Always on the loomout for something with a graphic element, I saw this family winding their way up the stairs of the car park and thought that my 70-300mm lens was up to it. It cried out B&W with a bit of gritty noise.
Process steps in Lightroom:
Light crop
High contrast B&W preset
Increase exposure and add more black
Add back a little yellow to make it more B&Cream
Export
Process steps in PS:
Clone some silly black dots on white wall plus one odd refection bottom right
Resize
Sharpen
Add noise
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This has something very compelling to it. I'm amazed how many people you got in the frame, looks like emergency stairs but way to crowded for one. The top right character is rather intriguing, he's pointing to somewhere I really can't make out his face. In fact the only clear face is the one on the center left, all others are hidden.
great take on the stairway to heaven idea, really like the b&w conversion and the noise. only thing id have wished to be diferent would be to not have the boys arm across his fathers face, but still a great shot
I like the combo of stairway with graffiti. But it's a little busy. It's hard to identify the subjuct. Is it the guy going up the stairs, the person in the white jacket, the boy. It should be the stairs but that is 3rd or 4th on the list when initially looking at the photo.
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