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Pedestrian in the mist

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Winter is slowly arriving in Cape Town, dark, misty, a bit damp. This was heading down Koeberg Road, sitting at a red 'robot' (what we call traffic lights around here). Some pedestrians actually cross at the traffic lights. Most don't.

The Koeberg Road Gallery
Image size
1600x1135px 457.56 KB
Make
SONY
Model
SLT-A57
Shutter Speed
1/80 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
30 mm
ISO Speed
1600
Date Taken
May 20, 2015, 7:00:20 AM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

It's been a looooooong time since I've written a critique so my apologies if it's not the best thing in the world.

The composition and concept of this photograph is fantastic. There's a great use of light and darkness, however I'm unsure what the focal point is in this photograph. I'm stuck between it being the centre car or the silhouette of the person standing in the dark. Maybe it's just me though.

The colours in this photography is fantastic but I would recommend maybe using a lower ISO or f- to really make the contrast of lights and darks. I really dig contrast so that may be my preference.

Other than that, this is an awesome photo. It can be difficult capturing fog and mist sometimes, but you made it look easy. The way the mist holds the light is absolutely stunning.