Just a peek...

[mattp]

I bought a book of photographs by Robert Doisneau a couple of weeks ago - wish I had his eye. Anyway, one which I particularly love is called "Sidelong Glance", and is very easy to find on the web if you don't already know it.

I grabbed the shot below as a rather poor homage, so my sincere apologies to M. Doisneau!

matt

[jar_e]

Nice shot and almost a voyeuristic feeling. A quirky little situation to be caught in My one suggestion would be try possibly cropping the pole off the right, it may help, but I was split when I tried it.

Nice shooting,

Jared

[gahspidy]

Matt, I like this shot. You framed it well , I think, and captured the right moment. . .the man glancing in the window as he walks by and the sign in perfect view. I only feel it is a bit too dark and contrasty. . .but it still works. Leave it as it is Good work

[shrapnel]

I like this shot a lot, it tells a great story. My only niggle, is that my eyes keep following the two guys top left out of the picture. I don't know if they weren't there whether the shot would look better or not, but they keep drawing my attention.

Nice work.

chris

[mdmc]

Great shot Matt, looking at the mans feet, he's just about stopped walking. I see a camera on the post which to me adds a big brother element..hmm, how did you get that vantage point Matt? The people walking in and walking out (of the frame) also add interest.
Mark.

[mattp]

Thanks for the comments guys. You've picked up some of the same things I was wondering, like whether the other people are distracting, or whether the contrast is right. As there seems to be a range of opinion I think I'll leave it as is for the moment.

Mark - as for the vantage point, I had just been browsing photography books on the second floor of a Borders bookshop on Charing Cross Road. I was standing watching the world go by below when I thought of this. I didn't hang around taking shots there for very long though, the security guard was giving me slightly strange looks!

Thanks again

matt

[almo]

I bought a book of photographs by Robert Doisneau a couple of weeks ago - wish I had his eye. Anyway, one which I particularly love is called "Sidelong Glance", and is very easy to find on the web if you don't already know it.

I grabbed the shot below as a rather poor homage, so my sincere apologies to M. Doisneau!

matt

I like the voyeuristic feeling of this. After seeing the image "Sidelong Glance", I have to say that this is a fitting modern tribute to it.

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi Matt,
Nice capture. I like the shot a lot. Just a few suggestions: 1. the pole on the right is a bit distracting, I think another angle may avoid it; 2. If the 2 men on the left were replaced with a woman, I think the image would have a deeper meaning. Just my opinion.
yoyo

[mattp]

Yoyo - you are quite right, in an ideal world it would have been a man and a woman arm in arm with just the guy looking, but unless I faked it I could end up waiting a long time with my camera poised for that "decisive moment". In the meantime I have a feeling security would politely ask me to stop spying on members of the public and leave the store!

I suppose going that extra mile (or just getting really lucky) is what sets apart the really great photographers though.

Thanks

matt

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi Matt,
I thought you were on a bridge at the time of shooting. As you were in a store, I understand the difficulties.
yoyo

[mdmc]

Regardless of what may detract from the photo, you could not have hired a model to fit the scene as perfectly as this gentleman. Great shot!
Mark