Old Soldier in Bronze

[Don Schaeffer]

in front of the Bank of Montreal Buiding Portage and Main

[MB1]

I like the composition a lot and there is a interesting softness here. The B&W is nice too.

Very well done, 2 thumbs up from me.

[engineer]

I like the composition, however, I wish I could see more of his collar or scarf to really identify what it is. Maybe it would be good to see his shoulder. I think it needs a bit more contrast too, there is no real black in the image. Another thing is the jpg-artefacts, I am sure you have one without.

[Don Schaeffer]

Thanks guys. The image was taken through a bus window again. It was very de-saturated because of the less than perfectly transparent window. If I increased contrast too much, the helmet got lost. I did oversharpen the face too much. This is not a perfect photo.

[Herriot]

I like the composition and there are some very complimentary shapes in this image, given that this was taken through a bus window it is particularly impressive! Were you moving at the time?

[Don Schaeffer]

Yes--just started to move--i had to stretch and hope the shutter would go off on my rather slow digital.

[MB1]

.... This is not a perfect photo.

LOL, Don none of our photos are perfect and that is perfectly fine. At least for me your images are more about emotion, feelings or a sense of place than technical wizardry.

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi Don,
The shot is very moody. I also like the gainy texture on the face of the soldier. Is the statue wearing a scarf? It may be a bit strange, I find a resemblance between the statue and the avatar of MB.
yoyo