Black & White Gas

[NKP68]

Two gas meters behind an old building in Doylestown PA
C&C please...

[daq7]

Nicely done.

[erikzen]

Contrast and detail looks great. Unique subject.

If I were going to suggest anything, I might try it with a tighter crop. The most intersting stuff are the meters and valves. Maybe crop it tighter within the main lines so you can focus more on the actual equipment.

[draymorton]

Really, really nice b/w processing. How did you do it?

Love the composition, too. Very nice work.

[armando_m]

Terrific detail !

Interesting how a subject that otherwise will be ignored can become an item of discussion when presented in a well executed photograph

perhaps only crop a part of the left

[NKP68]

Thank you all.
Draymorton, it's pretty much right out of the box. PP consisted of: crop,
but I can see now not quite enough, lighten, darken, contrast control and a bit of unsharp mask. I'm going to be a little more agressive with the crop.

Ed

[NKP68]

Cropped quite a bit left and top. My jury is still out. How's it look to you?

[hminx]

Looks a bit tight at the top now, I prefer your original shot.

[GB1]

Hmm, I'm going to have to go against the grain here, as I don't like the shot. It seems like it has too many elements and that they don't really stand out at all against the background. I also don't like the right side pipes, though the crop is a step in the right direction. It also seems a bit fuzzy to me: did you use a tripod? It would be sharper if you did, and shots like this with a lot of small detail really beg to be razor sharp.

G

[NKP68]

Against the grain opinion is also part of what I look for. Thank you for the clear and detailed critique. This shot was hand held, I don't usually carry my tripod, maybe I should re-think that approach.
Thanks again,

Ed

[arne saknussen]

I like shots like this. Normally people do not stop and look at this kind of subject. But, when one does, one can see a new kind of dimension to something so ordinary. Beauty in the mundane as it were. There are a few dark spots in this "sculpture", spots where I would like to see more detail. But that would entail other equipment and this is a spontaneous shot, if I am reading correctly.

[draymorton]

I like the original. The cropped version looks... cropped.

[erikzen]

I think the cropped version looks better but perhaps cropped too tightly at the top.