This Town Don't Feel Mine

[Lurch]

With the much needed and anticipated regeneration of the town where i live looming closer i thought it might be a good idea to capture some images from the old town before they are gone forever. It's a dirty old London overflow town that hasn't changed much in many many years. Just google Bracknell and no doubt you will find a lot of derogatory information about it. 'Muggers paradise', 'chav city' etc etc.

The pictures i have taken are not meant to convey any kind of beauty as there isn't any of that here to portray, just how dirty filthy and in need of ripping down this place is.:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/marcbibby/ThisTowntp.jpg

[BRASH]

Can't see any pics yet mate:shrug:

[Lurch]

I'm seeing it, there is only 1. Maybe a problem with Photobucket..?

[DaveHope]

Works for me! - great shot. Dunno about the reflection of the tree on the building though.

[Lady Pitstop]

Good shot although not sure about the street lamp, I keep getting drawn to it rather than the whole image :)

I like the processing you've done :thumbs:

[HanC]

I really like that! i think it definitely conveys the message u wanted...i like the tree reflection, it looks kind of ghostly and spindly and think it adds to the whole idea of the town being decayed and old. only my opinion :)

[petemc]

Good shot although not sure about the street lamp, I keep getting drawn to it rather than the whole image :)

I'd crop out the lamp, that whole section feels wrong. Also the tone mapping has created some odd effects with the windows. It does that with very fine lines.

[Lurch]

Ahh great, it would appear from the comments (thanks) that i actually got it right. Woot Woot..!!

[Jimmy_Lemon]

I like the lamp in the bottom, but then I like shots with sections within it. I like the processing and the tree shadow :) very nice :thumbs:

[Lurch]

It does that with very fine lines.
Yeah i've noticed it in a few others i have done, is that what converging verticals means..?

Thanks Jimmy :)

The full size version can be viewed HERE. (http://dunka.deviantart.com/art/This-Town-Don-t-Feel-Mine-5-74800009)

[Lurch]

Here's another take on it...:shrug:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/marcbibby/tt-2.jpg

Different sky..?

[petemc]

Yeah i've noticed it in a few others i have done, is that what converging verticals means..?

No, thats something else. Its to do with the tone mapping. I don't know how to fix it so generally I dump the image if it looks too distracting. Your 2nd image is leaning to the left.

[nigelcampbell]

My company's head office is in Bracknell - I go there quite often. I think you may have chosen one of the more picturesque parts to photograph.

I think the post production is a little overdone - I wonder if you have tried desaturating the whole image a little which would give it a bit of that urban decay feel?

[Cobra]

I prefer the 1st one :thumbs: but I think I would lose the lower lampost I find it a bit "over bearing"

[Tim Sainsbury]

The 1st one is the best, although the lampost can be distracting. I prefer the sky from the second, it looks shamefully bland in the first (perhaps thats a good thing).