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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 12/6/2008
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Thanks a lot Andreas!
Sometimes pedestrians will do you the favor to appear where you want to have them. ;-) still I could turn the camera a bit downward for giving him some more ground on which he steps.
Cheers!
Nick
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Andreas Droussiotis
{K:4757} 11/18/2008
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I like this shot .The position of the man walking is very effective in my opinion.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/12/2008
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Hmmm, just a slight turn of the camera downward, still keeping the whole church and getting a bit more street - see also attachment on my message to Visar, Dave! It must have been possible, I think!
Thank you very much for the nice comment!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/12/2008
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Thanks a lot for the detailed comment, Visar, that makes also many things clearer about the image in my own mind! You "arranged" things perfectly with your extended description!
What I was thinking was to turn the camera a bit to the ground, keeping the whole tower and adding just a small bit more of the street. On the attachment I cropped a bit of the sky and cloned the street at the bottom, as a "simulation" of what might come out. I don't know, however, if the pedestrian's presence won something through this. Does he seem to be a bit more "important" now, or quite the opposite? And does he seem to be walking more toward "us" than on the original? And how does that integrate with the general look?
So many questions and I only sit and scratch my head, not really having a clue. Such images can drive me insane! But perhaps also it's just that I am in turn to split some hairs now, ey? ;-)
Anyway, it's nice to have two diametrically opposite views of this one. Txules' suggestion was a rather aggressive crop and I must say that it does have something though in a different way. (Attachment on my message to him.) Your view goes much more toward what I thought. These two directions seem to be the main two branches of capturing such a scene, which is of course good to know. Now, let's see if there's also some additional way to do that.
Cheers!
Nick
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A "simulation" of what I thought of |
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/12/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice comment and even more for the suggestion, Txules! I tried the aggresive crop as you said. (Attachment.) And indeed I find it really good in a different way! The big depth is gone but the pedestrian is more "striking". Perhaps also less "solitary" since he covers a bigger area and looks greater now, but still solitary enough, I guess. What do you think?
Cheers!
Nick
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Cropped after Txules' idea |
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 7/11/2008
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I don't see what else you could do there, Nick, and still get the whole church spire in. I like the composition here.
Dave.
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absynthius .
{K:20748} 7/11/2008
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hey Nick,
i would not agree with you, when you say less sky would supply the pedestrian with more space- which in fact is true, but not of any importance- like the presence of sky 'stealing' the presence of the pedestrian? no!
the presence of other elements here, like trafic lights and all the ground space, church and the sky- the eye just dives through, and finds not anything as important as the man walkling in this dull atmosphere. The presence of the church, however, has a major signifikance in the balance of composition- especially its tower.
in fact, i find this shot working technically very well- and even more, the presence of the almost desaturated colours, the presence of a ghost wet street of after the rain, all hinting to the man walking towards you- reluctant of your presence- much too carried away by his thoughts,
cheers,
v.
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txules .
{K:62768} 7/11/2008
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the solitude in the city; like the picture but I'd try an agrresive crop just above the traffic-lights because i think the man is the main subject here but this is just my taste my dear Nick
take care...txules
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