Some more from Salford Quays

Thanks Glenn.

I find Salford Quays to be suited to my (outdoor) photographic interests :)
 
I like the second, but I've developed a visceral hatred of the black-clad, hooded/umbrella'd figure walking away from the camera in a minimalist contemporary urban setting cliché so favoured of 'fine art' photographers, so the first one maybe not so much

Someone gave me a copy of Metropolis as a gift. I almost scream at it every time I open it.

Both good photos, Chris, ignore me.
 
Thanks for commenting Toby.

I think I know the kind of image you mean eg ? dark silhouette in bottom left hand corner against a flat, modern architectural background.
 
I might be tempted see what the first image looks like if it is mirrored (so the figure is walking left to right) .
Can give it a go - I have done that on landscapes before where I thought it gave a better composition (I’m not a purist :eek: )
 
Can give it a go - I have done that on landscapes before where I thought it gave a better composition (I’m not a purist :eek: )

With and without the pole, I think the one without the pole is more positive atmosphere (depends on whether than was the mood you intended)
Either way the inverted BBC sign gives it away

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Thanks for giving the the alternative.

I agree, your version (without the pole) is a stronger image:)

Re the ‘BBC’, I hadn’t noticed that, thanks for pointing it out.

My solution would be simply to make it blank:eek:
 
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I might even enter it in a club competition - but is it ‘all my own work’???
 
Curious. I think the one with the pole is the stronger and better balanced image. But there again I have always been a bit of a rebel :) .
 
Never ceases to surprise me how different, competent etc people can have a different view on the same information :) :)
 
You could even combine the two if you wanted. It's not perfect, the image is a bit mangled from me messing around with it you can tweak the sky better and position the man wherever you want but you get the idea. I have it linked to my private Flickr photos I can delete it if you want otherwise it will just get deleted automatically when I have too many private photos on Flickr.

There is a fair amount of this stuff about at the moment it is fairly easy to shoot as there are so many striking buildings around (depending on where you live) having a person in the photo makes it a lot more interesting to me.



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You could even combine the two if you wanted. It's not perfect, the image is a bit mangled from me messing around with it you can tweak the sky better and position the man wherever you want but you get the idea. I have it linked to my private Flickr photos I can delete it if you want otherwise it will just get deleted automatically when I have too many private photos on Flickr.

There is a fair amount of this stuff about at the moment it is fairly easy to shoot as there are so many striking buildings around (depending on where you live) having a person in the photo makes it a lot more interesting to me.



_7040008 SQ IWM for Chris by idomy_best, on Flickr
Thanks, never considered doing that (my brain can’t cope with remembering all the options for manipulation etc)

I get the idea and like it :)
 
You could even combine the two if you wanted. It's not perfect, the image is a bit mangled from me messing around with it you can tweak the sky better and position the man wherever you want but you get the idea. I have it linked to my private Flickr photos I can delete it if you want otherwise it will just get deleted automatically when I have too many private photos on Flickr.

There is a fair amount of this stuff about at the moment it is fairly easy to shoot as there are so many striking buildings around (depending on where you live) having a person in the photo makes it a lot more interesting to me.



_7040008 SQ IWM for Chris by idomy_best, on Flickr
Thanks, never considered doing that (my brain can’t cope with remembering all the options for manipulation etc)

I get the idea and like it :)
 
Yes, I know what you mean, sometimes when I view a scene or a posted image I can see/visualise several images within it. The options are only limited by what we see (or rather don't see).
 
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I think the one with the pole is the stronger and better balanced image. But there again I have always been a bit of a rebel :) .
That was my thought as well but probably wouldn't have admitted it if I didn't see your comment.
Thinking you might be able to copy/paste the BBC from the original, maybe.
 
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