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    Where's your cell?

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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Yoyo, don't know what to say on this one, may need to come back later to comment. The colors are good, shame about the light pole and the red awning to the right. The poles and washing remind me a lot of my memorable time in Asia.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    The bottom of this one loses something for me. The whole photo is very symmetrical until...the bottom. Not as appealing as your recent efforts, but still very good. Maybe crop off at just above the street signs. I dunno, still a better cityscape than I am capable of.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    A Yoyo photograph indeed; lots to look at and take in. The lamp standard does it no favours but so what. It is so good.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Hi S and E, Thanks for pointing out the weakness of the photo.

    Hi Tom, Thanks for the encouragement as always.

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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Wow.. wild shot. This photo looks a LOT larger than what it is! I think it needs a big print and framing. It really makes you think and would probably incite conversations. Nice job!

    The only thing that seems a tad bit less than perfect is that the stores at the bottom seems not as exciting as the levels above them. Perhaps if there were more people there too. But still, very good.

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    Re: Where's your cell?

    I love your shots like these. They could be puzzles or something. Nice work.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Hi G and Greg,
    Thanks for the kind words.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Yoyo,

    I have been back to this many times and still cannot get my head around what is wrong with it.

    I feel that the biggest issue for me is the out of alignment canopy, if this was sorted then it would be ok even with the light.

    I think you have the right number of people on the street though.

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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Excellent. I love how you break up the repetition with the bottom row of shops. Simple at first, but the more you look at it the more detail there is to absorb. I love images like these.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Hi Roger and Sebastian,
    Thanks for the comments. I hope this one is better.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    This I like, great Yoyo.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Thanks again, S.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    I like them both Yoyo. Nice captures of life in the city.
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    Re: Where's your cell?

    I like the second shot without the lightpole and broken canopy, but to be honest, I like the tighter crop on the first photo, it seems to reveal more of the many smaller details that make your captures so incredibly interesting.

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    Re: Where's your cell?

    Hi Addies and J,
    I am glad that you like the shot.
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