Critique Welcomed Outdoor Bookstore

[Glenn Clabo]

I need to go back on a rainy day to see what they do with all this...

 

[Beth Carter]

wonderful comp. i love the grittiness in these b&w tones, but i like that there are some lighter tones in it as well to give some contrast. maybe the books sold here are waterproof?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Apart from the books, it's not unlike an image I posted a month ago of the back view of Princes Street in Edinburgh: http://realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/the-edinburgh-festival-behind-the-scenes.12692/

Love the portraits on the wall - the Cat In The Hat especially!

 

[Pete Askew]

Wonderful detail and texture Glenn. I do find my eye drawn to that door an balcony at the top though. Maybe you could crop the top and bring the focus overall to the lower part of the image. Either way, it's a super shot. Did you buy anything?

 

[Glenn Clabo]

wonderful comp. i love the grittiness in these b&w tones, but i like that there are some lighter tones in it as well to give some contrast. maybe the books sold here are waterproof?

Thanks Beth...Today would test the waterproof theory. And to think we are off to Fenway Park in a few minutes to see if we are waterproof.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

wonderful comp. i love the grittiness in these b&w tones, but i like that there are some lighter tones in it as well to give some contrast. maybe the books sold here are waterproof?

Good catch Rob...here's a full on shot for your enjoyment. And...I like your shot also. Just goes to show...New England it's so different from Old.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Wonderful detail and texture Glenn. I do find my eye drawn to that door an balcony at the top though. Maybe you could crop the top and bring the focus overall to the lower part of the image. Either way, it's a super shot. Did you buy anything?

Thanks Pete...does this work a little better?

 

[Pete Askew]

Nice detail (and nicely corrected) Glenn.

 

[Pete Askew]

It does I think. You could even crop it further to below the lattice below the door and still keep a strong composition. What do you think?

 

[Glenn Clabo]

It does I think. You could even crop it further to below the lattice below the door and still keep a strong composition. What do you think?

Interesting...here's the original untouched landscape shot. I couldn't get the mural with my back against the walk across the street...so I flipped the camera. I'll work on the other later...

 

[Pete Askew]

Interesting. To me that's the stronger composition. I especially like the face of Kafka looking out. It's just in the right place.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice detail (and nicely corrected) Glenn.

Thanks teach.

 

[Aldous Lau]

I need to go back on a rainy day to see what they do with all this...

Awesome B&W tones Glenn, nice shot!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Great shot Glen, i do like the first, but they all work well. I did not come across the bill board immediately in the first, it was a nice surprise when It did reveal itself, I quite like a busy image to explore when they work.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Great shot Glen, i do like the first, but they all work well. I did not come across the bill board immediately in the first, it was a nice surprise when It did reveal itself, I quite like a busy image to explore when they work.

Thank you Julian.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Did you just call Scotland, "Old England"!!!!!!!!!

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Did you just call Scotland, "Old England"!!!!!!!!!

Yipes...I appear to have peed in your soup...sorry.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Just wait till Sadie hears...

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Just wait till Sadie hears...

I thought the whole world knew that they don't teach geography in 'Merica.

 

[Hamish Gill]

A great shot this ... amusing thread too!