Uninspired composition - pointlessly too much sky. Exposure a little dark. Very dull image indeed. Looks like poor or almost processing. Zero visual interest as a result
Like some of the other commenters, I’m not sure what the photographer is trying to say with this photo. It might work as part of a group of images but it doesn’t work for me as an individual piece. I’m also not a fan of the edit, it appears very flat and dull. I’d be interested to hear from Robert about why he chose to shoot this image and edit it in this particular way. Sorry to sound so negative but the image just doesn’t appeal to me.
I'm not sure what the photographer is trying to say. What is the main topic of this image? If not for the language on the signs I wouldn't have guessed it is taken in South-Afrika :)
I did learn from this image, there are more countries where they never build the second floor
Not sure if this was shot in black and white or in color, but I think the image would have been better served if it had been in color. As is, it is lacking detail that would compel me to look longer at it. That said, if you take more than a second to look at it, you can see a fascinating subject trying to emerge. With some more post production (and a look at whether it would work better in color), I think it could be re-edited and made more interesting.
Exposure is a little dark, could use some more contrast, however, I feel the subject matter is interesting. It is a snapshot of a moment in time in a town's reality. It is stark and seems to represent a socio-economic demographic of lower income. Small businesses, struggling. Families associating 'eating out' as a luxury.
What really attracted my attention is that the image appears to be taken in South Africa, and is very typical of the suburban landscape. It brought back warm memories despite being a bit of a desolate image.
It looks to me like an exploration of urban / suburban industrial buildings. I agree that the photograph lacks contrast and feels underexposed to me. That may suit the style of the intention is for industrial noir but I found it hard to focus on the details when the image was so flat. Architectural photography can be very difficult given the lack of human beings in the frame and the self obsession of our species.
I find this photo really depressing, but to me this is the point: there's a profound lack of beauty and soul in our consumer-oriented world. I couldn't answer the question 4 about impact because you don't allow me to express clearly that the photo has a negative impact on me.
An interesting choice. Yours or Richard's? I had a look at Richard's other work on IG and there are other images that might be stronger as standalone images. But looking at this image in the context of his other images I think this picture works. My impression is that Richard is looking for the ordinary rather than the extraordinary The like of visual drama and dramatic processing, to me, is part of the point. I personally appreciate this kind of photography. As part of a collecting of images this works well, but I think it suffers from the tyranny of the single image, the tendency to judge single images in isolation.
The photo in my opinion does not have enough contrast, it is grey not b/w.
The building lacks a second floor . In some european countries they do so to save tax. But here it seems, the building company run out of money and the whole business stopped.
Maybe the photographer wanted to show us, that in some regions hope and future ends without personal guilt?
i just hope that the photo is part of a documentary, part of a series about a neighbourhood and for that reason it is a good photo. for my liking, the photo lacks a bit of contrast, all the grey shades are to close making it hard to separate the elements in the photo. i don't see the benefits of having the curb of the footpath in the image but that's just me.
Uninspired composition - pointlessly too much sky. Exposure a little dark. Very dull image indeed. Looks like poor or almost processing. Zero visual interest as a result
Like some of the other commenters, I’m not sure what the photographer is trying to say with this photo. It might work as part of a group of images but it doesn’t work for me as an individual piece. I’m also not a fan of the edit, it appears very flat and dull. I’d be interested to hear from Robert about why he chose to shoot this image and edit it in this particular way. Sorry to sound so negative but the image just doesn’t appeal to me.
I'm not sure what the photographer is trying to say. What is the main topic of this image? If not for the language on the signs I wouldn't have guessed it is taken in South-Afrika :)
I did learn from this image, there are more countries where they never build the second floor
Not sure if this was shot in black and white or in color, but I think the image would have been better served if it had been in color. As is, it is lacking detail that would compel me to look longer at it. That said, if you take more than a second to look at it, you can see a fascinating subject trying to emerge. With some more post production (and a look at whether it would work better in color), I think it could be re-edited and made more interesting.
Exposure is a little dark, could use some more contrast, however, I feel the subject matter is interesting. It is a snapshot of a moment in time in a town's reality. It is stark and seems to represent a socio-economic demographic of lower income. Small businesses, struggling. Families associating 'eating out' as a luxury.
What really attracted my attention is that the image appears to be taken in South Africa, and is very typical of the suburban landscape. It brought back warm memories despite being a bit of a desolate image.
It looks to me like an exploration of urban / suburban industrial buildings. I agree that the photograph lacks contrast and feels underexposed to me. That may suit the style of the intention is for industrial noir but I found it hard to focus on the details when the image was so flat. Architectural photography can be very difficult given the lack of human beings in the frame and the self obsession of our species.
I would like to know what the author was trying to tell us or what was the intention of the photo because I'm having problems seeing it :(
Dull uninspiring image
I find this photo really depressing, but to me this is the point: there's a profound lack of beauty and soul in our consumer-oriented world. I couldn't answer the question 4 about impact because you don't allow me to express clearly that the photo has a negative impact on me.
An interesting choice. Yours or Richard's? I had a look at Richard's other work on IG and there are other images that might be stronger as standalone images. But looking at this image in the context of his other images I think this picture works. My impression is that Richard is looking for the ordinary rather than the extraordinary The like of visual drama and dramatic processing, to me, is part of the point. I personally appreciate this kind of photography. As part of a collecting of images this works well, but I think it suffers from the tyranny of the single image, the tendency to judge single images in isolation.
The photo in my opinion does not have enough contrast, it is grey not b/w.
The building lacks a second floor . In some european countries they do so to save tax. But here it seems, the building company run out of money and the whole business stopped.
Maybe the photographer wanted to show us, that in some regions hope and future ends without personal guilt?
But for me the photo is not attractive.
i just hope that the photo is part of a documentary, part of a series about a neighbourhood and for that reason it is a good photo. for my liking, the photo lacks a bit of contrast, all the grey shades are to close making it hard to separate the elements in the photo. i don't see the benefits of having the curb of the footpath in the image but that's just me.