Bad Symmetry.

[ricohnick]

and bad light! a bit of a dull weekend light-wise...

 

[rui fernandes]

Bad? The first photo has a very good vertical axis in the center. I really love this photo, you know? It's so "graphical"/"pictorial" to me! Well done!

The last one is a great story teller... it seems like a tv studio scenery.. well, it might be, actualy ;-)

 

[Muddy]

Nice shots, real bad man.

 

[whoisthatkid]

I really like the last photograph - It is as has been said above quite a story in all of it's simplicity. I do wish however that the black part above the black wall was not there, a slightly tighter crop would have served the image well. Yet, it's great as it is!

Also, in the first image, I really do adore the two crookedly mounted flourescent light tubes - Were they the reason for taking the shot?

 

[Orol]

Ricohnick, the first shot is a clear winner here, although the last one is not bad either - maybe the suggested cropping (maybe also from bottom) could help it a bit.

Peter

 

[33dollars]

I like the first & third photographs then went back to the second & could see what you were looking at.
So I like them all but the third is my favourt. Maybe if you cropped out the top & bottom of the third shot & pinched the right hand side to leval the brickwork. It would look even bettera.

 

[ricohnick]

thanks to all for your comments I think you are right, the second shot is weaker and I should not have posted it! I was struggling with how much to crop off the top of the last image; I'll post it with the crop and the original shot. see what you think?

 

[rui fernandes]

Hi, the crop works really better for me. But then I scrolled down and, seeing the original, I also see some more ways to do it :roll: ...

Leaving more of the black at the top, together with the black columns at both sides, balanced with the gray surface on the ground... it would made a great frame! ... oh no, it's getting confusing now...

To be honest, the scene you've got here is so interesting that you can frame it, crop it, etc, and it will keep it's interest anyway!

 

[Orol]

The result always depends on what the author wanted to say the auditorium. For me the fully cropped version (first from the last three above) works the best as it is narrowed to and focused on a pure "reality show" scene. It is as simple as possible without any disturbing stuff. However, is this what the author wanted to say? This is the question.

Peter

 

[mars]

I like the whole series, Good concept. IMO the second one is not weaker, but slightly off course the concept, which is refreshing. Well done!

 

[mars]

And, I vote for the first crop (no black line at the top, no lines in the foreground).