I took this in downtown. I knew that there were some good areas to shoot with my eyes closed. This pic had the best composure and subject. The rest of them looked like snapshots.
Crop, resize, topaz adjust. (My 1st experience with topaz adjust)
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WOW I can't believe that this did so well. I had a lot of fun doing this challenge. Thank you for all the nice comments
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Well, obviously, it was received decently well by the voter base, but here's my take.
General Impression: I like the composition- the wall creates a nice leading line that pulls us through the image, down the adspace, and into the tree, which forms a good end to the movement. The tree is lit by sunlight, but not blown, which can be hard to do in a scene like this with shade and sunlight. Personally, I like the presence of the pole, and I think that if you had cropped it off, the left side would've felt too closely cropped or a bit more boring. As it is, the pole has a nice shadow behind it, and functions as a nice natural border on the left.
I do enjoy the processing, myself. It's got a bit of an aged look to it, but not so much as to simply be a instagram type shot that's all the rage these days. It's got a bit of a different take, and is more subtle, which is appreciated. Overall, nothing terribly critical. The bottom right (sidewalk, grass) looks a bit like you had to push the exposure, which increased grain, but it's a minor part of the image. Still, this may have easily been dealt with by selectively applying noise reduction.
I love it! I may have cropped out that pole part in the foreground, and then I would frame this and hang it on the wall in a kitchen or game room. But even uncropped... top score from me.
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