garden of remembrance

DonnaDarko

only one pic as it was really windy and my skirt was blowing everywhere and i ran off to find shelter(yeah..wearing skirts in Feb is a terrible idea)

but anyways comments and such are appreciated

ShakeyBlakey

very nice donnadarko, u did a very good job here, and skirts are great in february or anytime of the year(FOR US MEN, HAHA), but very nice pic, fairplay to yeee:D

Fenster

Cracking processing, it looks very Al-ish.

DonnaDarko

Fenster wrote: »

Cracking processing, it looks very Al-ish.

not sure who al is but thank ya!:p

Muineach

I like it, I think AI might mean CG (computer generated), I think it has a "Sin City" look to it ?

I like the single person sitting at the end, was that planned or just the way it was ?

One thing, being very picky here, the "red'ish" stripes to the right of the main statue are a tad distracting, but I like it

DonnaDarko

Muineach wrote: »

I like it, I think AI might mean CG (computer generated), I think it has a "Sin City" look to it ?

I like the single person sitting at the end, was that planned or just the way it was ?

One thing, being very picky here, the "red'ish" stripes to the right of the main statue are a tad distracting, but I like it

ah i see!
the guy at the end was sitting talking on his phone for ages,i walked around the park hoping he would leave soon,i didnt really want any people in the shot,but he didnt,so i just snapped this anyways.
i cant see the stripes-think it might be my monitor.
thank you!

Muineach

well maybe it's not stripes, its straight up on the edge of the right side of the steps, just when I look at the photo I was kinda pulled towards it

actually now it looks like a window with branches, don't worry about it

ShakeyBlakey

its part of the artistic approach, nobody mentioned the red brick to the left, but i think it suits the pic, advice to all is, DO WHAT U DO!!!!
and feck the opinions
Shakey

DonnaDarko

Muineach wrote: »

well maybe it's not stripes, its straight up on the edge of the right side of the steps, just when I look at the photo I was kinda pulled towards it

actually now it looks like a window with branches, don't worry about it

oh yes i believe it was a building. i fixed it in PS though..is this better?

(now the green bushes behind the statue are annoying me..argh)

Muineach

ShakeyBlakey wrote: »

its part of the artistic approach, nobody mentioned the red brick to the left, but i think it suits the pic, advice to all is, DO WHAT U DO!!!!
and feck the opinions
Shakey

I agree with ShakeyBlakey,
Donna, yep you got it, it was just that when I looked at the monument my eyes would be drawn off to the "stripes" thats all, I was being very picky

magicbastarder

lose the vignetting, or that shot is going to look dated very quickly.

Fajitas!

Al would be mise

I'd blur the edges of to blue to fade to the outside of the pool, but yes, I like, and it's not too often I think selective colouring works

Borderfox

Very nice shot, fits in really well with it being the Gardens of Rememberance

King Kelly

Croaky Fr. Jack voice "......arr ya still wearin' that skirt ?......."

ThOnda

Nice treatment. And don't worry about skirt - it is not a kilt!

Oriel

Personally, the vignetting and desaturation takes away from image rather than add to it.
Either go black and white or keep the true colours of the surroundings.
I'm a sucker for mild vignetting though, so I can't complain too much.

DonnaDarko

thanks for the comments everyone.
i use vignetting in alot of my pictures,usually in a subtle way. i dont plan to edit this any further but thank you all