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[DannyH]

I found an old ruined building this weekend and liked this window and graffiti. Ran the HDR a little dirtier and not as life like to get the graffiti to turn out like I wanted.

[steverh]

Re: 515

It works for me.

The HDR enhanced colours are good and I like the way the bramble goes through the window and connects with the scenery in the background.

[catkins]

Re: 515

Love the shot and the colours - graffiti makes for some fantastic photo opportunites with wonderful colours to contrast with normally fairly drab backgrounds. This works well here.

As a critique, I'd possibly crop down a bit to remove the black graffiti above the window - this would then add emphasis to the contrast between the view through the window and the colourful graffiti on the concrete wall.

I'd also possibly add a bit more blue to the sky to add 'punch' to this area to counterbalance the pinky red of the graffiti and even compliment the greens and yellows of the foliage?

[DannyH]

Re: 515

Thanks for the comments. Catkins, you had some interesting ideas that I tried. I darkened the sky by 16% and took out the graffiti above and to the right of the window. I looked at both and like the changes; it seems to clean up the image and has you looking through the window at the right.

Thanks

[catkins]

Re: 515

Thanks for the comments. Catkins, you had some interesting ideas that I tried. I darkened the sky by 16% and took out the graffiti above and to the right of the window. I looked at both and like the changes; it seems to clean up the image and has you looking through the window at the right.

Thanks

Good to see the example - and to my eyes as well it does seem to improve the overall image! (Biased opinion perhaps ). It also now has three key elements; the pink graffiti, the window, and importantly, the bramble that leads the eye up into and then out of the window - the latter plays quite a key role in the success of your image.