Two new ones

bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
edited August 3, 2011 in Street and Documentary
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2011
    Hey B.D.

    No comments on this one ? Not even a clean the kids nose will ya ! headscratch.gif

    thought I'd use this post to say Hey and I'm Back rolleyes1.gif

    Can't wait to trade replies with you mwink.gif
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  • GaelGael Banned Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    Like bfjr said, I only get that the babys nose is running.

    I'm not sure what the OP was trying to convey.
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    Well, as they say, if you don't see any more than that, you don't see any more than that. ;-)

    Addendum:

    I've been thinking about your comment, and the more I thought about it the more I felt I should add the following:

    As I shot it, and as I see it, the 'runny nose' image captures and conveys isolation in what should be a social setting. The woman in the back is in her own world, disconnected from the other woman and baby. I could also start to blather about compositional elements, but...

    As to the second image, if you can't see any number of story possibilities there, well...:-)
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    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bfjr wrote: »
    Hey B.D.

    No comments on this one ? Not even a clean the kids nose will ya ! headscratch.gif

    thought I'd use this post to say Hey and I'm Back rolleyes1.gif

    Can't wait to trade replies with you mwink.gif

    Welcome back! As to no replies - well, two now, both focused on runny noses. rolleyes1.gif
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bdcolen wrote: »
    Welcome back! As to no replies - well, two now, both focused on runny noses. rolleyes1.gif

    Was there something I should of focused on besides that ! blbl.gifheadscratch.gif

    3 now

    Amidst the Humor, let me also offer my condolences for your friends recent passing.
    Having endured several myself of late, I truly know the feelings.
    It of course becomes the burden of our age to be at peace with such events.
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bfjr wrote: »
    Amidst the Humor, let me also offer my condolences for your friends recent passing.
    Having endured several myself of late, I truly know the feelings.
    It of course becomes the burden of our age to be at peace with such events.

    I assume this is a continuation of the postings related to this...

    As such I like the second shot with the capture of mood/emotion. First one is complementary to the series with the three different attention directions.
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bfjr wrote: »
    Was there something I should of focused on besides that ! blbl.gifheadscratch.gif

    3 now

    Amidst the Humor, let me also offer my condolences for your friends recent passing.
    Having endured several myself of late, I truly know the feelings.
    It of course becomes the burden of our age to be at peace with such events.

    Thanks, Ben - Though this image is utterly unrelated to that.
    But...Having recently started a Tumbler photo posting - I posted a tale some of a certain age may find entertaining, or what ever
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    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    rainbow wrote: »
    I assume this is a continuation of the postings related to this...

    As such I like the second shot with the capture of mood/emotion. First one is complementary to the series with the three different attention directions.

    This photo isn't related to that, Rainbow - but these are.
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bdcolen wrote: »
    This photo isn't related to that, Rainbow - but these are.

    Oh well, I needed practicing in BSing like many art experts...mwink.gif. (I am totally amused when I read about debates on whether a cherished museum piece is a masterpiece or a clever forgery...)

    Added edit: Checked your link. Quite a Potter story to go with the photos.
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2011
    bdcolen wrote: »
    Thanks, Ben - Though this image is utterly unrelated to that.
    But...Having recently started a Tumbler photo posting - I posted a tale some of a certain age may find entertaining, or what ever


    Hmmm sorry if my thoughts/words confused anybody but then that's my MO.

    Enjoyed the story, remember the times and the poster.
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2011
    BD - I like both shots. I was immediately struck by the apparent isolation of the woman in #2, before I read your reply. This shot conveys opposite emotions: joy on the one hand and sadness on the other. Is the woman thinking about a child she can't have? or a relationship gone bad? Or are the two women in conflict somehow? Any of these are possible. I also like the repetitive use of squares and rectangles in the couch, frames and door. They provide stability and balance to the dynamics of the mood. As for #2, I like the inclusion of the child's dress next to the woman's similarly styled dress--it's as if she's passing her childhood by. Nothing strikes me about the man in the way of a story, but I do like the expression on his face. Both people in this one seem to be lonely and disconnected. Maybe that's the point.

    That's my take on what I see.

    Lauren
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2011
    redleash wrote: »
    BD - I like both shots. I was immediately struck by the apparent isolation of the woman in #2, before I read your reply. This shot conveys opposite emotions: joy on the one hand and sadness on the other. Is the woman thinking about a child she can't have? or a relationship gone bad? Or are the two women in conflict somehow? Any of these are possible. I also like the repetitive use of squares and rectangles in the couch, frames and door. They provide stability and balance to the dynamics of the mood. As for #2, I like the inclusion of the child's dress next to the woman's similarly styled dress--it's as if she's passing her childhood by. Nothing strikes me about the man in the way of a story, but I do like the expression on his face. Both people in this one seem to be lonely and disconnected. Maybe that's the point.

    That's my take on what I see.

    Lauren

    Good take, Lauren. I think they both serve as ambiguous sheets of paper that allow us to go off in all sorts of different directions .
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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
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2011
    Though both shots left me scratching my head a bit, they are both clearly B.D. shots.
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