High Contrast- Istiklal Caddesi

Justiceiro

D'Buggs

If that were a western woman,,,, I'd say that she's pissed at her bus being late.

bdcolen

Justiceiro wrote:

How about "Higher Contrast?"

thoth

D'Buggs wrote:

If that were a western woman,,,, I'd say that she's pissed at her bus being late.

Maybe she's pissed at her bus carrying a load of melons and cars being late?

Richard

D'Buggs wrote:

If that were a western woman,,,, I'd say that she's pissed at her bus being late.

There may be darker forces at work here. The graffiti means "May they all leave" in Spanish and the symbol looks rather like a right-wing logo I have seen somewhere. But I'm a little confused--isn't this in Istanbul?

thoth

Richard wrote:

There may be darker forces at work here. The graffiti means "May they all leave" in Spanish and the symbol looks rather like a right-wing logo I have seen somewhere. But I'm a little confused--isn't this in Istanbul?

The symbol is an anarchy symbol so, knowing the Spanish text, it all comes together a little better.

adbsgicom

thoth wrote:

Maybe she's pissed at her bus carrying a load of melons and cars being late?

It's a great shot. Love the expression on her. There is also a mesh of culture here. Where is the spanish on the wall coming from?

D'Buggs

I fully confess that I don't know the full context of what's happening... But do know that whatever it is, she's not amused by it.

Richard

thoth wrote:

The symbol is an anarchy symbol so, knowing the Spanish text, it all comes together a little better.

Ah, right. I knew I had seen it before. So it's really a no-wing symbol.

This is an interesting test of the "an image must speak for itself" idea. Without the title, I would immediately have assumed that the pic was taken in a Spanish speaking country (quite possibly Spain) and that the graffiti showed anti-immigrant sentiments. If that is indeed Turkey, then one might guess that the conflict is between religious and secular Muslims, but why the Spanish? A Spanish neighborhood in Istanbul? Or maybe I have missed the meaning altogether or am trying to read too much into it.

Justiceiro

My idea of the contrast is the rather conservative attire vs. the symbol of anarchy- particularly since you rarely see this sort of chador in Beyoglu. The shot is in Turkey, not Spain, I really have no idea why the Spanish is there, but I can see now that the photo alone might be misinterpreted as "anti-immigrant." Although I imagine the subject is an immigrant from Anatolia, at the very least. Here's another interesting one.

tortillatorture

the last picture reminds me of another photo i have seen recently,
in the picture im talking about the burka-woman had some kind of police authority.
that may not be the case here, but that was my first thought.
anyway, story or not, i like the second one much more than the first.
much more interesting to look at for me at least.

rainbow

Justiceiro wrote:

My idea of the contrast is the rather conservative attire vs. the symbol of anarchy- particularly since you rarely see this sort of chador in Beyoglu. The shot is in Turkey, not Spain, I really have no idea why the Spanish is there, but I can see now that the photo alone might be misinterpreted as "anti-immigrant." Although I imagine the subject is an immigrant from Anatolia, at the very least. Here's another interesting one.

"The eyes have it!"

Just in time for Halloween here -- kind of spooky!

rutt

bdcolen wrote:

How about "Higher Contrast?"

Too much, B.D. This is a fine shot just the way it is, made better by understanding the context of the graffiti.