Sweet image in interesting mixed light. The girl has cool light reflecting up from the device, while the boy has warm light from some other source (window or lamp). In 2010, cell phones were still a bit of a novelty, especially to children, and it's clear they are intrigued, locked in to this captivating device.
April 24, 2024
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ON THE TARMACHAN RIDGE
Here is an image of our hike yesterday.
The day before we had climbed Ben Lawers (north of Loch Tay near Killin).
And yesterday was the day of the gorgeous Tarmachan Ridge.Rushing to catch up with my friends after laying back half an hour to get a shot of them on the most iconic peak, I passed this small body of water (not even a lochan) and of course I could not resist getting close and low.
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The inverted V of the concrete edge does a fine job of taking our eyes out to the view from the benches. The clouds are doing much the same. I also like the parallels between the beach slats , the concrete edge and the horizon. The extra space at the bottom edge assists the "lonely bench".
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As always, I like tight crops, dragonflies and macro. You have the trifecta.
The wings and abdomen connect the corners and visually link to the thorax. I agree with your thoughts on dof. Where those corner based lines ought to have been the centre of onterest and therefore in sharp focus. It just misses. The point of sharpest focus is on the closest edges of the far wing.
Getting iso, shutter speed, distance and f stop all exactly where you want them for a shot like this is really tricky. It's an excellent composition though and you will master the fine details. -
This is an image that fires up many memories and a question.
I'm guessing but I think you have cropped a bike taxi driver and his passenger? If so, those vehicles usually have two small back seats and looking at the angle, I'm guessing that there was another person in the back seat to the left. This is where it all gets intriguing and this is an image I can't look at without bringing previous experience to the thoughts. He's Hindu. She's Muslim and from the veil and eye make up, she's relatively young and affluent. It isn't a location or time of day that I'd expect to find her. Even as a tourist it's unlikely. I especially wouldn't expect her to be there alone. But perhaps she is alone?
The focus of the photo makes her the subject. Is she looking at the man? From the eye angle, I don't think so. I she aware of him at all? I don't know and I can get no details that start to shape my thoughts as to what she might be thinking. We have a study in difference. Age, culture and affluence and we make of it what we will. -
Talk about stories.
I can almost imagine DiCaprio and Winslet standing there.
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The series with the pinks bookending the orange is effective. All the shots are satisfyingly sharp and bring out the fine details and surface lustre of the petals. Of the three, I prefer the centre, orange blossom. I and 3 simply fill the frame. 2 uses the foliage to relate to the edges. Once I had taken in the flower, I then found more details to enjoy studying; specifically on the leaf edges and the black things in the flower centre.
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minniev touched a nerve here. In the aftermath of a sad experience in A Thai hairdressing salon, I have been consciously seeking old fashioned men's barber shops for my cuts. I'd have chosen this one. Yes, and it doesn't get more old fashioned looking than this.
It has all the trimmings. Lashing of diagonal red white and blue. A rusted roof (this is no trendy trying to look fashionably "aged"). I'm curious about the "Detailer." I know the automobile use of the word and can see a possible connection to the art of hair cutting - but is it a term in regular hair cutting world parlance in other places?
Can anyone interpret the "Blessed" sign? Is that a halo that has slipped?
Difficult light and shapes to work with creatively. What we have is straight reportage and very effective it is. I had to google for Roatan. Now I know where it is I'd like to see more of the area so I can locate the shop within a wider context. -
Full of good things. We are studying the kids. They are totally absorbed in their own world and not aware of the photographer at all. There is a suggestion of older, protective brother from the position/size of the heads and the hand. The diagonal line and the perceived direction of the eyes takes us to an object bottom left that has their total concentration. The glow on the girl's face both illuminates her and lets us guess the source and gives meaning to the shot. Quite perfect. The hairband is a master touch. Imagine the shot and the shadows without it.
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Full of good things. We are studying the kids. They are totally absorbed in their own world and not aware of the photographer at all. There is a suggestion of older, protective brother from the position/size of the heads and the hand. The diagonal line and the perceived direction of the eyes takes us to an object bottom left that has their total concentration. The glow on the girl's face both illuminates her and lets us guess the source and gives meaning to the shot. Quite perfect. The hairband is a master touch. Imagine the shot and the shadows without it.
