Haunting Melody * by ctfchallenge

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December 3, 2005	Mary Anne

It was a cold winter evening, and he was playing "Amazing Grace" at the site of the World Trade Center as people filed slowly by.

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ctfchallenge		05-Mar-2006 03:26
CJ, I didn't go back to the original but to an earlier PSed version that hadn't been cropped as much. The colors are just a slight bit different. You have a good eye! --Mary Anne

CJ in CA		04-Mar-2006 06:49
I see what you mean about not wanting to degrade the picture by cropping too much. Did you go back to your original image to do the cropping? I think the crop makes this more dramatic although the colors seem a little different now. I still like it a lot though :-) CJ

ctfchallenge		03-Mar-2006 18:19
Poor guy! Armin

alexeig		03-Mar-2006 16:37
A bit creepy: the guy seems almost faceless

Rod		03-Mar-2006 12:01
The two reds really link together now. The comp looks really good now. Goodun.

ctfchallenge		03-Mar-2006 03:45
Rod and CJ, following your suggestions, I've cropped some off the left and right sides, but I think this is about as far as I can go. I've cropped so much off the original, which was taken in poor light and required a bit of PS-ing, that the image is really starting to degrade. However, I think it's much stronger compositionally. Thanks for your help. --Mary Anne

ctfchallenge		02-Mar-2006 20:35
I like this the photo, It tells a story all on it's own without the comments, but they do help set the melancholy mood here. -Techo

CJ in CA		02-Mar-2006 16:08
Wonderful picture Mary Anne! Nice lighting which highlights his jacket and there is even red in the background which leads the eye from one red to the other! This really works well :-) I agree with Rod on the right crop but I'd also crop the left side up to the edge of the scarf and a touch of the top to get rid of the rest of the person on the right. Then all of the attention would be directed at the subject. Great shot :-) CJ

Rod		02-Mar-2006 10:12
Maybe just leaving half of Father Christmas in.

Rod		02-Mar-2006 09:01
I like the two reds but I would crop the coat out of the right side. Well done Mary Anne.

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