My Favorite Street

[Hillary]

Hey guys. :)
This place gets pretty close to dead every now and then so I thought I would post something to keep it alive.
I am, by no means, anywhere near "professional" but I'm learning more and more about photography every day, and loving it!
I have always LOVED this street, and a few weeks ago I finally had a little time to go take some pictures of it. So, here they are! Any C&C is welcome. I know they could be a lot better, hahaha.

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5330-4ava.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5333-3ava.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5342ava-2.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5334-3ava.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5324ava.jpg

Thanks for looking! :)

[ITPete]

3 and 5 are my picks. I like the composition of 3, but the colors don't look right, seems a bit too bright. 5 looks cool, but it is hard to tell if it is converted to B&W or not. If not, it would look pretty cool converted and upping the contrast.

[Hillary]

Thanks for your input! :)
Yeah, I figured that #3 was too bright, as well... but I liked it because the branches kind of reminded me of a lit up Christmas Tree! :lol:

Is this any better? (Still kind of bright, but not as much!)

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5342ava-4.jpg

Here's another shot I took, too:

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5352ava-1.jpg

And #5 I converted to "Aged Photo" in Lightroom.
But here it is in BW & more contrast:

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/hillhey/Street/IMG_5324ava-2.jpg

[ABates]

That's a really pretty area. :). Something about the brightness/contrast doesn't seem right, though.
I really like the shadows in photos 4 & 5.