Outland

"Outland" indeed, and very well shown. Congratulations!

a nice way to start the 2010 finding 2 new photos... as always, rich in their simplicity and with exceptionl exp. as here, have all the range of greys and the same time the white of the snow so detailed, is rare. good year and thanks!

Thank you for your comments.

Right moment and very good mood. regards

Poetic but derelict... You succeeded creating a real interesting mood here, Wieslaw!

Kind regards & all my best wishes to you and yours for a very happy 2010! Marjolein

much drama in its seeming simplicity; nice capture and rendering. dp

Shawn - I probably would have never hit on an idea to title this image 'Outland', but must admit an unknown artist who wrote the word on the wall knew what he was doing:-}

 

Andrea - thanks for your encouragement, glad you like the tones which are very close to what I got out of the camera.

 

Peter - welcome, I took a dozen or so shots of the woman as she was walking across the square but I found this moment when she's as if leaving the place the most meaningful for the scene. Nice to know it also works for you.

 

Marjolein - though the square is in fact not far from the city centre, it looks really derelict, especially in winter, in warmer days it becomes one of the favourite meeting points for the homeless people in the city.

 

Donna - welcome, I love when my guests find drama in my images, thanks for letting me know:-}

 

My best wishes to all of you, may the New Year be happy and healthy for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent capture full of interesting details that makes a great composition....Love the contrast....

 

The best for you and your love ones....Feliz año 2010!!....Ektor.

thank you for visiting and your kind words, Have a Happy Year too:-}

from composition to tones and production. Wish you all the best for the new year, Giuseppe

thank you for visiting and greetings, the same to you my friend:-}

The space of ground which dominates the center of this photograph seems to act as a gravitational force holding all the surrounding elements firmly in place and creating a compositionally cohesive picture. It's a carefully set up and intelligent picture as I have come to expect from you.

thank you for your comment, especially an interesting point on the role of the ground in this composition. Also thanks so much for your unswerving faith in my abilities:-}. Best regards.

Marjolein is right, poetic fits the bill perfectly. Your sense of observation and composing is as good as ever.

thank you for your comment, best regards.

This is a very sad and lonely image to me - the empty park bench, the woman walking out of the scene and the solitary bird on the snowy ground. Your choice for b/w really helps to convey the cold lonely mood of this photo. Very well done. Thank you for sharing. :)

thank you for your comment. I see what you mean, I had similar feelings to yours and my guests here, pretty sure that the gloomy December late afternoon weather had also its share for creating a murky atmosphere in this shot.