Pincio - Rome 2009

Thank you for your comments, critiques and suggestions, G.

To me it almost seems as if the sun is communicating with the street lantern: "please take over the job now". Maybe because the lantern is set in the foreground, and there are some of the last sun rays going in it's direction. Anyway, this came to mind when I first looked at your picture, and I rather liked that! I like the mood of the picture too, but I personally feel that I want to see a bit more of the scenery on the right side of the photo as well.( for the composition to be really beautiful in my opinion :)

But congratulations, it's a very nice photo! Kind regards, Marjolein

Game of Lights and Lines in a memorable landscape

Interesting composition. Well done. Regards.

Not bad as a documentary, but there is one issue: I think you should decide if you want to show the skyline or the passer-bys. It seems to me that the photo combines two different images. As said, the skyline, with the rays of the dawning sun, and the two persons. Somehow I feel that they don't get along too well. Imagine if it was blown up and hung on a wall: what would you look at? It is also true that the persons would be meaningless without the skyline. Hm ... difficult to say. No rating this time.

for your most interesting comments and suggestions.

Marjolein, thank you for pointing out the lamp-declining sun relationship; when I shot this one I was visualizing a triangle, the one formed by the sun and the two lamps: this was, and is, imho, the main geometric foundation of this shot. You ask for more scenery on the right side: I think that the position and direction of the passers by "suggests" this need. I raised the camera, framed and shot: maybe i got them a bit too much on the right considered the direction of their movement;

Hossein, Oskar, thank you for your appreciation that is surely mutual;

Luca, I am not really sure if this is a documentary shot, a street shot or a landscape one, sometimes definitions and classifications simply doesn't help too much to appreciate our works; I thank you very very much for your interesting considerations and remarks. You state that I should "decide if want to show the skyline or the passer-bys." and again What would I look at, the sky or the passers-by? To answer this questions (that are posed both to the photographer [show] and to the viewer [look at]) I will go back over my memories of the shooting moment. I remember that I was walking when I saw (visualized as a possible good subject) the lamp in the foreground, the distant skyline and the small, quiet square just in front of me. I saw the walking people, decided it was worth a try and shot framing with the sun/two lamps triangle as main geometric form in mind. I included the car on the bottom right on purpose, just to put an anchor there, something to show that there's not only beauty and serenity in this scene, but also some "urban chaos" element. This was done quickly, while adjusting the exposure time. This is what I saw and consequently show to my viewers.

Thanks so much for your interesting and stimulating comment. Giuseppe

Bel punto di ripresa e ottimi taglio ed illuminazione, bella foto Giuseppe!

Li os comentários sobre esta imagem, e realmente ela pode despertar polêmicas a respeito. Eu percebo nesta imagem uma ligação entre o final da tarde com o casal na praça talvez... voltando para casa em passadas completamente sincronizadas, como se fosse ensaiado, atitude, incrivelmente bem posicionado, e é a parte mais forte da imagem para mim. Esta imagem, como as de Bresson e dos grandes mestres, tem suas linhas Definidas de ouro e bem assim várias imagens pode formar dentro de uma maior, e é isto o que conta! A situação é muito rica e bem composta. Talvez o carro, um pouco Perturbe a paz do lugar, mas de qualquer forma entendi que o caos é intrínseco e faz parte do momento. Como sempre, Giuseppe acertou, vc! tchau! MF

thanks so much for your analysis of this photo. As you write, this work is a sort of combination of two shots/stories. As soon as I shot I was conscious that the presence of the car on the bottom right would have been a matter of debate. I chose to leave it there (the intrinsic presence of chaos in everyday life, as you say) and I am quite happy with my choice. Thanks again for your appreciation and analysis that has helped me to better understand some peculiarities of this work, ciao, Giuseppe

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