Of course I can Richard; thanks for stopping by and commenting. What are you looking for in the larger version?
I was curious about some of the shadow stuff, especially in the lower right corner. There's a hint of a face (or skull) there and I was wondering what it was about. In the smaller version you could almost think that she is holding a camera. It looks less likely in the larger one, though not impossible.
This looks like the stairs down to a Japanese Subway Station??
I was more intrigued by the sign that has lunch for about US$15.00 and then Dinner for more than US$60.00! Quite a difference from noon to evening in the 20th floor restaurant!:D
Interesting shot though!
My Equipment: Bodies: Canon- 5D Mark II, 7D, 50D, SD780IS, Sony DSC F828, DSC F717, Lenses: Canon EF16-35/f2.8L, EF24-105/f4L, EF100-400L, EF 50mm/1.8 II, EF100/2,8L, EF85/1.8 USM, MP-E65/2.8 1-5X, 15mm Fisheye, 70-200/f2.8L II Lighting: Canon 580EXII, 430EXII, MT-24EX, MR-14EX, Sony Hi Power, YinYan BY-180B Studio Strobes (3), Coco Ring Flash Adapter.
Stability:Manfrotto 055CXPRO3, 322RC2, 498RC2, 454 Macro Slider, 175F-1 Clamps Video: Canon XHA1, HV-20 (2), HV-30
Give me an A! Give me an M! Give me a B! Give me an I! Give me a G! Give me a U! Give me another I! Give me a T! Give me a Y!!!! What does it spell?!?!
There is a sinister quality about this shot that make it stand out for me.
We can't see either of the faces and the old lady looks to be cowering from the other figure.
How, why and what happened next - we can only speculate.
Great shot
Syncopation
The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. - Brook Atkinson- 1951
The photo wasn't staged and it isn't a composite. I just grabbed it while wondering round town. No subliminal skulls either:D
BD, Syncopation: I thought that it was ambiguous too, but then my girlfriend, who's Japanese, walked past, told me exactly what was happening in the picture, and tootled off on her way.
I think perhaps there is a cultural thing going on where people with different backgrounds would come to different conclusions about what was happening when I took the shot.
When I looked at this shot I immediately saw the dark figure as the grim reaper beaconing this elderly lady down into darkness. Her time has come. It strikes me as a pictorial metaphor for the end of a long life. Very well done you!!!
The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
... I'm still peeling potatoes.
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Of course I can Richard; thanks for stopping by and commenting. What are you looking for in the larger version?
I was curious about some of the shadow stuff, especially in the lower right corner. There's a hint of a face (or skull) there and I was wondering what it was about. In the smaller version you could almost think that she is holding a camera. It looks less likely in the larger one, though not impossible.
I was more intrigued by the sign that has lunch for about US$15.00 and then Dinner for more than US$60.00! Quite a difference from noon to evening in the 20th floor restaurant!:D
Interesting shot though!
Bodies: Canon- 5D Mark II, 7D, 50D, SD780IS, Sony DSC F828, DSC F717,
Lenses: Canon EF16-35/f2.8L, EF24-105/f4L, EF100-400L, EF 50mm/1.8 II, EF100/2,8L, EF85/1.8 USM, MP-E65/2.8 1-5X, 15mm Fisheye, 70-200/f2.8L II
Lighting: Canon 580EXII, 430EXII, MT-24EX, MR-14EX, Sony Hi Power, YinYan BY-180B Studio Strobes (3), Coco Ring Flash Adapter.
Stability:Manfrotto 055CXPRO3, 322RC2, 498RC2, 454 Macro Slider, 175F-1 Clamps
Video: Canon XHA1, HV-20 (2), HV-30
Give me an A! Give me an M! Give me a B! Give me an I! Give me a G! Give me a U! Give me another I! Give me a T! Give me a Y!!!! What does it spell?!?!
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY!!!!!
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
We can't see either of the faces and the old lady looks to be cowering from the other figure.
How, why and what happened next - we can only speculate.
Great shot
The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. - Brook Atkinson- 1951
My question: Is this a street candid or a staged shot and is it a single frame or a composite?
The photo wasn't staged and it isn't a composite. I just grabbed it while wondering round town. No subliminal skulls either:D
BD, Syncopation: I thought that it was ambiguous too, but then my girlfriend, who's Japanese, walked past, told me exactly what was happening in the picture, and tootled off on her way.
I think perhaps there is a cultural thing going on where people with different backgrounds would come to different conclusions about what was happening when I took the shot.
Cheers
... I'm still peeling potatoes.
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