or..er... link...I don't care how pics get posted or displayed...i just don't want to be confused with all the trauma that has been happening as a result...can someone please explain what the final decison regarding posting photo vs. links...Thanks...not trying to sounf\d like a jerk---just confused and REALLY neededing help to understand ... :)

http://gallery.photographyreview.com/showphoto.php?photo=4722&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=504

this was taken in the downtown area of where I live...this mannequin looked so depressed as she stared out(limblessly) to the other side of her world. I was walking down the street trying to destress from life and feeling some of my own turmoil in my life and realized...that the grass seems greener on the other side of any situation...even for a mannequin.

I lleft part of the street in the shot to help anchor the difference between the glass , the storefront and the sidewalk.

don't remeber f-stop---just rememeber hand holdng and bracing myself at 1/30th of a second...

I like it because of lovely colour palette. I would like it even better if there was some live creature on that sidewalk in the third plane. This way you would not only show drama of a fake mannequin in the real world, but also provide a great contradiction of live vs lifeless.

I like it because of lovely colour palette. I would like it even better if there was some live creature on that sidewalk in the third plane. This way you would not only show drama of a fake mannequin in the real world, but also provide a great contradiction of live vs lifeless.

that's a good point...maybe some one staring back...she's there every so often will keep my eye out for her
:D

or..er... link...I don't care how pics get posted or displayed...i just don't want to be confused with all the trauma that has been happening as a result...can someone please explain what the final decison regarding posting photo vs. links...Thanks...not trying to sounf\d like a jerk---just confused and REALLY neededing help to understand ... :)

http://gallery.photographyreview.com/showphoto.php?photo=4722&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=504

this was taken in the downtown area of where I live...this mannequin looked so depressed as she stared out(limblessly) to the other side of her world. I was walking down the street trying to destress from life and feeling some of my own turmoil in my life and realized...that the grass seems greener on the other side of any situation...even for a mannequin.

I lleft part of the street in the shot to help anchor the difference between the glass , the storefront and the sidewalk.

don't remeber f-stop---just rememeber hand holdng and bracing myself at 1/30th of a second...

I'm glad you posed this. I've been a little afraid that the trend here would be that dark, brooding, gothic stuff = art. My tongue is a little in my cheek when I say that, but not totally.

I think your photo is art. I feel what your are describing. The outside elements detract my focus a bit, though. It makes me wonder if theis would be mroe effective if "staged."

I'm glad you posed this. I've been a little afraid that the trend here would be that dark, brooding, gothic stuff = art. My tongue is a little in my cheek when I say that, but not totally.

I think your photo is art. I feel what your are describing. The outside elements detract my focus a bit, though. It makes me wonder if theis would be mroe effective if "staged."

Based on what seems to be the general opinion of staging I could have simply taken the shot a moment earlier when a woman was walking by and looking at the window display or a sec later when one of the store employess came out...then I would have staged a candid moment
:D if I wanted to ignore all that --then I simply could have cropped the street part and made it about textures and the illusion of life behind glass.

<i>As much as I am having fun joking around about this stuff ---it is really turning those gears in my brain...</i>

I really like this. I think it would be fun to take a bunch of different perspectives, to really emphasize the lonely gaze. You've captured it here, but it might be fun to see more.

I think of the "Twilight Zone" when I see this.

Nat, you did a great job here...

I completely agree with Irakly. Not only do you present a kaleidoscopic treat of vivid color that goes from edge to edge (even the building way in the bg on the right side of the frame), but you have nice image depth and perspective with the mutiple receding lines of the items in the window and the sidewalk.

The tight crop creates the effect of viewing a large scene through a small window, one that makes the viewer wonder what exists beyond the edges of the frame.

You also have the window reflection and mannequin elements, both of which can be considered symbolic. Personally, I love mannequins in photos. They lend a human-like aspect to the shot, while at the same time portraying an odd "artificial perfection". This can be interpreted in any of a number of ways by the viewer.

BTW yes, adding a real human on either the outside looking in, passing by, or even on the inside of the window would have made this image even stronger, becasue you would then juxtapose a very static artificial world with a living being...

I really like this. I think it would be fun to take a bunch of different perspectives, to really emphasize the lonely gaze. You've captured it here, but it might be fun to see more.

I think of the "Twilight Zone" when I see this.

I did and none really emphasiszed"her" like this one...it was dark by the time I shot this and I kept getting reflections from street lights that just about drove me out of mind.

i can see how it could be the last shot in twilight zone episode LOL with the voice over..."Liiife ISN't always greener on the other side..."

Nat, you did a great job here...

I completely agree with Irakly. Not only do you present a kaleidoscopic treat of vivid color that goes from edge to edge (even the building way in the bg on the right side of the frame), but you have nice image depth and perspective with the mutiple receding lines of the items in the window and the sidewalk.

The tight crop creates the effect of viewing a large scene through a small window, one that makes the viewer wonder what exists beyond the edges of the frame.

You also have the window reflection and mannequin elements, both of which can be considered symbolic. Personally, I love mannequins in photos. They lend a human-like aspect to the shot, while at the same time portraying an odd "artificial perfection". This can be interpreted in any of a number of ways by the viewer.

BTW yes, adding a real human on either the outside looking in, passing by, or even on the inside of the window would have made this image even stronger, becasue you would then juxtapose a very static artificial world with a living being...

Thanks for looking Steve...so many different ways to this shot and I tried quite a few and this seemed to be the only one that when I looked at it made me feel like it was a dual perspective(mine and the mannequin's ) perspective occuring at the same time....

Mannequins and statues are looked at standard static pieces of every day life(for most people they either fill a spot in the garden or a "pretty hanger for merchandise" ---I have always been fascinated by the life they have in them...

like the statue in Interview with a Vampire that watches him walk away... or the T.V. commercial where two mannequins fantasize about a date of sorts...etc

anyway thanks for taking the time to look and comment.