Pixels at an Exhibition: Rue Pavée

Monday, June 13, 2011

Generik said...: Ah, Paris... *sigh*; June 13, 2011 at 8:15 AM
Tom Hilton said...: Nice!; June 14, 2011 at 8:36 AM
E-6 said...: I like the mix of vertical and horizontal stripes.; June 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM
Donna said...: I'm digging the island of color within the muted neutral tones.; June 15, 2011 at 2:04 AM
ahab said...: Thanks, everyone! I only got a handful of good shots from that trip and this is one of them.

E, yes, and I think the coil and color and movement of the bike/biker make a nice counterpoint. Plus I like the way he's exiting the scene. It gives it a dynamic jolt.

Donna, yes, that's a great feature of so much of Paris, those cool facades with hot colors (and people!) on top. Such a dramatic backdrop for life.

My first reaction to the shot was Donna's take; then I came around (independently) to E's and to accentuate it made a B/W version, but of course that loses the color effect Donna mentions. Both versions are improved, though, by cropping the street signs and that distracting blob along the left frame. I wish I'd thought of that before posting.

What the hell, I'll post the B/W version under the fold for comparison. Dunno if anybody will see it at this point though.; June 15, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Generik said...: I like the crop better in the b&w version, and that's a good shot as is, but it's a shame to lose the great color of that fruit. That really pops.; June 15, 2011 at 9:02 AM