Mono urban dawn...

[lfc1892]

Much more difficult shot than it seems as the area was very rough so I had to compose the shot from a distance and then literally run out to a roundabout, take the shots and run! Was taken at dawn so the lights would still be on in the flats and on the road and cars. I took it as the shapes and lines of the flats are nice to my eye and I like the road leading off to the distance. Did a bit of tidying up, but didn't want to over clone it as it needs to be a little messy to retain the inner city context. Comments and thoughts would be great.

Better viewed large, too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46180527@N03/6451601341/

 

[disco41]

Nice looking shot, tree on the right is abit distracting tho.

 

[lfc1892]

Nice looking shot, tree on the right is abit distracting tho.

Thanks for the reply. I was looking at it and my daughter agrees that this may work a little better, as this is what it was all about in the first place. The patterns in the buildings, and I think the vertical crop suits the lines better.

Larger link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46180527@N03/6451804415/

 

[disco41]

Better!! Very good

 

[Richard King]

i really like the lines and symmetry of this shot, nicely done

 

[lemonsprig]

Love this shot, really well done, looking at the first shot my immediate thought was that the sky and tree on the right keep drawing my eye and detracting from the symmetry of the flats and the road.

But I kept on reading and saw the cropped version. Much better, and the different lights from the cars, street lamps and the flat, really give something to the image.

 

[lfc1892]

Many thanks for the replies guys and really glad you like the shot. It's a funny one as I drove past it a few times and with the original crop it just didn't give the same effect that it gave in person, until I cropped it vertically. Thanks again.

 

[Musicman]

Second crop is a vast improvement.

Solidifies the strength of the image which is in the repetition of elements.

 

[Thedodo]

Really like this i would also consider re-shooting again this time using a longer exposure time to get a light trail from the headlights down the road

 

[lfc1892]

Many thanks for the replies and advice. Only problem with shooting for longer is that I am exposed to having my camera stolen for longer. Rough area my friend, rough area.

 

[Danny_Two]

Quite like that, would of been better if you had waited for the cars to go I feel.

 

[lfc1892]

Yeh i know what you mean. i was really split between with or without the cars as without would have given a real feel of isolation/desertion. but then it felt a touch empty so i went for this one. thanks for the advice

 

[Skips]

I like the second shot, my only question would be: might the shot be improved if you had a little more sky at the top? So that the step effect carried on to the corner of the photo?

 

[thespectator]

I'm intrigued as to where this 'rough area' is...