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I took this picture at the tail end of a pretty sunset. I have done minimal pp a slight boost in brightness and contrast. What I would like your opinion on is if this subject is strong enough? Have I framed properly and should I have done more/less pp.
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:39 AM
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Technically it looks ok to me.

Aesthetic;
I wonder how it would look with a slight crop off the bottom (removing most of the road).
Subject matter wise it is a little lacking for my taste, however that's an artistic decision.
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Old 04-11-2011, 12:03 PM
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A personal thing, but I'm not all that keen on the colour cast on the bench.. I can see where you're heading with this, and I think it'll be a good photo, but I'd personally be tempted to do a localised white balance on the bench and its surrounds, that way it will look like that has been lit by the light, rather than blending in to the background.
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I don't see any problems with the exposure, but I agree with the previous comments about a lack of a strong subject. I also wonder how this would look in landscape format.
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:26 PM
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I like it all but the lamp post.... Just an uninformed opinion but it detracts from the sky. I'd love to see a landscape of this with the post gone. I like the coloring of the bench and such.
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Old 04-12-2011, 12:31 AM
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I like the simplicity of this shot, sometimes less is more. I like the strong vertical line of the lamp post but it looks like it's leaning to the left slightly. I might crop out the road.

Over all nice work
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