I wonder why this photo works? The subject’s head is immediately in front of the fountain, but it does not distract from him. Maybe his face is sharp enough to separate it from the background? Or maybe we are compelled by the great attitude of his expression? In any case it is a great urban portrait.
Pete
Well this is so different from what you have been posting that I had to spend sometime with it. ... First, I note that the film frame is kept in the picture. I remember first seeing this in photo magazines in the 1950's or '60s .. probably been used before in exhibits. I assume that it is to remind the viewer that he is looking at the photographer's interpretation of the scene and not through a window .... Here we have a well dressed gentleman standing on a sidewalk downtown somewhere ... Again not unusual when walking about on Chicago's Michigan avenue in the '50s or '60s of the last century ... Not sure what has attracted us to take this picture, maybe like the film frame -- nostalgia ... I like your picture but nostalgia is what I take away ....
Specifically, I might lose or diminish that crack in the sidewalk as I first thought it was a cane he was leaning on ... I do note that I might title this "Who are you looking at?" from his expression ...
WhyNot
Only if you're more interested in the photographer and his equipment than the picture he is showing you ...
WhyNot
I have been here ... and taken that picture ...
And many more ... But then we have the champion Tupelo!! ....
WhyNot
I should definitely have added that I do like the picture and well done Minnie ....
Maybe the frame is for photographers to tell that this picture was taken handheld (HP5plus) with a Hasselblad and a 6x4.5 film magazine. And that tells us also why the camera is at so low position compared to the modell.
Nice shot btw!
Interesting picture and composition .. I think I've seen that pose a number of times in walking about ...Not sure what that "Gold Package" adds .. almost gratuitous .. I think I would have cropped in on the figure leaving him in the bottom third of the composition (maybe difficult to do on a train!) ... His posture here tells the story without any help required. ..... My present thoughts which will no doubt change in time ...
WhyNot
Great shot! The location seems important (either to the person shown or the photographer), which might be the reason for it being featured so prominently. I like the choice of B&W. It works very well, but not having seen how the scene looks in color, it's hard to say... I'd suspect the background to be busier in color though. Is it a self-portrait?
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Missed that:
If it's true, it likely won't be a self-portrait!
Childhood nightmares.
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When we called for our parents and they couldn't hear us, because our voice didn't sound...
But everything always ended well, because before long we were on our mother's lap singing us a lullaby.
Meetings.
Oh, I like that! Juxtaposition extreme.
We have a colorful giant, we have visitor in shorts and white socks attempting to take a WA shot with a smartphone(!?) And we have a couple lounging on a side, conversing no doubt about strange set up.. it is humorous capture. Well done and seen and captured.
I like those rusty looking cogs and mechanical bits. That close-up is brilliant.
I like the proud stance against interesting background. Pp is excellent!
It was probably better when you actually witnessed the rain in person. Did you get wet? Very atmospheric.
Presence of ducks on parade. I wonder if they even noticed the sign? Life in a country.
Very evocative and symbolic. Like the close up.
Dark thoughts come to mind...
Sleeping beauty
The order is 1/ the stair rise, 2/ the abstraction of the stair rise, 3/ abstraction of the stair rise abstraction which led to the Mosa ball abstraction and the Medieval plague mask abstraction. Furthermore, I still can't get certain things done here when posting the images.
The fish eye helps you create a circle motif that then becomes the primary compositional element of the picture - the frame itself, the amusement park rides, the round thing the child is standing on, even her face. The bright primary colors have a candy-store effect, contributing to the playful mood. Only her expression contrasts with that mood; her wary look gives us a bit of disconnect, adding to the interest.
