Almost symmetrical

[Seb]

Obviously, Time Square...

comments are welcome

Seb

[drg]

Another winner! How fortunate can you be too have so little traffic to shoot against. I'm not used to seeing this with virtually only pedestrians unless TS is closed for a special event. I like this one a lot.
With the symmetry of the pedestrians, the trash bins, the street lights and the balancing of the advertisements your design of this photo really comes off well, wow.
-CDP

[gahspidy]

I agree with there being very little traffic and activity going on here. Must have been early. I like your composition, but I am not crazy about the traffic lights in there and pole. Just me, I guess. I think that standing right beyond the post would have made a cleaner comp that I personally might have liked better. But, I still feel this is a good piece. Seems you spent much time on Broadway while there ;)

[jar_e]

I actually enjoy the pole there. It adds another subject for depth, and I think works well. I love how it looks, and the busyness doesn't bother me at all!

Nice shot!

[almo]

I hate to say this, but I have seen times square so much as of late that it's just become rather boring, but this image has an interesting take on the theme with the bisection if the scene by virtue of that light post. This is going to sound dumb, but it's very symmetrical in an asymmetrical way. I would darken it slightly and kick up the saturation by maybe +11 points. i think that might bring the blue in the sky out a lil bit more. Also I would like to see this in B&W as well.

Here it is with those changes.

[Seb]

Obviously, Time Square...

comments are welcome

Seb

Thanks guy's

DRG: This was shot on a saturday morning arround 10am. Clearly, the place is usually much, much, much more crowded than that most of the time.

Gary: I found the post to add an extra element of symmetry but I also see your point. Since the post is in the extreme foreground, it may look overwhelming to some. Thanks for voicing your concern.

Jar_e: Thanks for commenting.

Almo: I know that TimeSquare is a subject beaten to death. Symmetrical in an asymmetrical way is exactly how I feel about this scene. I almost called the picture like this, no kidding! No offense, but I have some difficulty to see the changes that you have made to the picture. It seems to me that your take have a very slight yellow cast to it but that is all I see. Have you actually darkened the entire frame? If so, how did you do it (slight burning, brightness turned down, something else??).

Regards

Seb


edit for Almo: I do perceive your darkening now. The effect is very subtle though.

[almo]

Thanks guy's


Almo: I know that TimeSquare is a subject beaten to death. Symmetrical in an asymmetrical way is exactly how I feel about this scene. I almost called the picture like this, no kidding! No offense, but I have some difficulty to see the changes that you have made to the picture. It seems to me that your take have a very slight yellow cast to it but that is all I see. Have you actually darkened the entire frame? If so, how did you do it (slight burning, brightness turned down, something else??).

Regards

Seb


edit for Almo: I do perceive your darkening now. The effect is very subtle though.

I did not mean to acyually "darken" the picture. I only back it off by -4 points. It was not meant to show really, just to keep the higlights from blowing out when I upped the saturation, which is where the yellow you see probibly comes from. It did have the efect i was after in slightly bringing out the blue in the sky, but not by a whole lot. It was meant to be subtle.

[Seb]

I did not mean to acyually "darken" the picture. I only back it off by -4 points. It was not meant to show really, just to keep the higlights from blowing out when I upped the saturation, which is where the yellow you see probibly comes from. It did have the efect i was after in slightly bringing out the blue in the sky, but not by a whole lot. It was meant to be subtle.

I must say that I have a better appreciation of what you did now that you clearly explained the whole thing. I guess that the next logical step would be to slightly desaturate the yellow channel to get back to a truer white. Here is my take on your take: -10 points of yellow saturation.

Seb

[almo]

I must say that I have a better appreciation of what you did now that you clearly explained the whole thing. I guess that the next logical step would be to slightly desaturate the yellow channel to get back to a truer white. Here is my take on your take: -10 points of yellow saturation.

Seb

I admit I didn't really see the yellow cast you were talking about, but now that i see yours it does kinda stand out.

Nice!