Downtown Rockford, IL

Hello all, I'm new to the forum. Thought I'd jump right in by throwing my photos in the ring for critique. These are fairly recent shots from a walk around downtown Rockford. Thoughts?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/...1d7243bddf.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/...2118c6c0df.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/...b38c209f66.jpg

Thoughts?

Nice images.

1. I'd like to see this with some of the LH side cropped and perhaps as a monochrome conversion. You've got a really interesting subject, but he gets lost among all the distracting background detail.

2. Really nice; good lighting and composition.

3. This one seems rather weak to me. Rather too much foreground I think. Perhaps a different position, say with the camera right on the ice, or nearly so, would have given the image a bit more 'oomph'.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

I like the second one the best, it has a nice comp. I especially like the reflections in the water.

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Originally Posted by tirediron

Nice images.

1. I'd like to see this with some of the LH side cropped and perhaps as a monochrome conversion. You've got a really interesting subject, but he gets lost among all the distracting background detail.

2. Really nice; good lighting and composition.

3. This one seems rather weak to me. Rather too much foreground I think. Perhaps a different position, say with the camera right on the ice, or nearly so, would have given the image a bit more 'oomph'.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

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I'm with all of this. Would really love to see the 1st photo in a black and white. I think he has great characteristics!

As for the 3rd shot..don't fall in the water!!! :eek: