the exit is where now?

[n8]

Cool little scene over by my house. Playing with the Nik HDR demo some more, and this time without all the lag (woot!), and layered it w/ my middle exp.

Edit: my best critic, I.e. my girlfriend suggests I should have cropped out the street. I think it adds a hint of irony. Thoughts?

[arne saknussen]

I think its the car that distracts. I also wonder if a tighter shot on the door with those nicely colored stones would be more interesting.

[Greg McCary]

I agree the car distracts and also I think the door is to centered. The subject is wonderful. I think a dead on shot of the door would have really worked or even open it up placeing the door in the left third of the frame. Great processing, just a matter of composition.
But in the end you are the artist and you should deliver it as you wish, but I lean on my wife too.

[NKP68]

The angled door and surrounding brickwork is very interesting. A tighter crop including just the door and some of the interlaced character of the brick would make the shot, IMO

Ed

[LeeIs]

agree with other regarding the car. i think just focusing on the door and surrounding bricks might have been a better approach.

[gahspidy]

Great subject and nicely exposed.
I competely agree that cropping out the street here will make an excellent photograph.

I do understand why you left it in. but it really does nothing but distract from the goods.

Cropping this into a 4x5 ratio (8x10) by cropping right up to the edge of the building brings a very well balanced composition with all focus on the interesting door, bricks and vines.

i even feel it looks best as you shot it rather than shooting it dead on.

Just the crop, and its done.

Great image

[n8]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I took the advise, and of course had to take it a bit further...and man am I enjoying Nik's stuff.

[gahspidy]

The crop works. I like the effect, but i sure miss the color and detail especially of the door and rock pile in front of it. Perhaps a retro artsy look but with some color intact.

[LeeIs]

I agree the focus on the door is much better now, and I also agree about NIK lol. I've been going crazy with it too.