Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Shadowrain: Nice capture. A different angle would have made this so much better. Maybe from the side so you could also see some of the artist's expression as well as the mural.

I was deliberately trying to shoot from angles such that the person's face would not be individually identifiable to allow for greater freedom in use of the photo without needing a release.

Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by xian: would have been a better choice for a color challenge

I agree ... here's the color version of the same shot for comparison.



However, I still think it was probably my best picture during the challenge time period.

It was also somewhat a deliberate choice to present the voters with something so obviously "better" presented in color in B+W ... forcing a few, as they said, to do a "double-take" and check to see that there really is a lot of shading and detail there ... It is also intended to be documentary in nature -- the mural is not my work after all, and that's a challenge in itself -- to take a colorful scene and render it in grays because you have to -- instead of just looking for something which looks good in gray to start with.

License to Kill
by GeneralE

Comment by Skip:
the oof shotgun shell kills the composition. maybe if you had laid it on its side and backed off just a bit? the colors and lighting are nice. this is definitely one to revisit.

License to Kill
by GeneralE

Comment by vontom:
The title completely ruins this for me. Probably a "5" on its own, a little soft, not a balance composition.

Winter Migration
by GeneralE

Comment by KDO:
This photo certainly give the illusion of movement. There is a hectic, frenetic tension. The artist captures the feeling of pushing the edge for me. The title doesn't fit with my interpretation, but that is the beauty of subjective art.

Winter Migration
by GeneralE

Comment by luv2photo:
hmm...I would like it better if I knew what it was! I still like the composition though. 8

Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by basia03:
ohmegod, this is so great! 10.

Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Wow! Took me a minute... Great shot!

Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by JelloPhotog:
Too much sharpening

Muralist at Work
by GeneralE

Comment by Sammie:
Your picture is well focused and composed but It doesn't really translate well into black and white and tends to look busy with no real center of interest.