Gap

It's a movie poster. I will add more thoughts later.

A slash or crack down the middle of a movie poster!! It's only been done .... 987,518,243 times before! And a person on a road/trail silhouetted from behind, that's only been done 1,207,593,642 times before! Why not once more? After all, the proof is there in all those times before: it's COOL!

 

It is cool. I kind of enjoy it even though it's been DONE and it's a totally meaningless cliché.

 

I'm mildly interested in wondering why the face halves were from one half dupped and flipped, but with a crack added or left to the nose. But the neck seems not to have been severed — we get the original whole.

 

 

Hi Supriyo.

No ! The poster is not a movie

Hi Hadi, thank you very much for taking part in the discussion. My comment may have come out differently than what I intended. What I wanted to say is, that the picture 'appears' to me as a movie poster. And please note (this part is important), this was not meant to be derogatory. A photo or art can allude to contemporary culture like movie posters or banners, or cliches, which can appeal to the viewer's emotions, or memories. The difference lies in how a picture alludes to a cliche without becoming one itself. Your picture does appeal to me as a reference to old Hollywood and current Indian (also termed Bollywood :) movie posters, but from your comment I understand that it was not meant to be. I see someone stepping into a different world. It is not clear whether the world is inside the woman, or beyond her. Either way, the stepping in seems to involve (painful?) tearing her apart. I feel a touch of melodrama and a strong sense of past history, as well as a future ending. Thats why, it reminded me of movies. I am curious to watch the whole movie to know the story, but at the same time, I am worried whether the melodrama would be too distracting for me (this is how I feel about movie posters as well). I like your post processing.

Whether the subject is a movie (poster) or not, I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around this image. That's because my inclination to interpret it keeps hitting a brick wall. Yet, I agree with Supriyo; I too like the postprocessing. It possibly involved an initial conversion to b&w, then tonal adjustments to emphasize contrasts, and sharpening. (Of course, my conjecture about the steps Had actually took may be totally wrong.)

Dear Supriyo

Thank you for your critique and comments.

Your feedback is very respectful to me

Dear Julie

Thank you for your comments

Dear Michael

Thanks for the critique and comment

This is not a poster

Hadi,,thanks for the excellent Photo. One of the best Photo of the week this year. Best niels

Thank you very much Dear friend Niels

Excellent work. Very creative!