Old habits die hard

[PiroStitch]

Back to my old antics the other night when I was bored. 2 light pics and 2 alley pics.

I decided to change the technique a bit this time for the first light pic. Set the shutter to 4" or 5", draw the shape and hold the camera still to capture the rest of the building.

[pharmer]

Wayne, #3 wins by a mile - moody, nice tone, great angle

I like it

[avkomp]

third is the best for me.
very urban grungy. well done.

steve

[Alpha_7]

#3 is my favourite here too, but I like what you have done with #1 the combination of painting with light and then the recongnisable background features work well. #4 doesn't work for me and #2 could be improved by cropping closer.

[stubbsy]

Wayne #3 here too (but #1 is also very good). I'd be interesting in a monochrome treatment of that shot too.

[mudder]

Make me another voter for image #3, think it's crying out for some grainy B&W treatment...

[Alex]

Like the 2nd last, Wayne. Great work!

Alex

[PiroStitch]

Thanks guys

Hrmm starting to notice a pattern here...tends to be only the guys who like the urban images. No female takers?

The coloured version of the third pic looked really nice when I had a chimp, but when I loaded it into RSE the WB made it look horrible hence the desaturation and tweaking of the WB. :S

I'm a bit annoyed that the noise/grain (:P) didn't show up as much as I prefer seeing it. Will revisit the alley tomorrow night and go for a higher ISO. Incidentally, the shot was taken at ISO800

I've been trying to get the building to be shown a bit clearer, short of releasing a thermonuclear blast in the city or waving the camera around with a tripod attached Might have to think of something else...

Stubbsy, which pic did you want to see in monochrome?

[stubbsy]

Wayne #3 monochrome & grainy film noir sort of feel.

[marcotrov]

Wayne #3 for me too . In B&W and without the airconditioner unit and a corpse lying near the bins it could be a front cover for the old Malone (detective novels). Nice mood created
cheers
marco

[rooboy]

Wayne #3 monochrome & grainy film noir sort of feel.

Film noir is the perfect term for that photo - you can just imagine a gangster in a white suit carrying a Tommy gun walking along the alley

Great shot, it's got a real atmosphere to it.

Edit: Should have read Marco's post first - I'm just repeating him

[Simon]

Heh - that first one is a gem

Very interested to see that technique !

[ghost]

Yep I like #1 but #3 is great. Well done!

[stormygirl]

Thanks guys

Hrmm starting to notice a pattern here...tends to be only the guys who like the urban images. No female takers?

I love the urban images, and I am really wanting to experiment myself, BUT, being female, I would want to drag my Husband with me...but what about the kids??

I will do something one day with 'grungy' urban stuff, it will just have to be day light stuff in a respectable suburb....I'm a chicken!!

Great images Wayne, really like the third.

[cameraguy21773]

#1 is the bomb!

[PiroStitch]

Jane, nothing to worry about I'm not a huge guy and me wandering around dark alleys dressed in black is as suspicious as it gets The alley ways around Flinders Lane are a goldmine - day and night! Though at night time, the atmosphere is much darker - no pun intended.

Will post the re-works tonight. Might go and visit some of the other laneways tonight if I have time.