Jose Cartas  


Pedestrian Tunnel, Shenzhen by Jose Cartas

December 2020 - Pedestrian Tunnel, Shenzhen

About the Image(s)

Not much photography this year, so I had to look in my archive. The photo was taken in Shenzhen, a city of 13 million people in South China, bordering Hong Kong. I was there for work in June 2019. I went several times for night photography. That evening it had rained, so it produced very interesting reflections on the street. I just stood at the end of this pedestrian tunnel and took many shots with different lenses and shutter speeds. I picked this one because of the shapes and colors, and also the combination of well-defined and moving people. Technical specifications: 20mm. lens, 1/4 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 200, tripod.
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10 comments posted




Jack Florence Jr   Jack Florence Jr
(Groups 66 & 86)
Nice travel shot, Jose, and as you say, wet streets can add so much to an image! My only nitpick would be that, too bad there aren't really any people walking towards the camera, except far away. As I've never been to mainland China, thanks for sharing.   Posted: 12/06/2020 16:28:29



 
The colors are beautifully reflected. It's a very interesting artistic structure and your keen since of sight captured it as if each metal piece is lighted. You could crop, but then lose the surrounding sources of light and puddles. I would only crop the right closer to the structure's edge. Lovely night shot! Have a wonderful holiday and great 2021, Jose!   Posted: 12/07/2020 07:46:13



Bob Benson   Bob Benson
You might be able to darken the left side a little so that our attention is pushed into the center more. (I think the information there is important to the whole scene, but if slightly darkened has less interest.) While there are lots of ways to work, I tried an adjustment layer to darken the whole image, and then applied to the mask a gradient on left side to gradually bring back the brightness before the arch starts, so that the edge only had the full effect.
It is perhaps only an illusion due to the angle taken, but I feel it may be a little tilted, and I would try some straightening.
Great image. The colorful reflections make all the difference.   Posted: 12/07/2020 10:54:05



Mervyn Hurwitz   Mervyn Hurwitz
Jose, your world travels do certainly allow you to produce some very interesting architectural images. I love this composition and color palette, although I find the whites at the end of the tunnel to be a little too bright.

I would crop out the building and square arch on the right of the frame as it is an unnecessary distraction.   Posted: 12/07/2020 15:07:58



Anges van der Logt   Anges van der Logt
A very nice architectural image. I like the colors and the reflections of the light in the water pools on the street. I do agree with the others that maybe a little crop or else darkening the borders of the image would give more attention to the structure as the subject. Also I would darken up the people at the left hand side of the image a bit, as they are a bit distracting. Best would be to wait a bit so there are no people at the sides of the image.. but you can't go back in the near future i suppose ;)

The image does feel like it is tilted a bit, but if you look closely you see a straight fence in the background, so this is just because of the viewpoint or the wide lens distortion. Maybe you were not in the middle of the street at the moment of this shot (that would have corrected this sense of tilt i suppose)

Overall a very nice and interesting image!

  Posted: 12/07/2020 18:50:43
Bob Benson   Bob Benson
The more I think about it, the best bet might be to use the Edit>Transform>Warp in PS to pull the one side down slightly and eliminate the feeling of tilt. It should only take a very small amount.   Posted: 12/07/2020 21:39:51
Anges van der Logt   Anges van der Logt
Yes good idea, definitely worth a try!   Posted: 12/07/2020 22:10:19
Bob Benson   Bob Benson
The more I think about it, the best bet might be to use the Edit>Transform>Warp in PS to pull the one side down slightly and eliminate the feeling of tilt. It should only take a very small amount.   Posted: 12/09/2020 19:44:28



Tony Au Yeong   Tony Au Yeong
The tunnel forms a frame leading my eyes to the end of it and the reflection from the ground adds interest to the scene. I agree that the left side is a little busy and I suggest to tune down other colors except red because there are other red colored structures elsewhere. A nice architecture photo.   Posted: 12/08/2020 09:27:59



Albert Zabin   Albert Zabin
(Groups 47 & 53)
Great image. The tilt and lens distrotions, I think, add to the shot. I might bring the highlights down a bi   Posted: 12/22/2020 12:05:44