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Black Dog Studios RI

Posts: 287

Providence, Rhode Island, US

Yes, railroad tracks and graffiti. But I liked the color palette and the autumnal light.

So, beyond the railroad- and graffiti-cliches, what did I do wrong?

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Nov 24 15 01:21 pm Link

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Julietsdream

Posts: 868

Burbank, California, US

The railroad tracks and the graffiti....are the best part of this picture..!!...What you did wrong...was position this model...on the tracks like that...(ugh...not attractive at all...from any angle)....IMO...!!...Crop her at the waist and look at the shot from the waist up...looks good.....(but with so many other ways to pose her from the waist down).....this could have been a *Killer* shot...Great coloring....(you are right about that)..!!...Instead, you posed her weirdly on the tracks...made it look...seedy..!!...Sorry...just my first thought...from a woman's POV..!!

Nov 24 15 04:32 pm Link

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Rob Photosby

Posts: 4810

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

I think that Julietsdream has covered it pretty well.  Everything looks good in this photo except the pose.  A different angle and/or longer focal length might have helped.

Nov 25 15 06:35 am Link