of #3. I like having the foreground structure / background city split being horizontally centered. What bugs me is the tilt to the image. If you want to have the city have that prominent a role, treat it as though it's as much your subject as the cool curvy wall. If you get the lines of the buildings nicely orthogonal, it will make the curve of the wall all that much more interesting. And if you have time to reshoot it, pick the moment (heck, take multiple shots and composite if needed) when the city portion looks idea - consider traffic (or lack thereof), the sky, etc.
I second the motion to let us know what you ultimately enter and how it goes. Good luck!
Which shot to enter depends on how gutsy you want to be with your interpretation of the City theme. Shot #2 is far and away my favorite based on each shot's individual merits. Until I saw the later images I had no idea what shot 2 was - my first thought was that it was of pin-studded fabric draped over the arm of a chair (or something along those lines). Now that I know it's a structure, it's clearly iconic and identifiable to locals, so you might be okay (you haven't mentioned whether this is a local competition or a national/online competition). I personally think it looks better as is than with a tighter crop - the curve against the background (not really identifiable as sky in the monochrome conversion) adds an interesting element, whereas cropping to remove all or most of the sky would remove some interesting aspects.
If you don't think it's appropriate to go with the gutsy architectural abstract, I'd suggest a re-edit or reshoot of #3. I like having the foreground structure / background city split being horizontally centered. What bugs me is the tilt to the image. If you want to have the city have that prominent a role, treat it as though it's as much your subject as the cool curvy wall. If you get the lines of the buildings nicely orthogonal, it will make the curve of the wall all that much more interesting. And if you have time to reshoot it, pick the moment (heck, take multiple shots and composite if needed) when the city portion looks idea - consider traffic (or lack thereof), the sky, etc.
I second the motion to let us know what you ultimately enter and how it goes. Good luck!
![[No title]](/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32183-06800ba86381f42976d75297ee6b5942.jpg?1619735235)
![[No title]](/data/xfmg/thumbnail/42/42020-6dbbc2fb244014aa89adfe2ccf067af7.jpg?1619739979)
![[No title]](/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35956-7047189d31e1c1f6029266079390f54a.jpg?1619737269)
![[No title]](/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32182-3ec35e12e238c681a086455c4586fbef.jpg?1619735235)
