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bdcolen
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...When I shot these I was not thinking about either of the photographers who shot them first and better, or of their photographs; it just happened. But then I suppose that's how influence works, though I don't think of either of these photographers as being influences - and I don't have a single book of photos by either of them...(Oh, and neither was set up or manipulated in anyway....That said.....
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"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
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"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
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It's an optical illusion, same idea as when you see a car in a movie and the wheels appear to be spinning the opposite direction the car is traveling, I think.
Perhaps a resident physicist could explain this phenomenon.
PS - I've got that same trike shot - somewhere - it's a classic. Good one.
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The other one I fail to recognize. I need a clue. Interesting shadow and color replay.
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"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
(Takes a deep breath)
OK, so the position of the butts echoes the pattern on the manhole cover. Is that really enough to keep them? Seems to me that on balance they detract more than they contribute. For me, the star of the show is the parallel between the chalk drawing and the shadow of the trash container. You have a lovely composition with subtle colors and textures here, but IMO the butts are just litter--brightness that breaks the mood. This is an art shot, not PJ, so I would gladly clone them out. Reality is overrated.
(exhales)
I should add one thing: while there is something familiar about this shot, I don't recognize it exactly. So if this is an homage to some cigarette butt shot, then forget what I said and forgive my ignorance. I was just reacting to the shot in and of itself.
I disagree. The cigarette butts are essential here; they both break and continue the pattern, and they provide a bit of spice to a shot that otherwise would be a bit dull.
Yes, it's an art shot, but art, even at its most fantastic, is ultimately about reality or it has no meaning. Sidewalks and cigarette butts go together like syrup on pancakes.
The crayon tracing of an earlier state of the wastebasket shadow is an amazing find, though. I'm sure I would have photographed it had I come across it, but I doubt I would have thought to frame it with the manhole and the sidewalk pattern like that. It's a wonderful shot.
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I do really like this shot and love seeing B.D. walking through the color door so often. I suppose there is some of the same idea here as Penn had. Manhole cover, cigarette butts, yet it is a beautiful composition. Who was it who "found" the urinals?