Typical urban detritus found throughout the US. Shot while waiting for the bus on my way to work, with early morning shaded sunlight from almost directly behind.
Did the best framing/exposure job I could with auto-everything settings on the camera and avoiding traffic.
Cropped a little from the bottom. Very slight tone adjustment, one light pass with USM (two passes increased the file size from 149k to 153k).
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Paul, I like this one, too. Here's the rub as I see it, the DOF IS very narrow, with the focused range nearer the back (lower 1/2 seems out of focus to me). I might have liked this a bit better were the focused part more towards the middle. I think I might have gone 7 on this...I see the challenge aspect, but it might not be "enough" for general viewer. Rob the Swash
Yup I like this too, but it's just too much effort for some people to veer off the well trodden path. DOF is a bit too tight but the concept carries it nicely.
im sorry, i feel this is a bad shot, What are you trying to draw attention to? What is at rest? "The Camera"? With 3/4 of the shot out of focus I was about to skip and click onto the next photo. I thought you may like feedback thats all - dont get upset, it's the only way to get better
An interesting interpretation. The bits of glass have a story to tell, and I can imagine something having come to rest, however violently, from looking at the glass shards. I like the cool blue hue of the image, but I do find the half screen of blurredness to be very distracting. I cannot tell if that was purposeful (my guess is not), but I would find the image more interesting if it were entirely in focus, or if the blurring was kept to the outer edges as a thin border. I rated this lower than I might have due to the blurring.
Inovative idea. Was the out of focus forground intentional? It annoyed me at first but now I like it because it caught my attention and made me wonder. Makes me a little dizzy. Probably how the people in the accident felt.
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