Untitled, Lucca, 2007

[Tuna]

[Overbeyond]

Sort of walking in somebody elses shoes if the reflection can be believed. I really like that. His reflection has him walking in the direction of the real arrow, so there are some nice clever elements at work here.
The man looks a godd sort of character to have in a street photograph but adding it all up together I feel that this shot is not as strong as your other street stuff. But your standard is so high Tuna.

[Greg McCary]

Well done as always. Five stars and two thumbs up.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Overbeyond]

I'm confused now as to how the whole reflection is achieved given the angle of everything to the glass. How did the litter bin get reflected. Am I gone soft in the head? Is that glass taking the reflection from a window or mirror that is not in the picture? I'm puzzled God help me!

[MB1]

I like it although I find myself wishing there was more on the left edge of the frame. Did you shoot rectangular and crop square?

[gahspidy]

The tones and aesthetics of this image are good as usual. I'm with Tom here in that the reflections somehow looks puzzling. Looking at it some more brings some more sense and scale to it. Great to include it as it is really the strong element of this image.

[DrRoebuck]

An interesting picture. I love the tones and the reflecting elements.

[Tuna]

Did you shoot rectangular and crop square?

Shot in 35mm and, yes, cropped - mostly off the left and a little off the top - which, coincidentally, are also the instructions I often give for a haircut.

Tuna

[Tuna]

I'm confused now as to how the whole reflection is achieved given the angle of everything to the glass. How did the litter bin get reflected. Am I gone soft in the head? Is that glass taking the reflection from a window or mirror that is not in the picture? I'm puzzled God help me!

I believe it was Kafka who commented on the dangers of reflecting on reflections. Anyway, the physics escape me but let it be known that there was no manipulation to the angles within this image or to any of the reflected area - hence (!), what we see must be possible as, well...there it is.

Tuna

[KyRain]

This image is very intriquing to me, it is like a puzzle of sorts, the prominent arrow points
to the opposite direction the man appears to be headed towards, a street sign is directly
in his path and yet too there is the mysterious alley that lends another possibility. His
posture is interesting in that his hands are behind his back as if he is "just out for a stroll" yet it also brings to mind his hands are cuffed or bound as if he has no choice. The reflection adds to the intrique. It all seems like a contradiction. Very cool.

[readingr]

Tuna,

What can I say - excellent the dichotomy of the differeing views throws you, then it dawns on you, so much intrigue when you first look and then its so obvious. It really captivates you.

However the physics is quite simple once you work out there are two focal planes the camera straight forward gives one view and the shallow angle of the reflection will give a totally different view.

Roger

[Frog]

Its a double or triple reflection, I believe. The door behind is indented with glass sides which the one on the man's right reflects his image then the one on left reflects that image, and then that is reflected to the back side of the facing window......or something like that. Notice that the seen reflection has lost a lot of contrast.
I've looked at this many times and it is quite an image with all the nuances that peaks curiosity.