Yes, is cool. I loved what you did with stacking the rectangles in the composition, it almost gives it an illusion of motion despite not being in motion. Main critique is it hews too closely to the rule of 3rds, so feels like a student's photo.
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It is definitely above average. I feel like it would be better without the power lines, but that's a very minor nitpick. There's something just a teensy bit off about the composition -- I don't think Candelestine is right about it being "too close" to the rule of 3rds, but they might be right that there's a better crop and maybe you have to break the rule of 3rds to find it. Still, overall, this is technically sound and a pleasing image. Nice work!
What do you like or dislike about the photo? What would you change given the chance to shoot the photo again? I'd like to know more of your thoughts on your work before voicing my own :)
I wish I was a little bit more brave with the shot. It was from a parade of hotrods going down the street. They where coming down the side of the street I was taking shots on so I thought that's where I should be. I wish I had of been on the other side of the street in retrospect and ventured out in to the crosswalk for the close ups. I think the lighting would have been a lot better. A lot of the shots I took that day were really blown out because I didn't have my back to the sun.
I also wish I had the sight to know this was a good car and couple to take MULTIPLE shots of it so I had a better selection of this moment.
My main self critique of the photo is that I think I can get the same effect I was looking for while editing but with less editing. I feel like maybe it looks a little to touched up.
I did love it enough to print this one. I gave it to the couple at the car show the next day and they loved it.
That's what I'm talking about! You're awesome.
I really like knowing more about the photo - I think knowing the story behind it gives you a better glimpse into seeing the whole photo and not just the image on the screen. I hate that feeling of getting back and realizing you could have done one or two small things differently and change the whole dynamic of all of the photos you captured. But that's the process!
The photo itself gives me that uncanny valley vibe because everything looks so old, the car, the black and white, the setting, the whole thing. But the photo itself is so clean and crispy and sharp it doesn't fit in with the content of the photo. I guess there's not too much you could do about that. Maybe a slower shutter speed and track the shot to smear the background a little would fix it for me.
Is this a crop of a larger image? I'm in the same boat as the other commenters @Candelestine and @MikeyMongol that the crop feels off. Not sure how I'd crop it to fix that....maybe chop off the back end of the car behind the wheel might make it feel better. I think it's because the car feels like the subject due to its placement in the frame and the low angle of the photo. Then the people just happen to be in it and looking at the viewer which feels weird. I think a crop that took the focus off the car and brought the focus to the people would help make everything feel a little better.
Also I don't think it looks too edited or anything like that.
P.S. Your other photos are sick!
Thank you so much for the awesome feedback and liking my others photos.
It is a slight crop, I took out a transformer in the power line and the the stop sign. I thought they were a little distracting. The edited image here is still 95+ of the full image.