2 more from the street

[MommyOf4Boys]

I love the first one soo much Alex!! and i get to use that big word again that I learned last night -- Is that "JUXTAPOSITION"?? :lmao:

 

[Alexandra]

thanks you two

Mommy: seems like you gonna use it often now, eh?

 

[GrfxGuru]

Great shots, only thing that bothers me (personal opinion on the way) is in the first shot. I think I'd like to see the foreground buildings either darker or lighter, I think it would bring out the vibrance of color in the distance.

Either way, great captures. The second image has a nice feeling of depth to it.

Regards,
Peter Witham

 

[Alexandra]

thanks peter!
I've been playing around the first pic a lot... i think i have a version with the buildings darkened and the cathedral a bit saturated... i just wanted to keep it as natural as possible so that the light is still all in the capture, not just another ps trick
but i'll see if i can find that version

 

[cjoe]

i love number two, the building has a huge dominance in the shot, it really makes you feel surrounded by concrete.

 

[ShutteredEye]

#1 is fantabulous!!

 

[Alexandra]

muchas gracias, guys

 

[GrfxGuru]

thanks peter!
I've been playing around the first pic a lot... i think i have a version with the buildings darkened and the cathedral a bit saturated... i just wanted to keep it as natural as possible so that the light is still all in the capture, not just another ps trick
but i'll see if i can find that version

I hear ya, and I confess to being guilty of the "I'll just tweak that in Photoshop later" disease . I try to do as much as I can in the camera but sometimes I just cannot get what I'm looking for due to my limitations rather than talent behind the lens

Which is why I love seeing the images in these forums, they are truly inspiring to me to know there are those that can capture what I only dream of.

Regards,
Peter

 

[Alexandra]

lol, i had that disease when i first started editing my pics... now i understood that less is more... i try to keep it natural and if there's no way i can save a pic, well... too bad...

Actually i used to look at the pictures in National Geographic and such, and i was finding them simply incredible... i still do (for some), but now i look at most of them and see obvious ps tricks, esp in the nature shots...

And yes, this forum and all the talented people in here amaze me every day... i would've passed by a lot of thing without even noticing, while someone else notices and brings up all the beauty of it

 

[Fate]

Realy nice shots! #2 is the winner for me

I dont do much on photoshop, i like to to keep it more or less natural. But, as a lot of you know, i like my contrast lol

 

[Alexandra]

Thx Dave!

I also love a contrasty pic :thumbup:
...i used to go really over the top with saturation... and now i'm into b&w... goes to show people change.
also i think some people can remember my sepia phase *cough*