Critique Welcomed Delivery Man

[Chris Dodkin]

Taken this morning at the Salk Institute - La Jolla CA

Fuji X-T1 and 10-24mm Lens - 10.5mm f/22

I left the keystone effect on the buildings as I like the way they crowd in on the hurrying figure

 

[Tom Dunne]

Outstanding image in my book. There is something haunting about this and I can't explain it. Silence is part of it. Love the little opening on the structure on each side. I presume that is a little aqua duct down the middle. I like the man being in the image but it would work superbly without him too.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Outstanding image in my book. There is something haunting about this and I can't explain it. Silence is part of it. Love the little opening on the structure on each side. I presume that is a little aqua duct down the middle. I like the man being in the image but it would work superbly without him too.

Thanks Tom

Here's the location set-up

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Stunning image Chris , magnificent location, superb representation. An image of the top order.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Wowzers. Really stunning. Great to see the setup too. Thanks, Chris. This will be a memorable one. Perfect pp too.

 

[Paul Lange]

Awwww, wow. he care in setting up the comp is really apparent and I like the way the sky peeks through the balconies on each side and the symmetry too.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Stunned!!!!

 

[Peter McCullough]

Speechless

 

[Pete Askew]

Superb image Chris and gorgeous processing.

Impressed also by the start-of-the-art sanitation that they've installed too!

 

[Beth Anthony]

i hate your delivery man. he's so much faster than mine. i'll begrudge you a nice shot comment if i must.

 

[Pete Askew]

His dog looks a bit weird though!

 

[Beth Anthony]

His dog looks a bit weird though!

what do you expect from someone who thinks satellites should look like gulls?

 

[Darren Turner]

BRILLIANT............

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks everyone - this one has been on my TPE to-do list for the last two years

Finally got to it today, playing with the Fuji super wide (sorry Beth!)

It's a stunning location - quite surreal in fact, looking west to the ocean

The sun came up straight down the middle today - so it was worth the early trip out in the dark

I must go back and try a sunset/twilight shot at the other end of the day - might try tonight as TPE says it sets right down the middle at 6:53pm



Not sure the cleaning staff were too please with me putting my tripod in their water feature - but I was more concerned I'd be testing the weatherproofing on the X-T1 if I messed up!

Talking of DSGs - there's one in this shot taking a bath!

I used the WiFi link to trigger the camera on the last shot, so that I could get my shadow out of the shot.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I remember you recommending the TPE to myself not long after joining RPF and a very useful tool it is.

 

[Nick Lukey]

whoa!!!! hold the phone.... epic image Chris.

 

[Keith Hollister]

Outstanding, Chris - love both the B&W for the emphasis on shape/geometry as well as the figure and the last color one for the light clipping the tops of the monoliths (or whatever they are called). Great location, too.