My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

[mr bultitude]

I took this picture at night in a construction site. I used a cross process default on curves and blended with original image. Ive used a photo sizing tool which seems to have over optimised the image for it's size resulting in pixelation ( not in the photoshop version or RAW)as I'm in work and have no access to photoshop. I'd love to hear you comments:

[Ian]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

I took this picture at night in a construction site. I used a cross process default on curves and blended with original image. Ive used a photo sizing tool which seems to have over optimised the image for it's size resulting in pixelation ( not in the photoshop version or RAW)as I'm in work and have no access to photoshop. I'd love to hear you comments:

It's abstract and almost surreal with that fire-glow sky. I could be a scene out of the opening seequence of Terminator

In the small version we're seeing here I can't see obvious pixellation.

Overall, it's an image that made me stop and have a longer look - so that has to be some sort of success

Ian

[mr bultitude]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

Thanks Ian,

The street lights surrounding this site along with a longish exposure gave the ominous glow. I thought of editing out the chimney stack in the bottom left corner but I think it give the image a sense of scale.

[coupekid]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

Firstly, welcome to the forum!

Now onto the picture.

Wow, thats quite a spectacular effect.
I think I would clone out the chimney stack, although it does give a sense of scale, its a little distracting. I also think the image would work a little better, if the machine itself was a little brighter in colour, to make it stand out a little more from the background.

Super image though, very different (in a good way! )

[Ian]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

Firstly, welcome to the forum!

Now onto the picture.

Wow, thats quite a spectacular effect.
I think I would clone out the chimney stack, although it does give a sense of scale, its a little distracting. I also think the image would work a little better, if the machine itself was a little brighter in colour, to make it stand out a little more from the background.

Super image though, very different (in a good way! )

I like the chimney stack, personally. It adds another dimension to the image for me.

Ian

[mr bultitude]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

I followed a technique similar to this
I found the technique only worked well on some pictures.
Thanks for comments.

[Patrick]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

Thanks Ian,

The street lights surrounding this site along with a longish exposure gave the ominous glow. I thought of editing out the chimney stack in the bottom left corner but I think it give the image a sense of scale.

I think I would have included a little more of the chimney stack in the bottom corner, it gives scale as you say but could give more of a base for the picture.
I personally like the picture very much it show great imagination and for me an aggressive mood well suited to machinery.

That frame IMO spoils the whole thing, much to bold, a fine or even reasonably substantial frame to hold the picture is good but not one that takes the attention away from the image.

Patrick

[mr bultitude]

Re: My first Pic in the Critique Pool.

Thanks for advice Patrick, I have to admit my framing and sometimes, cropping leave something to be desired.