Interaction and consumerism.

Paul Iddon

I needed a photograph for both of these categories, and I may have managed to get both done in one.

This mum is feeding baby and taking a (probably well earned) rest from shopping in the city centre. I think this shows great interaction on many fronts:-


Mum on a shopping trip with friend.
Mum and friend take coffee break.
Mum feeds baby.

Taken hand-held on the 400D with a 50mm Canon f/1.8 lens at 1/3sec, ISO 100 at f/8 and in PS, I duplicated the image, layered and desaturated and erased through to highlight the colours to pull the focus onto the mum and baby & friend, and the "Costa" coffee sign.






What do you think?


Paul.

Cantfeelmyfingers

It's kinda neat, the motion, stillness.. I'm not usually a fan of selective colouring, but I like it in this case.. I wouldn't say this photo speaks to me, but it is definately interesting.

schmoo

Paul, I think the contrast of motion versus stillness is fantastic, especially since the wall there is acting like a physical barrier for it!

Not only does the stillness of the women in color pop out, but I'm drawn to the older woman sitting alone behind the lady in green. She just looks beat.

1pocket

I thought "costa" was your watermark -- lol!

Paul Iddon

Thanks all.

I hope it acheives what I set out to do for most folks.




Paul.

Richard

I like it, but I'm not sure that it meets your goals. Despite the selective coloring, my attention is drawn to the blurred figures primarily. Perhaps you needed to be closer to your subjects. Just a thought.

Regards,

Paul Iddon

Thanks for looking and your opinion.

All taken in consideration.


Paul.