Yeah, it doesn't help much if you don't know the song - the lyric is the first line of the chorus - and the picture doesn't have a taxi in it, yellow or otherwise. Nor is it a particularly pretty picture. We all go out of our way to avoid pictures with cars in them, unless the cars are the focus of the shot. But hey, they're everywhere. Hard to avoid. As are parking lots. So what the heck - figured I'd shoot a parking lot, with cars.
All neither here nor there. Not expecting to break the elusive 5 barrier with this one, but really do quite like it just the same.
Processing - a bit of Topaz Adjust (crispy portrait or something like that) then some playing around in Nik Silver Efex. Successfully pulled off that combo without crashing Photoshop!
Yep. Should have used the lyric instead of the actual song title. Or arranged for a taxi. But I guarantee most of you know this song very well. Also covered by lots of other folks, to include (and I did not know this) Counting Crows (for some movie.)
"They paved paradise, put up a parking lot..." has been stuck in my head for several days now.
Post challenge: I still quite like this picture, but it leaves me feeling rather sad, because of the paving paradise bit (though I am fond of parking lots when one needs one), and because it was so poorly received. I'm going to interpret the pathetic reception as indication that not only did I miss the mark on the challenge, but it's a sucky photograph as well. I am indeed doing a fine job of racking up the sub-5s this year; heck, even my commenter average was sub-5! Oh, and yet another "also ran" in the Posthumous ribbon chase.
Note: 10mm, slight bit of sky cropped.
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Nope. It definitely doesn't suck. It's truly an awesome picture and very well done. I noticed in this challenge (and the book title challenge) that people weren't looking for pictures that were about the idea or theme of the song or the book. The just wanted a picture the represented the actual words of the title. So since there was no taxi, I think you got majorly hit hard. (However, I love the song and know the meaning, so I gave you a 7.)
It would be fun to have a book jacket or song challenge, where the picture is actually a scene from the book or song. But I suppose it would be hard to vote on if you didn't know the book or song...
I suspect many are voting you down because the image is not of a yellow taxi! Trouble is, one would have to know the words to "get" the connection to a parking lot - but I get it! 8
The picture does not fit the title at all. I don't see a taxi between any of the cars. Also, if you have a title like big yellow taxi I would think you would at least need something big and something yellow in the photo. The Black and white color does no justice to the title. I know you were going for the songs lyrics but unfortunately IMHO this is a rock song "title" challenge and not a lyric challenge. Sorry I think the picture is about a 4 and -1 for DNMC so 3
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