Still Life ... with Underpass
by GeneralE

Comment by MadMordegon:
unfortunetly i see this on my way to work everyday. many a homeless person under many bridges while thousands of people pass them and dont even look.

ive been wanting to take this picture myself, nice.

Message edited by author 2004-01-23 00:55:44.

The Thin Blue Line
by GeneralE

Comment by adine:
I like the composition - the yellow lines such a strong diagonal, and the blue waing back and froth. The car and the top and bit of a car at the left frame it nicely. Wish I could understand what the blue line is for by looking at the picture. The image lacks meaning.

The Thin Blue Line
by GeneralE

Comment by zummer:
srange bloe line :p
you should have exclude the red car on left

The Thin Blue Line
by GeneralE

Comment by barryg:
Great composition and color make this pic interesting visually.

Mossy Steps
by GeneralE

Comment by Fayech:
image feels overexposed and the blurred foreground is distracting. i love the moss though!

Mossy Steps
by GeneralE

Comment by inspzil:
Botton of the photo is exposed pretty well. Top of the photo is blown out. Personally I'd have left the bottom a bit darker and made the top just a little bit brighter than normal. I feel that the top here is substantially more exposed than "normal"

Flash Photographer At Work
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:
Thanks for the comments. Perhaps I should have titled it Flash Photographer Ruining My Shot. (Although the additional light probably made the ceiling look a bit better.)

I myself was impressed at capturing the flash -- the available exposure window must be pretty short. It's kind of like capturing a home run hitter at the moment the ball is in contact with the bat. Given the shutter-lag on my camera, it is a remarkable coincidence to me ....

Ah, I see the slight rotation now!

For Your Protection...
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Olyuzi: I think you should have left this image as a bit of photojournalism rather than applying post processing modifications that confuse the issue. You were probably after some sort of futuristic/sci-fi artisitic effect, but it didn't serve the purpose because it wasn't carried out well enough. Had you left the telephone pole recognizable I think more people would have got it.

Thanks! The goal was not so much to create a futuristic look as to intoduce enough contrast into a very poor exposure that enough detail can be seen and the subject identified. The weird color shifts are just a (un)fortunate byproduct.

For Your Protection...
by GeneralE

Comment by Olyuzi:
I think you should have left this image as a bit of photojournalism rather than applying post processing modifications that confuse the issue. You were probably after some sort of futuristic/sci-fi artisitic effect, but it didn't serve the purpose because it wasn't carried out well enough. Had you left the telephone pole recognizable I think more people would have got it.

Mossy Steps
by GeneralE

Comment by LAReaves:
Great moss.