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Old 10-24-2007, 01:12 AM
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I like the concept but think it might be better without the ones in the tennis shoes and maybe a couple less of the pole things
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Old 10-24-2007, 03:01 AM
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I like this shot. I do find the feet, legs distracting. But I really like it in B/W the clarity to me is great!
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I like the idea - and the photo

Do you have any other pictures of these, i think i would try to capture these bollards(?) from different angles, and yeah, the feet and legs are a bit distracting.

B/W pictures of architecture are just lovely.
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Old 10-24-2007, 01:51 PM
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Thanks for the feedback!

The legs are meant to be part of the photo, but I'm thinking I might need to crop out the first bollard to make it more clear. I'm not sure why, but it gives me a back-cover-of-a-CD feel with the legs in the frame.
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Old 10-24-2007, 01:59 PM
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personally I think the image is great where it stands maybe cropping a little off the bottom may help but with out the people I don't think there would be any context to the image.
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I think Murtasma has got it down. It's a great shot as it is, but the legs might not feel as out of place if you took a little bit off the bottom *or* included a bit more of the legs...maybe to the knees. A very nice sharp picture that makes a great B+W.
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