Driving *Uptown*
by elizadeb

Comment by SoulMan1978:
I won't vote on this shot but I will leave a comment, for reasons I won't go into, but you might have worked out for yourself, and you'll know for certain after voting is done. Sorry to be so enigmatic lol.

I do love the angle, it's very well composed and an interesting shot. And I can't overemphasise how much I like the idea.

There are a couple of things I'd have perhaps done differently though - the lighting, which I presume is from above and behind the "hotels", looks a little harsh, which has left the shadow underneath the car. Perhaps if you'd had another light source from the opposite side it would have evened it out a bit. Alternatively, you might have tried fill flash or (it might seem a bit odd but go with me on this one lol) dialled in a bit of overexposure. The other effect of the lighting is the purplish hue on the edge of the car.

The other thing I've noticed is the texture of the car itself, I don't know if it's the processing you did but it seems a little oversharpened.

But I'm nitpicking a bit, I do like the shot a lot. Sorry for the cryptic nature of this comment lol.

Driving *Uptown*
by elizadeb

Comment by Beagleboy:
Hood of car looks out of focus. Good concept and angle.

Driving *Uptown*
by elizadeb

Comment by voyeur:
driving uptown! great macro shot, focus, framing.

Monochrome Tribute: Ducatista's "On the Edge"
by elizadeb

Comment by Nald:
Awesome tones and exposure control.

Monochrome Tribute: Ducatista's "On the Edge"
by elizadeb

Comment by dsterner:
nice interpretation

Monochrome Tribute: Ducatista's "On the Edge"
by elizadeb

Comment by Judi:
The subject has been lost in the lack of colour and the dark tones.

Monochrome Tribute: Ducatista's "On the Edge"
by elizadeb

Comment by CNovack:
I know that not every monitor is calibrated the same (and I have gotten mine close to calibrated to the scale that occurs at the bottom of this text box during voting) but on my screen the image appears too dark for me to fully appreciate all the details. You caught a nice gleam on the surface of the blade but the bottom right hand portion of the blade and the handle fade into the black backdrop. Mayhap adding another light source to the right hand side and angled to illuminate the handle and right half of the blade would even out the lighting and show us more detail. Next, I don't think that the B&W composition really complements the overall image. Yes, it does showcase texture and details but sometimes color can add a visual punch to the photo composition. I am guessing by the textures on the apple that it was of the red delicious variety. If correct, then wouldn't that punch of deep red (that would invoke the idea of the color of blood) look better balanced on the sharp edge of the knife? I am thinking that the red would visually pop off the silver of the knife and the black background. Not to mention the red of the apple will just heighten the viewer's awareness of the sharpness of the knife for the color invokes the thought of blood.

Driving *Uptown*
by elizadeb

Comment by dsterner:
nice idea

Carnival
by elizadeb

Comment by jpochard:
I love how you've simply captured the feel of the carnival in the composition. Very nice!

Monochrome Tribute: Ducatista's "On the Edge"
by elizadeb

Comment by yanko:
A much more dark and sinister version. Could use a little more detail but overall I like it.