...walking along...

I think I agree with the camp that is in favor of cropping out more of the top. I like this shot

for many reasons; the composition, the model, the mob - but perhaps what I find most

interesting is that I wasn't sure where it was shot. It never ceases to amaze me how similar

western nations (and developed nations in general) can look very similar at a glance. Nice

photo; *good job at taking advantage of a brief opportunity.

Vad-I really liked this photograph back in January and I still do; congratulations on it being a photo of the week! regards, cb :-)

Love the vantage point & composition. Sort of makes you wonder what she's walking into leaving her solitude behind

May I congratulate you for the fine art you have put in this image.

 

It is full of grace, peacefull and somehow seductive.

 

Excelent, brilliant job. Thank you

Vad, what a great photo! I think the real purpose of good art is to make you think, which is exactly what this photo is doing. It evokes so many responses... almost like a psychology test that acts as a projective technique (e.g. Rorschach..those butterfly ink blots) You can project your own meaning, emotions etc into this photo and it leaves room for so many interpretations. To me this is about the contrasts, one facing many, serenity vs chaos, black and white, female energy vs male energy, Ying and Yang, so well captured in black and white and in the composition of the emty spaces and the single figure in the foreground vs the detail and crowd in the background. Even a seductive tone to the way the figure of the woman is moving towards the crowd - one of anticipation, wanting to join up, become part of etc.. WOW! It "works" with my thinking processes and thereore qualifies as real art.

Sorry for any misinterpetation, Bill. I wasn't refering to the sky causing it to be off balance. To myself everything is leaning, or more accurately leading you toward the top left buildings. If you concider it balanced perhaps you can explain

Personally I think if that gal was much farther right it would have balanced out nicely. ( maybe closer too )

I like the contrast between lonely figure and busy city.

I love this photo. I cannot speak on the technical side of things but I do know what works aesthetically for me. :) I like the bit of sky in the background. It feels to me like she is coming from somewhere, a traveler, and is about to move through this new situation. Will she be welcomed? There's a feeling as space moves from being open at the top of the street to being closed in as the buildings rise up and the way narrows that is somewhat oppressive. This is accentuated by the building blocking the street at the end. There is a cessation of movement. The bit of sky is a promise of there being life and space beyond this street, beyond this encounter. Great stuff!

I like the balance of open space vs congestion. Very nice image....maybe if there was less foreground, and a little more touch of skyline? not sure. I like this very much. Good work!

I have looked at this shot so many times and each time I see something new, all I can say it's pure class and timeless. I only wish I could have taken this shot

It's very dramatically!!

 

Like someone else,I look this picture so many times.

I should say every time when I enter into POW forum,I must see this shot!I try to study how you made this happen.It's jsut incredible except you are the director of movie,then you could put some actors into this scene....wow, just like a 70's style movie scene!!

To Hu Hu Lin

 

Thank you. I was just lucky to be in the right time in the right place.

Great photo! It speaks volumes! Maybe fix the midtone in it though, there is a lot of grey in

it. But fantastic composition. Powerful shot, well done.

yep it really is timeless,but a close look at the crowd gives away the fact that it was probably staged.think it would have come across stronger if we didn't get any clue to that.i rate this excellent.

Great shot...staged or not! Congrats, Iren

Hello Vad . Very interesting composition .

very nice!