From a trip to Manchester

Elines

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Well … it was actually to my son’s stag do, which was a very sedate affair (thankfully), at least while I was there.

A few comments on each one ….

IMG_2573 Graffitti + towers 1 mounted.jpg
In this one I liked the contrast between the regulation and formality implied by the buildings, contrasted with the random, rebellion of the graffiti.

The sky was a uniform pale grey. I decided to strengthen it by selecting the sky and replacing it with a gradient. Not ideal, so alternative suggestions welcomed.
DSC01934 Under the canal bridge 1 mounted.jpg
This was very close to the buildings shot above.

IMG_2608 Ventilation mounted.jpg

It was the silvery tones and sense of 3D that caught my eye on this one.

IMG_2696 Pcccadilly Station mounted.jpg

Couldn’t resist the leading lines at Piccadilly Station

IMG_2628 SupRes v1 mounted.jpg

I don’t do much ‘street’ photography and this was a grab shot taken between venues.

It was actually a relatively small part of the frame so I used ‘super resolution’ in Lightroom to increase pixels and hopefully improve (technical) quality of the cropped image.

I didn’t actually notice the guy when taking the shot but, for me, he makes the whole shot more interesting than otherwise.
 
The sky on the first one, on which you applied the gradient, is perhaps a bit 'obvious', but horses for courses. The third is the standout for me. Unfortunately I can't stand 'street grunge' graffiti; it makes me have dark thoughts around the subjects of torture and mutilation!
 
Thanks both.

My favourites are the first and last.

Just shows (yet again) how different people have different views on exactly the same thing. :)
 
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