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I've already told you I love this one, Sebastian. What's the story behind it? Was she really that distrusting of you? I would imagine she thought you were "the media".
What's the story behind your being there?
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Wow - Is she hiding behind the truth? Stellar photo - one of those that transcends technical details, although you seem to have all those nailed.
It may not be germane to the picture, but in looking at it, it occurs to me just how much your skills have grown in the time I have been visiting this board (three or fours years, maybe longer?) I look at this and I think of one you posted a long while back of a woman in a coat on a sidewalk with her back to the camera (red coat, was it snowing) and there is no comparison. I suppose it's pretty easy to pic any two photos and make comparisons, but the insofar as someone with my own limited skills can tell, you've really got it going on. Bravo.
It also occurs to me that you are a bit of a truth squad for this board - not afraid (or maybe just not inclined) to tell it like it is.
This is the type of picture that could make the cover of TIME magazine or something, it's that perfect.
Even down to how much sign you captured... we don't need the whole sign, but we know darn well what it says, which is crucial to the meaning of the shot.
*wow*
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I've already told you I love this one, Sebastian. What's the story behind it? Was she really that distrusting of you? I would imagine she thought you were "the media".
What's the story behind your being there?
Kelly,
Thanks. No story here, she was just holding the sign up like that, for whatever reason, and noticed me taking pics. She was very nice, and in no way afraid of me being the media. She was more than happy to give me her name and even age, though unfortunately the shot was not descriptive enough to run in the paper, I chose several others instead. I shot it because I saw multiple layers here, I saw a way to create something that would make me think into it if I was looking at it, that's all... Sorry to disappoint.
Wow - Is she hiding behind the truth? Stellar photo - one of those that transcends technical details, although you seem to have all those nailed.
It may not be germane to the picture, but in looking at it, it occurs to me just how much your skills have grown in the time I have been visiting this board (three or fours years, maybe longer?) I look at this and I think of one you posted a long while back of a woman in a coat on a sidewalk with her back to the camera (red coat, was it snowing) and there is no comparison. I suppose it's pretty easy to pic any two photos and make comparisons, but the insofar as someone with my own limited skills can tell, you've really got it going on. Bravo.
It also occurs to me that you are a bit of a truth squad for this board - not afraid (or maybe just not inclined) to tell it like it is.
LL,
Thanks for taking the time, I appreciate it. Yes, it has been at least four years, thought it feels like less than that. Hate to tell you you're wrong though, but the lady in red wasn't mine, but I remember seeing the shot here in the past. As for my work, for every shot that I like, there are many, many frames that I am frustrated with due to a lack of improvement. It's as if for every breakthrough there is a long and frustrating plateau. I'm sure you understand.
Hi Seb,
Very good shot! The composition is neat. The theme leads to a deep relection.
yoyo
Yoyo,
Thank you very much! It means a lot coming from you, I have felt that the majority of your work does the very same, encourages plenty of reflection. Though I don't comment often, whenever you post and I catch it, I take a look. Thanks again.
Sebastian,
not much more I can add to what has already been said. It is very good in all aspects, technical as well as composition. I appreciate you giving us the inside story on this , even though it turns out the story may not have been as deep as the picture would have us believe. That usually is the case with many images. But you captured a precise moment in such a way that that turned out to be more powerful and telling than might have been the actual event itself. Bottom line; Great Shot.
Outstanding. It gives us the opportunity to guess the circumstances of the shot.
It conveys fear, apprehension and reluctance to be photographed or "I shouldn't be doing this" or "jeez, there's my husband" type of thing. Technically excellent also.
Tom
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