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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 24675" data-attributes="member: 1061">That remains to be seen.&nbsp; I did not believe you were asking for help.&nbsp; Not when you prefaced your submission with things like &quot;it is what it is&quot; and mentioning sensitivity to previous critiques.&nbsp; But I will give you the benefit of a doubt and offer a full critique:I don't like this photo because I don't believe it has any artistic value.&nbsp; To me, this looks like something a tourist would do, not a street photographer.&nbsp; This goes along with Helene's statement above of making the photo, not taking it.&nbsp; In my own mind, you knew that when you classified this as a snapshot.&nbsp; Either that or your definitions of snapshot and photograph are very different than most.My suggestion to improve this photo would be to remove the building in the background completely.&nbsp; Clone in the clouds, remove the power lines, center your composition, and straighten the edges of the mirror.&nbsp; In other words, leave only the clouds and the sign.But I don't believe you want to do all of that, at least...you shouldn't want to.&nbsp; Street photography isn't about a ton of post-processing, it's about capturing life as it happens.&nbsp; It's raw and unedited.&nbsp; And it seems as though you are predisposed to leave things as-is.&nbsp; If these mirrors are all over the place, then you should be able to find a more creative way to use them than this.What you have here, in my opinion, is a good idea with no so good results.&nbsp; We've all had could've/should've/would've moments, and this is one of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 24675, member: 1061"] That remains to be seen. I did not believe you were asking for help. Not when you prefaced your submission with things like "it is what it is" and mentioning sensitivity to previous critiques. But I will give you the benefit of a doubt and offer a full critique: I don't like this photo because I don't believe it has any artistic value. To me, this looks like something a tourist would do, not a street photographer. This goes along with Helene's statement above of making the photo, not taking it. In my own mind, you knew that when you classified this as a snapshot. Either that or your definitions of snapshot and photograph are very different than most. My suggestion to improve this photo would be to remove the building in the background completely. Clone in the clouds, remove the power lines, center your composition, and straighten the edges of the mirror. In other words, leave only the clouds and the sign. But I don't believe you want to do all of that, at least...you shouldn't want to. Street photography isn't about a ton of post-processing, it's about capturing life as it happens. It's raw and unedited. And it seems as though you are predisposed to leave things as-is. If these mirrors are all over the place, then you should be able to find a more creative way to use them than this. What you have here, in my opinion, is a good idea with no so good results. We've all had could've/should've/would've moments, and this is one of them. [/QUOTE]

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