Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by Silver Fox:
Silent Strider
By Stephan
Critique by Silver Fox

I like the overall lighting in the hallways, some great sharpness on the brown bricks, and I like the shadows on the handrails. It would seem to have been taken in a Monastery as the person would most likely seem to be dressed like a Monk. I like the way you have him blurred, a mystery person in a rush. . .

The color of the brick is really nice, the various browns and the darkened mortar lines, the painted walls; but there�s something wrong with the whole photograph, it looks crooked or something, I can�t put my �finger� on it. And did you �lighten� everything when you were editing it? It looks kind of off on the painted walls?

Okay. I�m reading your comments now. It was tilted originally. I don�t think the person is distracting at all, but adds to the interest of the photo. It would be boring without him.

Not a bad finish, Stephan � 56/203. The main question is: Did you have fun? I enjoyed looking at your work. So for now, keep shooting and I hope to see more of your work in the coming weeks and months ahead.

Regards,
Ed

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by stephan:
Thank you for your comments. Yes, the "painted" look and the dark/eerie theme was what I was aiming for. Like a poster for a horror movie. I'm glad that many of you liked that. I increased the contrast quite a bit and sharpened it in post processing.

ChrisW123: Originally it was titled to the left and I rotated it. I had a version where the lines on top of the frame were perfectly straight, but somehow it appeared to me that the image was still "toppling" to the left. I think it's because of the balance of the image and the way the stairs go up. So I rotated it one degree more to the right and it looked much better to me.

StevePax and Rgold: The person was intended. I can't see why it would be distracting? From what? I mean the person really is the point of interest.

KAOS: Thanks :)

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by KAOS:
toll..;o)
Great what you made of this pic (I know the situation and can guess how it looked right out of the camera)...
Gratulation!
*hug 'n smile*

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by 'Pong:
I like the movement you created here. Good job.

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by DennisF:
Nice ghostly feel. Well done.

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by Pedro:
a little eerie. I really like it though. it has a jack the ripper sort of quality to it...I hope that's what you were going for.

Abstract
by stephan

Comment by GinaRothfels:
I confess to being one of those who scored you low because I didn't see it as a photo. Looking at your comments now, however, I'm really intrigued by what you did and am going to try similar (though different) effects on some of my pictures for my own use. Congratulations on your creativity.

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by Kaz:
Awesome shot, great timing!

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by pncowley:
Eerie feeling! Great job! Great color and shape, the graniness really adds to the shot.

Silent Strider
by stephan

Comment by Rgold:
I think this would have great without the person in it. It distracts from an interesting subject.