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I am deeply struck by the story this tells. The young, happy couple window shopping in contrast to the lonely plight of this old woman. Wow. b/w works beautifully here. Bravo again.
I just love the way the couple and beggar are totally oblivious to each other; worlds apart and the fashion display further reveals contrasting fortunes.
The composers name, the word Vivaldi! seems to shout out a message of some significance.
The exposure and contrast is also top notch and I feel this is street photography of the highest order.
I have a total lack of respect for anything connected with society, except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper, and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Brendan Behan
The aspect which asserts itself most forcibly to me is how apparently oblivious the young couple are to the beggar. Materialism > altruism. (Ah, youth...)
But I do see what Tom's seeing, too: that each party is lost in its own world to the extent that the other's doesn't really register at all. Welcome to urban living.
I would love to witness you in action, Tuna. Street photography is such a challenging endeavor in so many ways that it's a mystery how people ever get anything good at all, never mind shot upon shot upon shot as meaningful (and technically perfect) as yours.
Masterful work, as always.
Last edited by draymorton; 10-04-2009 at 08:23 AM.
I also agree with Dray. Street Photography is almost a sport. You make it look so easy. You also get a great deal of clarity and detail in your pictures. Where do you get our negatives scanned?
I am like Barney Fife, I have a gun but Andy makes me keep the bullet in my pocket..
All - thank you for your kind words and your detailed dissections of the image.
Alternate title: "Four Seasons"...
Originally Posted by Greg McCary
I also agree with Dray. Street Photography is almost a sport. You make it look so easy. You also get a great deal of clarity and detail in your pictures. Where do you get our negatives scanned?
Greg, I work in the photofinishing industry and have the advantage of knowing who has a well maintained, clean C-41 processor. In this case (shot on Tri-X) I use a local company that has small camera shops with a large central lab in the area - they have about a dozen locations within a 100 mile radius of me. If they ever disappear, I will dust off my B&W developing skills and return to irritating my wife with the aromas of developer etc. throughout the house. All that is for the developing of my negs - as for scanning, I use a Nikon Coolscan IV dedicated film scanner at home.
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Originally Posted by Greg McCary
