Critique Welcomed Entrance to the Gaslamp District, San Diego

[Brian Moore]

Olympus XA3 and Kodak Tri-X 400 processed in Rodinal.

A little too much foreground for my liking but I was constrained by the necessity of using an available fixture on the street in place of a tripod to steady the camera for the long exposure. I can't remember what fixture I used (shot this roll in September, and only this past weekend processed the film), but it limited my ability to view the composition before snapping the picture.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Enough excuses. Ever heard of cropping??

I love the ghost people. Cars just go right through them, I imagine. Wonderful vibe to it, Brian.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Very nice Brian I like the way your view is led through the image.

As for cropping, that is where digital really comes into its own...............

 

[Pete Askew]

It does indeed have a fabulous feel to it, added to by the ghost people. And I only think you'd need to lose a touch from the bottom as the white lines start the flow of the eye I find. I also like the crispness of it too.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I've come back to this shot a couple of times, Brian. I'm amazed, but shouldn't be, that it's from the XA3. Great wee camera!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

It is a good picture, but what alarms me is that the gentleman?, is forgetting how he stabilised himself and forgetting the opportunity to crop Well done though, in spite of your constraints.

 

[Brian Moore]

Enough excuses. Ever heard of cropping??

I love the ghost people. Cars just go right through them, I imagine. Wonderful vibe to it, Brian.

Cropping,...? What's that? Thanks for the comments, Rob.

I've come back to this shot a couple of times, Brian. I'm amazed, but shouldn't be, that it's from the XA3. Great wee camera!

Thanks Rob. It is indeed a great wee camera, Rob. Alas, it is now broken. I dropped it and the clamshell cover split into two pieces. I may be able to glue it back, though. It has served me well, the wee thing.

Very nice Brian I like the way your view is led through the image.

As for cropping, that is where digital really comes into its own...............

Thanks Milan. Much appreciated.

It is a good picture, but what alarms me is that the gentleman?, is forgetting how he stabilised himself and forgetting the opportunity to crop Well done though, in spite of your constraints.

Thanks Ivar.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Pity about the broken clamshell, Brian. Nothing a bit of Elastoplast wouldn't fix!