Hi Jake I liked what you did to the image , I did try converting the image to b/w but felt it lost the effect of the fire , your version certianly looks sharper and is a good alternative which I will take on board. BTW I looked up you portfolio and found your images very thought provocking the Belfast kids shots are special . I think we like to take similar shots, I have many other images on my Niddrie web site. Thanks for your comments - SCOTT
this is a poor shot that can be recovered to be effective. See if you like what I did. First I lightened it, then I shapened it, then decided to go b/w and last cropped so we could see more of the fire without losing the anchor effect of the building and hills. The most import crop feature is bring the boy up front by cropping off the road up to the spilled paint. I was attracted to the image as it shows a view of whjat I assume is one of those problem estates..buring wheely bins, baracades for joyrideres or racer kids. I take a lot of shots of people is places just like this. Good luck.
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