Life After Holloween
by Car54

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I really do think this a scene worthy of capture, I also like where you have placed the intersecting straight lines....

Critical stuff: This comes across as a low quality image - I'm a fan of grain and of the use of blur but here there seems to be be little artistic intent; that is a little strange because the scene and the composition has it by the bucket load. I either feel cheated or taunted. I get the feeling that you could've made much more of this image but you have deliberately decided to withhold any beauty at all.

Overall: A frustrating image for me - if that was your intention, to communicate something that was devoid of beauty (spent perhaps?) then you have succeeded. I feel a little played - perhaps that's a good thing.

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by Car54

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I like the scene, but I have one major critique. I see lots of grainy compression artifacts, especially in the sky. There may be some extra compression in this image killing some clarity. There is also a bit of visible tilt, but not enough to be perceived as an intentional effect.

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by Car54

Comment by bspurgeon:
Dig the car offset in the distance

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by Car54

Comment by nards656:
Love this except for the doggone satellitel dish. It feels out of place, even though there are other obvious signs of modernity. The powerlines are almost an afterthought, though. Not voting, just commenting.

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by Car54

Comment by cowboy221977:
seems to be a lot of grain...also the light at the end of the tracks is too bright.

just another day
by Car54

Comment by posthumous:
I love how your subjects are like holes where subjects should be. I particularly like the third man on the right, who has all but succumbed to the void. I give you the Posthumous Yellow Ribbon.

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by Car54

Comment by unbreakable:
love the capture for railroad tracks. I'm not sure the power lines are itregal enough to impact the photo. otherwise nice B&W

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by Car54

Comment by tanguera:
Moody shot but for me the power lines are merely incidental and not the subject of the image.

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by Car54

Comment by wolf:
A tad bit on the grainy side for my liking.

just another day
by Car54

Comment by rooum:
This is amazing. Fleeting improvised men. Stunning. In my top ten of the challenge. 9.