This is a very nice idea but it hasn't quite come off. What I like is the brave use of reflection and signs that semiotically indicate lots of different notions: the colour red, directions and the yellow triangle warning of CCTV. The issue however is that there is not enough to bring them together. Some of that has to do with the average exposure which has underexposed the highlights and some has to do with framing that although does quite nicely frame the red space where the door handle used to be (frame extreme left), it feels too wide without a visual anchor. A good effort however.
An excellent attempt that balances a tricky exposure and colour in a frame that is partially cut in two by the stall's architecture. I like composition apart from two issues. Firstly, the figure on the right is clearly extraneous and distracting, so a tighter framing and/or a movement slightly to the left would have eradicated it. Secondly, that slight repositioning would have reframed the string in front of the vendor's face making a stronger frame. It's often a tiny amount of movement that makes the difference between an OK image and a good one. But keep trying because this is close.
Delightful and a really simple idea executed well. I love the curve of the road and the streetlamp's glare that nods to the areas nineteenth century past. Night photography from Brassai's Paris onwards is tricky to get right but this nicely composed vignette of a little corner of the past nods in a more romantic way, to David George's 'Hackney at Night series' and Peter Marlow's work on the Isle of Dogs. Perhaps an even longer exposure (minutes) might have put some detail into the deep shadow areas but well done.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** There are myriad ways in which shop owners craft their storefronts, and display their wares. From the functional and uninspired, to elaborate and artistic creations that can draw crowds to signature stores, and put Turkish bazaars on the tourist trail. There are national and regional variations that give a distinct look to high streets, but at the increasingly popular out of town shopping centres there is a sameness to the shopfront designs that does away with much of that local and historical character.
Nicely done. A simple and straightforward interpretation of the theme. I like the graphic nature of the frame and the especially that the subject is off-centre. The use of a long zoom has enable the photographer to get in close and use the frame of the entrance to make a frame within a frame.. In terms of colour, it's a bit flat but this is a cracker.
