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In time-This is a blank bold white canvas laid before me.
My future: it is the things yet to come-
It’s that vast void I am to fill.

So blank. I’ve let myself get lost in it:
Where am I today? Look back,
I see that the answers skewed, shrouded.

So strenuously new- this isn’t by the book,
No past experience tells me what to say.
I should say what I know I feel.

Far up above all else, This I know:
What I feel is my direction,
A vector for the vibrancy covering this canvas

This blank canvas will be drowned
With crazy lines, those crazy emotions
They make us human, that blind us

I’ll look around at this and wonder
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Submitted: April 19, 2009
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D70s
Shutter Speed:1/15 second
Aperture:F/2.0
Focal Length:50 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:Apr 18, 2009, 8:56:33 PM

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It's not a dark alley way...by *yokie44

Photography / Urban & Rural / City Life

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Shot this, and a bunch of other low light shots with

last night. i liked some of the color, though as usual I'm not too sure how I feel about the piece as a whole. Let me know if it's worth keeping around.

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Critique by *sleddog116 Oct 6, 2009, 6:00:58 AM

Now this is a very interesting urban piece. Great example of night shooting. The color is good; that green light on the wall of the alley is intriguing; it adds an air of mystery to it. You know, if this had been done in black and white, it would look like something straight out of a film noir (but I like it in color; I was just thinking). What I like most about this piece is its lack of time and geographical constraints; this could have been taken last night in London or seventy years ago in Chicago. I see a little room for improvement, of course - mainly compositional notes.

First, I agree with the first critique about the phone booth, but not exactly for the same reason. I think the whole frame needs to be shifted over to the right because as is, the left and right edges of the frame look incomplete - almost like you were so focused on the alley that you didn't really think about the edges of the frame. I think you should make the edge of that wall (with the light and the sign) the edge of your composition - that way we see more (if not all) of the phone booth on the right while still retaining the proper ambience.

Great work with exposure; night shots are challenging. ISO 400 was good for the lighting you had, and you did a good job managing to avoid a grainy shot. If you have a tripod, you might even want to try doing the same shot with ISO 200 or even 100. (I like to play with ISO speeds.)

Overall, very nicely done.

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Critique by ~LoganB44 Apr 20, 2009, 10:04:45 AM

I really enjoy this photo. Which alleyway was this? I feel like i should know that... Anyways I love the green light. It adds something that is unique to city life in my opinion. My only negatives are that i wish that the telephone booth had been fully included and not cut down the middle. Ya Know? And the display window in the right side of the frame i think might look better cropped out. I say this because again it is only partially there and it is a little illuminated. Over all I like it a lot. But you are away that I am bias toward night photography. I am interested to see what else you got that night...

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~Sophie-Sillman Dec 28, 2009

Lovely piece of night photography which is very myseterious, i like it a lot

*yokie44 Dec 28, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

thanks!

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*yokie44 Nov 5, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

wooo, thanks x10

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helloo;
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~alanfotos Oct 6, 2009

I really likes this pic. Apart from the building, I also liked the lighting and its effect on the building. Feels like in Slumdog Millioniare

Well done man and obviously keep it up

*yokie44 Oct 6, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks x10, I'm glad you like it :]

~alanfotos Oct 6, 2009

thank you for putting me a davwatch

~Thrill-Seeker Jul 31, 2009 Professional Photographer

hey - ive featured this masterpiece in my news article - hope thats cool!

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~lauramorgan Jun 29, 2009 Photographer

This is a great shot.

In your artist comments it says your not sure about keeping it up. I think you really should. Its wonderful.

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