Dilapidation

[Niall97]

One from a run down car park in the town centre, it has been there for years and years and is really showing it’s age now. I think this photo shows this decrepitude nicely.


Dilapidation by Niall97, on Flickr

 

[u8myufo]

Hi Niall, it does nothing for me I am afraid. Whilst I can see what you were aiming for, apart from it needing a lick of paint the car park looks no different to a lot of other car parks or buildings that you see in most towns or cities. I think it needs something with a bit more emphasis on the state of repair for it to work.

 

[JakeT1992]

Agree with Rich here. Doesn't look any different to car parks in use round here. Bar the lack of cars.

 

[chrisfowler]

Decay aside - I really like the composition. Love the strong lines throughout and I think the spilled 'gunk' actually juxtaposes the geometric shapes nicely.

 

[pamplemoose]

I really like it, but then it's got the kind of aesthetic that I go for. Good composition too.

 

[Niall97]

Thanks all, it is a sort of grimy urban type shot, I think the peeling paint and overall mood of the image shows that, but it’s each to their own

 

[ArronTucker]

I like it BUT like a photo in another topic, I feel it would be better suited in a set of photos, maybe 4 or 5 showing off quirky features of the car park with the strong composition lines you chose.

 

[Joe90]

I'm on the fence with this shot. I particularly like the old and run down (insert gag here...) but feel like I'm just searching for something to grab me from this image, something to, ironically, bring it to life and given some hints to it's history and abuse.

Perhaps a lower angle closer to the puddles with some reflection etc, maybe more detail of the grime! I think the trouble may be that it's just not run down enough! Like the lines in.

 

[-Paul-]

Hi Niall, it does nothing for me I am afraid. Whilst I can see what you were aiming for, apart from it needing a lick of paint the car park looks no different to a lot of other car parks or buildings that you see in most towns or cities. I think it needs something with a bit more emphasis on the state of repair for it to work.

 

[jST]

Niall, I like it a lot. Would have cropped from the top right a little. Good repetition, nice colours - my kind of bleak

 

[Wayne Els]

Sorry but as others have said it's just an empty car park to me. Maybe a tighter crop to show the bottom left more would have emphasised dilapidation over empty car park?