Thought Bubbles

• The Chairman

  Member

  March 13, 2010 at 6:46 pm

  Hug
  
  Moment of peace amongst a busy crowd

  Would a tighter crop be better on this one? I’m not sure if the moving crowd around them adds or takes away from the picture.

  For the Masses
  
  After a job well done, the lead guitarist lifts his glass…A Guinness drinker, in Italy, no less!

  Thought Bubble
  
  An encounter with a soapy character obviously left a smile on her face that I liked.

  The replies I have received previously on my other posts has given me a good deal of encouragement and advice on how to improve, so any critiques are very welcome. Thanks in advance for looking!
  MartinOC

  Participant

  March 14, 2010 at 11:54 pm

  #1 is nice but I don’t really like the toning. I think it would be better b&w, or a more subdued sepia, colour doesn’t come across as old-style toning.

  # 2 is well caught and composed, but could do with flash some flash fill for his face. The fact that his face is obscured takes a lot away from the shot.

  One of the biggest problems I find with street photography at night without a flash, is that the background is general brighter than peoples faces.

  #3, did you change the photo?, I thought it was colour the first time I looked. I did like the eye-catching colours on the bubble (if I remember correctly). Unfortunately her eyes are closed, and her face is a little dark, otherwise nice shot.

  I hope that helps,

  Martin
  The Chairman

  Member

  March 15, 2010 at 12:04 am

  For #3, I actually did change the photo, I thought the colour might be too distracting due to the background, but I must have guessed wrong as I often do :) I have the colour version here:

  

  #2 will definitely try to use more flash, have a speedlight coming to me soon, going to try to learn about it.

  Will try a more subdued sepia on #2, this was a direct preset in DXO Optics, so I’ll try to modify it in another editor.

  Thanks for commenting and the advice!