The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by ubique:
I like this. I guess it's the combination of the powerful vanishing point with the motion blur of the cars in the foreground. Or maybe it's the perspective grid formed by all those windows and mouldings on the buildings. Either way, or even both ways, there's something satisfying and evocative about it. It says 'city life' for me, even though visible people are pretty scarce. If fact, the scarcity of people actually seems to add to the impact. And so does the unusual point-of-view; not street level, but not rooftop level either. And from part-way across the street, too. Lots of interest and lots to get the viewer involved.

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by FotoMunki:
Very cool! Was this taken from an "L" (metro) platform - love the perspective. Great use of leading lines and motion blur as well.

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by Gracechild7:
Interesting. I like the black and white, and the composition. I might have liked it with the motion frozen with a faster shutter speed however; although I do understand why you might have chosen a slower speed to represent the "motion" of life.

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by tcmartin:
I for one love good use of blur and I like it here. Actually more auto activity might have even been better. Nice job.

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by posthumous:
great sense of "city" but not of "life"

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by hotpasta:
i like the movement in this

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by abroken1:
Great perspective use of your wide-angle!

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by _eug:
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Good, however the line of cars parked on the left is a bit distracting since they are not straight. I'm curios where you were that you could get a shot from 30 feet above street level. If it were a 'bridge' I'd think the opposite side of the strret would work bettter.
- Is there anything missing? More liveliness. It has a very lonely feel to it with the blurred cars speeding away. Maybe that's what you were going for.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes
- Are there any over-blown highlights? No
- Are there any overly dark shadows? No

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- What is my reaction or feelings? As I said it feels very lonely. Not quite my sense of Citylife, but overall I like the image.

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by lkn4truth:
Composition is ok. The choice of subject matter is ok. The image quality is ok. Has potential of being really creative. - 5

The Dearborn Canyon
by EastKentGolding

Comment by photogenix:
Soooo sharp. Love this picture. -- 10