PP Dilemma

[stubbsy]

Conflicted Pierre again.

I have this fisheye shot of the Anzac bridge. It has an odd otherworldy quality to it. Trouble is I'm not sure how to bring that out so I'm throwing this open to you guys.

Below are two attempts:

Black and White



Desaturated Colour

[Glen]

Reminds me of a misspent youth Sorry, no idea how to bring out the inner image in this

[Matt. K]

Peter
It lacks a point of interest in the foreground. Cust and paste something in.

[big pix]

sorry lacks interest for a bridge pix...... forground and building take over

[Alpha_7]

I prefer the colour and well I don't mind cropping it about the bottom 3rd so just under the legs of the bridge.

[avkomp]

whilst the shot itself doesnt really do much for me.
I prefer the colour shot.

steve

[^catalyst]

Whip the bottom off, till just about the first line marking on the path in the foreground.

Leave it B+W.

-Lachie

[sheepie]

Prefer the Black and White version of this Peter, although I agree with others that I think it is missing something - would benefit from something in the foreground I think. Still, a nice shot - I think it's time you started submitting to stock photo libraries

[huynhie]

Peter, of the two I prefer the colour photo. As most people have mentioned, it lacks something in the foreground but I would not necessarily go as far as to crop an image like this.

[firsty]

Peter
I just had a quick play (less than 30 sec) with the black and white
cropped the bottom and dodged the lower deck so that the curve gives the foreground some thing of interest and also gives a secondary lead into the photo by taking you to the start of the main deck
you may also want to dodge the bottom of the bridge to add a little detail there
note: I'm using my new monitor and has not been properly calibrated so it may be a little dark and your photo didn't need any dodging


I'll take the shot down if you like

[Dargan]

This focuses more attention on the sympathetic curve of the bridge and rooftop from the use of the lens. I think the crop adds to the image.

[sirhc55]

Peter - come back to Sydney, reposition and reshoot

[stubbsy]

Thank you all for your comments. I've filed this as impossible to fix. Some time in the future I'll do as Chris suggests and reshoot - trying for more foreground interest.

[Mitchell]

Peter - I like it.
I agree with cropping the bottom, but I don't think it needs something in the foreground. For me, the strength of the photo is feeling the curves in all three dimensions - the bridge, the railing and the apartment. I like the black and white as I think it highlights this.

But this is just another opinion, and you should know better than posting here to try and resolve a conflict.

As they say - ask 7 economists for an opinion and you'll get 8 answers...

[obzelite]

more contrast, and try one of the techniques for adding some grain to it

[Alpha_7]

Here is my take on your shot, possible a little unconventional since is a squarish crop, but for them this is a strong pic.