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Old 08-04-2009, 01:24 AM
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Default Taken through a hole in a bunker wall

Hiking by an old bunker a few years ago on film (scanned it today), I saw the hole in the wall and took a shot of the cityscape that I saw through it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/briscophoto/3786334267/

So, what I'm looking for feedback is:
1. how is the composition?
2. how is the crop?
3. should I have zoomed?
4, and what would you have done differently?

Thanks! Looking forward to some comments and suggestions!
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Old 08-04-2009, 11:00 AM
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Very nice image! You have a great eye. Thanks for sharing.
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I can't say that I would have done anything differently. And if I did do anything differently, I would have regretted it after seeing your version. I really like it. I don't think I'd change it at all.
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Old 08-04-2009, 12:16 PM
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Likewise, great pic and cnicely executed.
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If you didn't explain what it was I would have thought you PP some crazy vignette as there isn't a known point of reference for the viewer. [Like there would be for a silhouetted window or door frame]. This would be a nice shot to try some HDR... melding two exposures so there is some detail in the foreground wall so the viewer could understand what they were looking at without explaination.
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I'm willing to bet that you'll get more feedback if you actually post the image here instead of a link. Could you also post your exif information? Please and thank you
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I think as long as you approprietly title the image there doesn't need to be any further explanation or editing. "Through bunker wall" or something like that.
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:05 PM
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Cool idea. My only complaint -- and I reserve this kind of complaint for images I already like -- is this: I think that you could have made it a little bit more interesting if you had been a bit closer to the hole, so that it filled a little bit more of the frame. There is just a little bit too much blackness around the outside edges. Another solution would be a slightly closer crop. Don't go TOO close -- just a little bit less of the darkness. I love the clarity of the city, and as mentioned above an appropriate title will make the purpose clear. Well done!
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