Photographer's Comment: My favorite alley...ps work consists of a Lucis Art wyeth filter of appx 60, surface blur, curves to boost the darks and some selective masking on each layer. This was actually an accidental discovery, I was laying down trying to get a low angle on the stairs while maintaining some texture in the street, wasn't looking through the viewfinder and caught my leg in the shot....then went hmmmm.....tried a few more shots to get it the way I wanted and this was the result.

Tags: texture Street

Viewer Comments:

By smokeydawg (2008-06-04 12:32:44 ): Thank you Lorin, I appreciate taking the time to comment and the kind words. Glad you liked it! Carl

By Photolas (2008-06-04 03:46:45 ): This is the best ! WONDERFUL shot ! Imaginative and well done !

By smokeydawg (2008-06-03 12:42:00 ): Thank you Jan. Carl

By Isachsen (2008-06-03 11:40:20 ): Pehaps you should give your boots a shine before next shooting (he, he). No, I mean this is an excellent image. It reminds me of a similar scene I saw at an old shipyard back in Oslo a few deceades ago. Memories!!!!! Extremely cool job Carl.

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 21:32:02 ): Thank you so much Clare, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and the very kind words! Carl

By Clare (2008-06-02 14:31:57 ): Again you amaze me!! There is texture everywhere in this shot. Even the shoe has texture to it. Great stuff. I just love your work.

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 13:20:24 ): Thank you Eduardo, it was a bit uncomfortable, but I've been in worse positions. Carl

By efujii (2008-06-02 06:26:42 ): Very creative Carl. Love the composition and the blur effect. From the angle of the leg, it must have been very uncomfortable.

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:20:08 ): Thank you Katia, always appreciate your kind words! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:19:24 ): Thanks Linda, had some fun playing with this one post and setting it up. Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:18:21 ): Thanks Dorothy, I had fun with this one! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:17:36 ): Thanks Bill, appreciate the kind words! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:16:37 ): Thanks Frank, I had some fun with this one. Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:15:47 ): Thanks CJ, appreciate the feedback as always! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:15:07 ): Thanks Tanja! See you on Facebook. :) Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:14:33 ): LoL, thanks Jim, your comments are always appreciated! Carl

By smokeydawg (2008-06-02 01:13:49 ): Thank you John!

By LindaJames (2008-06-01 18:02:25 ): This is such a creative idea, a happy accident that you turned a super photo. Excellent post processing work.

By whitewavesPTP (2008-06-01 16:47:54 ): Your lucky to have such a nice alley. The brick, the texture of the cement, the light and of course the blues all working together. Good Work!

By ktapio (2008-06-01 15:08:40 ): Here and this what makes this site particularly great. When we see art like this pushing the image one more push to the better Carl you reached out there again Nice accident. katia

By EnterVortex (2008-06-01 15:00:40 ): Whooaa! I scanned the thumbnails and saw the leg and boot. My first thought was this was a Smokeydawg original. Great image! You totally met the assignment of highlighting the concrete texture, added a story and then blew the lid off with color.

By Scepter (2008-06-01 14:15:52 ): Dead on Arrival, huh? Well, at least there's no blood (bloodstains are a bitch to wash out). Fire escapes are killers. Clever.

By CJGroth (2008-06-01 11:33:32 ): Hi Carl ...this is great, love the colors, contrast and the deep blacks. I wish the photo wasn't cut so much in half. I think you're onto something here, though, as the idea and perspective are spot on.

By somagni (2008-06-01 11:12:21 ): I really love the colors in this - so rich. Great DOF - my eye goes to the ladders propped up there on the wall and keeps my attention - I like the relationship it creates with leg, ending with the blue color that begins with the jeans.

By jimdstearns (2008-06-01 06:22:30 ): Nice work Carl, good eye. I like the process and lighting to bring out the texture. You got a little leg while snapping... :o)

By johnwillems (2008-06-01 01:53:09 ): "Gold" for these beautifull image. Great! John.

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