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Great shot.
…so many cool things going on; great potential!
I like the balance and the tones, and the modeling on the (LH) guy's body is great! (…centre shirt blown out a bit though
…although it's a shame about the trimmed foot!
I can't help thinking that it looks as if the women are available by the hour (just put your money in the slot!
Serious question though: Were you not worried about their reaction to your taking pictures? I think I'd be somewhat reluctant…
…but then, perhaps that's why you get all the good ones! (…note to self to be bolder)
Nice job!
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Hey, maybe the are just discussion brake dancing moves.
Virginia
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two comments portend prelude to a fight. why?
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Excellent point, Angelo. This is one of those truly ambiguous images into which one can read much, and be completely wrong. They may be discussing a dance move, a bus schedule, or be preparing to fight...who knows?
As to the excellent image...I'd work the tonality and contrast a bit if it was mine - there's a bit of a gray cast to it now.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Thanks for looking and commenting.
I held back replying because I wondered what viewers would read into it. Their stances and faces could be read as tense and hostile, but that is actually not what is going on (read on).
Bravo, Virginia! They are actually performing street dances together and this is the interlude until they begin their next one, which they are likely discussing here.
I did note the clipped foot upon initial viewing and agree that it would have been better to have it, but also that it is unimportant that it is not there (huh?
In this case there was little threat to getting close (other than a possible dirty look -- however since this shot shows their friendly faces, that might not have been so good
Thanks!
Thank you. I like the phrase "true urban energy" used with this shot.
Thanks for the comments. I am still finding my way on the processing. Not sure how you would work the tonality and contrast -- the whites are already blown and the darkest areas are black. As I view many older photography books (including from many "masters"), they lean toward darker and grayer prints. So many of the shots on this forum are so much brighter than I would ever process them.