cinnamon sticks
by thebone123

Comment by Turtle:
Nice

cinnamon sticks
by thebone123

Comment by Gatorguy:
It may have been intentional on your part, but I find the foreground elements very distracting.

Atlas
by thebone123

Comment by Lanx:
Hey everyone, i've just joined dp and stumbled across the same image I took last week while I was visiting my girl in New York, I've never had any training in photography and still interested in learning the basics, I took this pic of the atlas statue (5th Avenue) with a casio exilim 3.2 megapixel digi camera not the camera listed, the Olympus C8080 is my friends which I think is awesome and I'm starting to get very attached to it.

Interested in any thoughts to help me learn more about the wonderful world of photography

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by Toddh:
Focus is an issue here. I think that sort of stablisation might have helped. Overall I don't think this is a very appealing image. I am assuming that these are bar taps, perhaps it sould have been a stronger image to just show on tap and even a shilouetted profile of the barman pouring a beer. I hope you don't think that I'm being too harsh but I have only given you a two for this image, it really doesn't hold much interest or appeal for me. Good Luck, Todd. 2.

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by Bungler:
Nice Idea. (Nice location too ;-) Pity about the sharpness though.

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by scottwilson:
For me the background does not work all that well. The bright lights at the top seem to pull the focus away from the main subject. The background for the silhouettes seems dark and muddy to me.

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by sbrandt:
This is too dark, I can't tell what your subject is.

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by photom:
The black shapes need to be sharper. Use of a painting as the backgroupd was a good ides.

Libation Invitation
by thebone123

Comment by drgsoell:
This could use either more focus on the silhouettes or more of the background visible in the shot. But I guess You had a good time taking the shot.

Atlas
by thebone123

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Nice shot of the statue. A closer vantage point and steeper upward angle might have emphasized the sense of power more. And IMHO a tall, narrow crop would also emphasize the strength represented by this statue.