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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 77: Triangles and Diagonals >> Challenge 77: Eligible > Running Late *
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March 22, 2005 Mary Anne

Running Late *

Holyoke, Massachusetts USA

I didn't tilt this in post-processing...slant is the result of swinging around quickly to catch him running up the stairs. However, I can't decide whether I prefer this one or the straightened image. Any opinions? Here's the other version: http://www.pbase.com/maryanne16/image/41129949


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Canon DSLR Challenge29-Mar-2005 02:40
At least this one tells a story. :) It's interesting. Maybe not the world's best shot, but it's got substance to it; it makes you think about what's going on. ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge28-Mar-2005 18:04
Thanks, Richard. Hope all is well with you.

Mary Anne
RH Photography28-Mar-2005 13:27
Great shot Mary Anne... The blue rails really makes it !
Guest 27-Mar-2005 00:30
Make sense. :-) Cat
ctfchallenge26-Mar-2005 18:45
Thanks for your suggestion, Cat, but I prefer to leave it there. I think it suggests that he still has a way to go/climb.

Mary Anne
Guest 26-Mar-2005 18:40
Has all necessary elements put together in a good composition. If it were mine, I wouldn't mind loosing the empty wall of the building on the top part of the picture -Cat
Guest 26-Mar-2005 16:27
Very much conveys a sense of urgency. Nice work Mary Anne. Brian
Guest 25-Mar-2005 23:37
I like that better. I think it makes for a stronger diagonal.
ctfchallenge25-Mar-2005 18:49
Lee, thanks for your suggestion. I finally got around to cropping out the bottom of the left railing. I think it looks better this way.

Mary Anne
ctfchallenge23-Mar-2005 14:31
Thanks, Rod. But you didn't say it looks like a bloke's shot. LOL

Mary Anne
Rod 23-Mar-2005 10:05
Well done Mary Ann I like this this shot a lot. I wouldn't worry even if you tilted this in PS, as we all post process. I hope to see you doing more edgy shots in the future.
Guest 23-Mar-2005 04:04
Mary Ann,

I like this one better also. But, one thing I like about the other one is that you can not see the end of the handrail on the left side. I would crop that out.
ctfchallenge23-Mar-2005 03:47
Max and Rich, thanks for your feedback. That's my feeling also, but I don't usually do "edgy" shots like this and wasn't sure this one was working the way I had intended. I wanted to convey that sense of anxiety and uncertainty and thought the diagonal presentation might be a better way of doing that. When you've been taking pictures as long as I have, breaking away from conventional shots is not easy to do.

Mary Anne
Mister Max23-Mar-2005 02:30
Yep, this one's better. Tilting the shot gives it the unsettled look of motion, of movement, of anxiety. - Max
Guest 23-Mar-2005 02:26
I like this one best, the diagonal steps and building make it more dramatic. Rich