Taxi wait for me

Posted by Darren (Tokyo, Japan) on 10 December 2006 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

I took this random shot in Shinjuku one night walking back to the station. The traffic was zooming past and I thought it would be a good effect with the traffic blurring past the light of the city and the crosswalk. The photo was really colourful but I decide to play around on photoshop with the colurs for a bit of practice and this is what I ended up with. I hope you like it and if you have any advice for me please let me know. Happy comments also welcomed.
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Comments (19)

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

Interesting pattern. Nice, would have made it a little under exposed.

10 Dec 2006 5:58am

@Shuva: Maybe a little although I would lose a lot of detail in the traffic lights

wanganeges from concord, ma, United States

great job. i like the richness of the tones.

10 Dec 2006 10:48am

@wanganeges: Thanks mate. They are pretty rich

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

Nice post-processing mate. The sepia-like tone is a nice contrast against a busy night-scene which would have had a lot of vibrant colours in it.

10 Dec 2006 10:53am

@Chris Sullivan: Thanks Chris. The original does have pretty vibrant colours but I do like the sepia look

Addey from United Kingdom

Great shot.

10 Dec 2006 11:06am

@Addey: Thanks Addey

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

I definitely like what you've done with the colour Daz. Taking away the bright reds of the tail-lights gives it a more dreamlike serene tone that contrasts well with all the action. Really great processing.
Nice one mate.

10 Dec 2006 1:50pm

@Stu: Thanks Stu. The original had a little too much colour I felt so this is one reason I went with the sepia look. BTW great image today mate.

jc from Tokyo, Japan

the sepia really takes that harsh street feel out of it .. dreamlike as stu says..great stuff

10 Dec 2006 2:09pm

@jc: Thanks JC. My thoughts exactly.

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Excellent creativity Darren. The easy choice would be to go for the vibrancy of all that colour but this is an alltogehter different take and to be honest one I've not seen before with this kind of shot. It's an experiment which has paid dividends. It's got me thinking of different processing methods other than what I conventionally use with a certain type of shot. Hats off.

10 Dec 2006 2:49pm

@Duncan Galbraith: Thanks Duncan. I do like to push it sometimes and see if it works.Many photo's like this tend to look very similar, streaks of red and white so I thought I'd challenge a different look. I'm glad you like it. Great photo you have today.

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

great actions here. like the toning as well.

10 Dec 2006 4:32pm

@Kelvin Chan: Thanks Kevin.

Martin from a small village in Lower Austria, Austria

Very nice, the taxis here must be going at lightspeed ;-). Like the sepia tone very much.

10 Dec 2006 4:45pm

@Martin: They are pretty quick. Thanks for the comment.

Shadow Mountains from Kyoto, Japan

Think this is a fantastic shot! Like the results from ps etc. The result is really original! I've been here a number of times myself and would really like to see (sorry to the above!) how it looked in it's original format...How were the original colours?

10 Dec 2006 4:49pm

@Shadow Mountains: Thanks Shadow. Originality was my goal. I have the original here if you wish to see it. It's pretty colourful.

Still from VALENCE, France

Beautiful tones!

10 Dec 2006 5:50pm

@Still: Thanks Still.

Angry Buddha from United States

Nice action shot. I would like to see the color of this as well.

10 Dec 2006 7:00pm

@Angry Buddha: Thanks Angry Buddha. Original is here

Jaymin from New York City, United States

It might sound repetitive, but it really does bring out a more dreamlike quality. It's a great shot :)

10 Dec 2006 7:26pm

@Jaymin: Thanks Jaymin. It is a bit dreamy when you think about it. Thanks for the comment

zahra from United States

looks great...i would love to see the original shot as well...

10 Dec 2006 10:27pm

@zahra: Thanks Zahra. Wow many people want to see the original. Here it is.

Moe from New York City, United States

wow this is like a capture from a movie. its like when one is standing thinking to one self but suddenly everything seems to go faster for no reason....um that doesnt make much sense but i love it. great sepia!

10 Dec 2006 11:19pm

Darren from Japan

Thanks Moe. I understand what you are saying Moe. You watch too many movies just like me but that's not really bad because movies can give us ideas for our next capture.

10 Dec 2006 11:27pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

I do like the tones here. There is a sense of urgency in the shot with the angle and the blur.

11 Dec 2006 3:48am

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Great shot, Daz. I think your thought process really worked for you. These night shots are often nothing but streaks of colour. This one is like butter. Dreamy and creamy.

11 Dec 2006 4:00am