Initial impression: Find it difficult to tie into the idea of this challenge's version of Green - reduce, reuse, recycle. Had I voted, I would've given this a 5 or 6.
Technical: Very strong shot in this regard, like the light and comp. Dof risky, could be soft in places, but I don't mind risk. Almost but not-quite glared out on the right-hand truck.
Artistic: I am very fond of the low pov and like the crop, like the feeling of the white truck going somewhere with the way the leadig lines follow the bed. The lost headlight on the red truck gives a sense of something being awry, but needs a little bit more...maybe if you'd been allowed to remove the license plate, may have conveyed the idea a little more strongly.
FWIW: Don't be afraid to interpret challenges literally esp if you are new here. I think you have a good idea of what to look for and how to shoot it, you just need to get across the concept more clearly. You don't mention any post-processing but a run-through with unsharp mask may have given the shot a little more definition.
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Susan
Cool, great advice. I'm new and confused, so your insight was great. Thanks. - mike
Initial impression: Find it difficult to tie into the idea of this challenge's version of Green - reduce, reuse, recycle. Had I voted, I would've given this a 5 or 6.
Technical: Very strong shot in this regard, like the light and comp. Dof risky, could be soft in places, but I don't mind risk. Almost but not-quite glared out on the right-hand truck.
Artistic: I am very fond of the low pov and like the crop, like the feeling of the white truck going somewhere with the way the leadig lines follow the bed. The lost headlight on the red truck gives a sense of something being awry, but needs a little bit more...maybe if you'd been allowed to remove the license plate, may have conveyed the idea a little more strongly.
FWIW: Don't be afraid to interpret challenges literally esp if you are new here. I think you have a good idea of what to look for and how to shoot it, you just need to get across the concept more clearly. You don't mention any post-processing but a run-through with unsharp mask may have given the shot a little more definition.
To me, the focus seems soft--or maybe it was done in post--either way, it's a strange counterpoint to the gritty nature of the subject matter. Don't get me wrong, I actually like it. It just seems odd. There's a lot going on, and it's interesting to look at. I get drawn to these sorts of scenes myself.
If they were recycled, wouldn't they either have been turned into something else or be of use somehow? Pretty good picture, good color treatment, nice try on meeting the challenge but it just doesn't quite do it for me.
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