Place-Ville Marie on My Back

[Marko]

I posted this in the assignment forum as well - but i'd be curious as to what people think of this. here's 2 versions. Thx!

Thx!

[Realist]

Number one for sure. Two is too dark.

[Runmonty]

I like this. Nice move to put the building on the right. I also prefer the first one due to the lower contrast in the sky. Nice reflected sky too

[QuietOne]

I'm going with the first one, too. The sky and buildings stand out without fighting for attention. The second one just seems to fade into itself.

[Yisehaq]

First one for me too but the second one also looks fine for me.

[Marko]

appreciate the comments.

[thoughton]

A rare foray into the colour section for me :D

I agree that the brightness of number 1 is appealing, but at the same time I prefer the way the colour of the blue sky in 2 more closely matches the blue in the reflections. At first glance it looks like the reflections are actually just openings in a huge grid.

Very cool image Marko.

[Jason]

Really cool shots, Marko. Those reflections are killer! I am going to be different and go with number 2. I like the richer colors.

[GreenleafJason]

I prefer shot two but I don't know why. Very cool shot.

[JAS_Photo]

I like #1 as well, although if I had seen either one separately, without the other, I would like them both equally well. :shrug:

Oh, yeah and I like the sideways aspect of the building. Lol, while taking photos on your back, your forehead becomes a built in tripod. :)

[Marko]

I like #1 as well, although if I had seen either one separately, without the other, I would like them both equally well. :shrug:

Oh, yeah and I like the sideways aspect of the building. Lol, while taking photos on your back, your forehead becomes a built in tripod. :)

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I like both shots as well - but shot 1 is more faithful to the scene.

Jas u are so right! I already looked like a freak lying in the middle of this medium trafficked space. Loads of people were checking me out but that doesn't bother me or rush me anymore.
I stayed on my back for about 20 minutes and moved (maybe 6 inches at a time) a few times to position the building at different angles in the camera while watching/waiting the sky fill up with more clouds.

A tripod would have made the framing easier but changing its position (for different angles) from my position wasn't practical. So yup - my forehead was the tripod.

After I knew I had a decent shot - I stayed there an additional 5 minutes and soaked it all in visually - It was a magical experience actually.