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Postby stubbsy on Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:10 pm

Two attempts at the same idea in the first two shots and an interesting pub entrance in Oxford street in the third. I'm particularly interested in comments on the first two images and any preferences as to which is the better shot. Of course if they are both crap I'd like to know that too :wink: . I'm planning on adding these to my Best Of 2006 Momento book which I'm about to start working on. Click a pic for larger.

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Postby Marvin on Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:27 pm

I like the first one better. It seems to capture my attention more and have more going on. Also the half appearing red car is a bit distracting in the second.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:11 pm

Thanks for the comment Marvin

By the thunderous silence I'd say these might all be duds. :cry: :cry:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:13 pm

Peter, I do like #3 but to be honest, I can see no point to #1 and #2 :roll:
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:37 pm

I think #1 has an unusual fascination and purely on that level it's a keeper. Exposure composition are spot on and an unusual and starngely attractive perspective. I like it Peter :)
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Postby Geoff on Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:05 pm

Peter - I think #1 here has a very unusual feel to it. For that reason I really like it. Representation of a few things cleverly merged into one. Perhaps representation of busy lifestyles/modes of transport. The thrid one, particularly doesn't do much for me at all. Cheers.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:53 pm

That's The Fringe Bar I think across from COFA in the third one.
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Postby Sandy Feet on Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:01 am

It sure is Leigh, all three of these images were taken within 100 mts of my plae

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Postby surenj on Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:33 pm

Can't see these photos....does anyone know if any reason why the hotlinks don't display...esp with smugmug...I am using firefox with zonealarm firewall on highest setting...
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Postby bwhinnen on Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:50 pm

Not that it would have been possible with the style of the first photo, but if you could have had the person on the inside actually looking out the window it would have added more to the feel or it, specially given the title you have chosen. Rather than the viewer watching, it would have been the person inside watching.

I do like what has been attempted with the first two. Purely from a perspective of there is more to this than meets the eye, and when you look beyond the obvious visual scene there is a depth to the photo.

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