34 & 34a Stick your house anywhere in a gap street & Whoa Crickey!

[Paul Lange]

Some shots from Istanbul

34 & 34a

Whoa Crikey

 

[Hamish Gill]

I would have called this thread "find the right angle competition"
I really like the first one! My brain is telling me contrasty b&w convertion, but that might just be because I downloaded super efex today
Not so sure about the second one, I don't quite know what to look at, I think the fence sits oddly for me ... ?

 

[Paul Lange]

What worries me about the first one is that the authorities have given the flats addresses with their own little official red door number plates!

I know what you mean about the second one. I just like the madness of it even though it hasn't really got a focal point or much composition.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I wonder what it's like inside??
A mate of mine's dad has a tudor cottage that's nearly as wimpy to e fair ... Upstairs is crazy, the landing has a severe camber, some rooms go up a step, some down.. Madness, but it's beautiful, although I do prefer my Victorian high ceilings!

 

[Pete Askew]

Excellent again Paul - must get to Istanbul. Ina's been a couple of times for work but I've never made it even though I have customers there. I like the monochromatic brown tones in the first very much and even if it was converted to B&W I'd still tone it that way I think. Cropping it to lose the pavement and bollards makes it slightly more abstract but I like it as it is anyway. The second shot certainly tells a story. Here, a B&W conversion and a subtle vignette might tie it all together. Also a crop leaving just the fence and what's below makes an interesting composition in its own right.

 

[Paul Lange]

I'll think I'll give that a go Pete, your advice on croppage is spot on as usual. I often find that I have an attachment to my photos that gets in the way of my objectivity. I think its a connection to the moment or something that I found interesting in the scene when I took it. Often the aesthetic becomes second place to the content.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Paul - great captures - what a site!

Looking forward to seeing your croppage and PP versions as well - so much to like, particularly in #1

 

[Paul Lange]

Here's another take on Whoa Crikey with a bit of a vignette and crop. I think it brings it together a bit more. I tried B&W but didn't really like it. I think part of what helps with the image is the colour separating various elements. B&W made it a bit hard to take in which was the opposite of what I thought it would do.

Also here's another shot from a slightly different angle that I quite like too. I gave it a similar PP.

 

[Brian Moore]

Looks like it could be Sweethaven. I'm expecting photos of Popeye and Olive Oyl next. That first one's a cracker Paul. Well done.