Outstanding.
[/quote]Thanks Mike,
This was a completely unplanned shot. My granddaughter is two years older than her brother.
Rich
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There is nothing like a photo that uses ultra dof and a wide angle to let the viewer share the moment. Here we see from toe tip to the far horizon. Roel has taken this even further. By using a reflection in the foreground, he has effectively doubled the amount of sky that can be seen. We are immersed on IMAX scale.
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These three work well as a set, but I agree with Minnie and Mike, and the 2nd is my favourite. The first is nice and sharp in all the right places and the two-tone flower is interesting in itself, but the second has so much more going for it, as the others have pointed out, so there is even more to enjoy. It is a good example of how sometimes an imperfect specimen actually makes us realise beauty more than perfection. We only realise what we had, when it has been taken away from us.
The third is a lovely specimen, but the sharpness is too far back on the left-hand side, instead of on the main visible petal in the middle. If the whole thing had been soft focus it may have worked, but that patch of sharpness just makes the rest look wrong.Pete
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I too enjoy this nostalgic barber's shop and not just because it is a barber. Had it sold groceries or car parts I would still have enjoyed the low tech building for being outside of the malls, the glass and concrete high street shops and surviving against the internet.
As to your questions , Mike, I too wondered about the picture above "Blessed" and the "Detailer". At first, I thought the picture showed a cartoon and rather obscured head, but then realised it is praying hands around an electric trimmer and a looping cord, with other tools of the trade flying into the scene, so I assume it is a barber appreciating his tools of the trade, or possibly indicating that his are blessed with special skills.
I had to look up what "Detailer" referred to in hairdressing terms and found this web-site, which explained the the difference between cutters, trimmers, detailers....and stuff I never realised I needed to know, and probably didn't!
wahlusa.com/expert-advice/haircutting/are-you-using-right-grooming-tool-job-knowing-when-use-which-grooming
I will excuse anyone who has better things to do than follow the link, so here is the relevant section:Detail trimmers, also known as personal trimmers, can be used on the ears, nose and eyebrows . Most detail trimmers will include a variety of attachments, or heads, like a precision detailer head for eyebrows and sideburns, a rotary head for nose hair, and a reciprocating head for details, edging and ears.
Pete
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Again, I agree with what Minnie, Mike and you, Rich, have said and really can't think of anything useful to add, sorry. So just another vote of appreciation.
Pete
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Well done, Mike, you earned your Sherlock Holmes Detective Badge! This is indeed the driver and passenger of a cycle rickshaw, and there was also an older woman sitting next to her, who I cropped twice, leaving half of her out whilst taking the shot and the rest whilst processing. Actually this is part of a failed attempt at a layered street scene with more going on to the right, and got rejected during the initial culling. I only ever delete the real duds, and enjoy sifting through the off-cuts after a bit of time has passed, and can then see things in a new light, rather than just as I originally intended them to be. As in this case, I sometimes realise the real subject was lost amongst the rest of the objects in the scene and a different crop and, in this case, B&W processing rescued it.
I am pleased that you and Minnie were able to interpret so much into the scene, because that is what fascinated me about the image. All we see are the woman's eyes, but we are able to guess so much about her. Of course, we will never know if it is accurate, but that mental process is the fun and the point of this photo.Pete
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Ditto. I would like to add appreciation for the way the two clouds balance the mountain peak and for the way the bright starburst leads into the frame towards the peak and the sky, and help fill and bridge the pool, which could otherwise have split the photo into two.
Pete
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Thank you Mike, Minnie and Pete for looking and commenting.
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Thanks for the confirmation of my interpretations Pete. It was the angle of the arms and the look of concentration from the rider that triggered my thoughts. He probable is a pedicab rider and then the thoughts followed.
An aside. In Varanasi in that area I was upset by the treatment of these men. Tourists asked drivers to wait until they returned after walking around the ghats. I found our driver being harrassed by police for a bribe to let him stay at the same spot. I began to intervene but my driver pleaded with me not to say anything as he would be in trouble with the police later.
