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Jerusalem Series, thanks for viewing

Jerusalem series . Thanks

Even though their backs are turned towards me there seems something familiar and universal in the posture of this couple. I can relate to the hand on the small of her back which is an easily recognized gesture indicating lower back pain.

 

I love the quality of light .... warm, soft and inviting. My only concern is with the slant of the photo. I cannot help wanting to have those drain pipes level.

Wonderful, Pnina, it tells a thousand words. Great job, amiga.

Gord, as usual you are very correct. What disturbed me more was the drain pipe *going out of her head "and I have deleted it and corrected the slant. I loved that couple with her hand and plastic pouch ,very human duo .

Again it shows the different people living in the city and its pluralism . As usual with PN it will take time to show my rework....I hope it will be photographically better looking.Thanks for your observation.

 

Dear Mari, thank my friend for your support.

A beautiful shot, Pnina!

Pnina, it is interesting to see how much religions have dressed your subjects in your last three submissions. Kind regards. Karl

Ruud, thank you for your comment.

 

Karl, if you look at the Jerusalem file ( that I have arranged today at last....) you will see that the city has a religious pluralism.Thanks

Nice shot. I can feel her back pain. - Charles

Nice capture of this...black couple!...Ciaomau!

Magnifica serie y excelente documento Pnina,con la que nos acercas Jerusalen, a traves de un interesante paseo por sus calles ,mostrandonos a su jente,costumbres,arquitectura, todo ello mediante un punto de vista excelente.Felicidades.

 

Un cordial saludo -Tolo.

Deep thoughts to start the day. Lovely atmosphere!

Off they go. It's amazing what you convey just shooting the back of them -- her aches, etc. I like the light just below and around her.

Very good capture, Pnina. I like the scene and the dof with perfect focus in the lady. Excellent shot and very agreeable atmosphere. Regards

To all of you.

 

Faces are not always needed for explanations.Different elements , body language , surrounding are able to paint a life situation.

 

I appreciate your taking the time to write your impressions.

Pnina, I love the light in this image, and there is a wonderful story even though we can't see a face. I think that there clothes being black makes this image special. Any other colour and it would have been like any other colour image, but this becomes a hybrid of sorts, and a very good one at that.

Looking at this and the two preceding it, as well as thinking about many other images I've seen you do, I just had one of these odd little revelations that somehow seem revelatory to me, but probably has been obvious to everybody else all along. In your part of the world there seems to be a necessity to identify with one group or another and that is done by quite obvious dress code. Identity with a larger group seems paramount. It is so counter to my own instincts. Fascinating. Thanks again for a fine street shot.

This one speaks 'Old World' to me. The clothing and what I can see of the one face partially showing, the cobblestone road and stone block building are the main contributors to this feeling. (Though he could well be consulting a cell phone or Blackberry) :-) Your decision to clone out the pipe over the woman's head was a compromise at best. No time to think about the backgound's effect when taking a 'spur of the moment' candid. Good decision! The low brighness range here allows details in the dark clothing to show. And even though this is basically flatly lit from overhead, the reflection off the background wall supplies enough boost to consider it a back light and nicely separates your subjects from it. Another Jay Maisel would be proud of; the gesture of the hand on the back is classic. Best, LM.

Jeff, the hybrid as you call it( if I understand well the English word), is in a way the character of the city, and I wish that this photo and this series will be seen as a whole, depicting the differences and pluralism of ways of life, culturals ,religions, that exists in this city.( my aim in this photographic series.)

 

 

 

Dave

 

"In your part of the world there seems to be a necessity to identify with one group or another and that is done by quite obvious dress code."

 

 

I don't think so,( If I well understood your point of view) dress codes are cultural/ethnic, and also religious, and you can find it in many places around the world. Jerusalem is one example of many.Thanks for taking the time Dave.

 

 

 

Len, you are right that when you photo in the streets especially in alleys in this part of the city, even if you are ready with the camera, many very fast decision has to be taken with little time when people are in motion.Therefor PP is what we do, and sometime have to make changes, I see it as a way to better my saying. in order to enhance the details of their back colors ( no faces) , I lowered even more the brightness of BG.working selectively on both.

 

Thanks for the Jay Maisel name, it is very kind of you ;-))

Pnina, in each of these last three postings, i get the impression of a deep respect for the privacy of these individuals.

Although this is a great photo, I find that the story is told in short visual bursts, almost like receiving a telegraph. His sunlit beard, her hand steadying her hip, her swollen foot bursting out of her shoe, and that long anchoring cane all communicating age, wisdom, perseverance, and patience in measured steps.

I agree with Jeff. At first I saw this and thought, that's exactly how I feel on many days (just observing the woman). But Jeff always can bring a very unique perspective to these scenes, making me re-examine how I first saw the image.

Linda, Thanks , I always respect people, especially when photographing in the streets. If I can I ask permission.I appreciate your observation.

 

Jeff, thanks, it is always I think, only a part of the full story, which we don't really know, but it is the visual signs that are helping us to imagine the rest, as you so well expressed it.

 

Bob, we learn all the time ,and I think that is the best part of uploading a photo and know how people experience it. Thanks for writing your own feeling about the scene.

It's a good shot that I can't help thinking would be better in black and white.

Thanks for coming till here. I think it is a photo that can be nice in both,  colors and B/W .Thanks again