..or this one?
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The only difference is the cropped off row of lights on the top btw. I know it's a really small difference, but it's huge in my eyes. I don't really like to crop, so I'm partial to the first. I also like the aspect ratio of the first, it seems to have better flow.

However, when I look at the second one, I feel like the first one looks dead on the top. I don't realize this unless I look at the second one, but once I saw it I can't unsee it.

>>1033912
haha hive mind, my thoughts exactly

The first.

Film?

>>1033917
Thanks, it's HP5 shot at 400 and developed in Ilfotec HC. Can't remember if I was using a red or yellow filter at the time of exposure, I'd guess yellow.

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Bump for a few more opinions maybe?

These variations are so subtle, that they won't have any effect on anyone who has not stared at the picture for hours. To a new viewer, they are both the same image; +-0.

But If i had to choose, I'd take the first one because I like the dark "frame". Or maybe I'd crop it into 1:1 or even into horizontal if the resolution allows that.

Second one is a bad crop. But the dead lights in the foreground of #1 really catch the eye and disrupt the dynamics. Try to crop better...
Maybe make it a standard 2/3 format by cutting some of the bottom space? IDK, try stuff. But keep those dead lights out of the foreground, they really stop the eye.

>>1034121
Like I said I never crop, so I'm not very good at it. Feel free to have a go at it, I'd really appreciate it if you could give me something better.

>>1034112
I had entertained the thought, but it's high speed 35mm film, cropping it into a horizontal makes it look too grainy. Might look decent as a print, but not for the web.

first one

but not really that big a difference

the first one, but yeah, it's a really minor difference. i think the first one brings the runners (very) slightly closer to the foreground, which is rather barren (in a bad way). Chopping off the top is the wrong way to go here in my opinion.

also, you must be shuttermaki. i like your daily pictures.

>>1033909
this one. sweet picture bro, got more?

>>1034127
It's always nice to meet a fan, thanks. I did one crop that chopped off the empty bottom but that one threw off the whole composition. I may just have to go back to this location and wait for a closer subject.

>>1034128
Well, now that the cat's out of the bag I may as well give up my photo site. I have a daily photo blog up at www.shuttermaki.com, and I also have a flickr that really only gets the best of the best, mostly focusing on street. I'd recommend checking that out first here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23530296@N04/ and then if you still wanna check out more you can browse through my archives on the site. I've been doing daily updates for about a year now so there's quite a bit to sift through, but I do have a decent tag system so you can categorize them pretty well.

>>1034130

You seem to be a bostonfag. As a fellow bostonfag, I'm mildly curious as to where you shot this, if you did actually shoot it in boston.

I'm
>>1034127
btw

>>1034146
I shot this at the Harvard Square Red Line station, I was going outbound to Alewife but I'm pretty sure this was right off the main atrium at the bottom of the stairs.

Do you shoot a lot in Boston too?

>>1034146
>>1034163
inB4 swanboats or frogpond shoots...
I have a couple worthwhile Boston shoots somewhere, street in the (tiny) Chinatown mainly. Will post if can find...

>>1034163

lal, nothing like the bahhstan crew. I'm from the plymouth area, myself but I'm not >>1034146 if you were wondering.

>>1034195
I'm so thankful to have been born here. I don't know what I would do without my accent.

>>1034163

I moved to boston recently (from worcester). I've shot some in the city, but I haven't been too happy with my results. I mostly shoot people/candid portraits i guess, not so much 'street'.

anyway http://www.flickr.com/photos/quotient/ is me

>>1034198

do you shoot only in the boston area or do you get around? I haven't seen many bostonians on here lately, not to my knowledge anyways. :\

>>1034212
Oh I get around..

But seriously, I don't post a lot of my stuff here, only when I have questions like this or I had a particularly unsuccessful shoot and want some C&C on my subpar crap. I made a post about a week ago asking for a critique on a few shitty shots I took. This barista shot was the only one I liked that I took, not sure if you remember the post.
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>>1034216

ahh, I believe I missed it. I agree with your opinion on that shot though, not too shabby

>>1034220
Thanks Bro Namath.

Boston: "trying too hard" made a lifestyle...
Give me Chicago (or even Philly) anytime.

>>1034216

clearly you should post more of your stuff to help break up the "lets talk about HDR" threads that are always on the front page.

>>1034226
love Chicago, hate Philly. (how can you like philly?)

>>1034232
I used to post more of my stuff, and I got some pretty good critiques for a while, but lately most of my photo threads don't get a whole lot of attention and end up on page 15 for some reason. I just spent the weekend in the white mountains shooting some foliage on 120 Ektar and 35mm chromes, so when I get those back from the lab I'll make a thread.

And yea, I've been to Philly. Aside from a few cool things like architecture and being able to park in the middle of the street it's a pretty big shithole. Nice place to shoot, but I wouldn't want to live there.

>>1034232
>how can you like philly?
I love Chicago and I don't like Philly. I tend to dislike Philly less than I dislike Boston, though. At least Philly isn't ENTIRELY fake (go to the non-fake parts and you might be mugged and/or shot, but at least it's lively).