And no one looked!

 

Revisiting an old theme!

 

Feedback appreciated.

 

The theme may be old, but it continues to work. Strong separation of the subject from the moving background. The photo has three layers...the foreground with the stationary model...the middle layer with its blurred pedestrians...and the final background with immovable buildings...and those layers combine into a very well done composition.

 

 

love the control of exposure in this difficult lighting condition...

Nice work David! And... I find it difficult to believe that nobody looked. Bet they were behind you ;-)

Excellent work! 6/6

I looked and still am David.

 

Very strong fashion image.

 

-Owen

Jim did a perfect analysis. I like this photo a lot. I wonder if it was planned this way or was it a result of Genius luck.

This is great. I wonder why no one looked?

very strange model, and i loved it! I really like the way you make the movement behind her. Congrats

technique and aesthetics are superbly blended to create a meaningful photograph~ regards!

Wonderful, dynamic image.

Nice one. Creative idea and decent execution. I agree with Mr. Jim Adams about the beauty of this photo. But I regretfully disagree with Somnath Chatterjee's comments on exposure however because this photo is clearly overexposed. Especially at the left side including the chest of the model and her left (right in the photo) arm as well as the backgound. It is unfortunate to have white or white like clothes at the people which take place at the left background but model's overexposed parts shows that there is a exposure problem anyway. Model could use a more spacious framing too in my opinion. Despite this issues this is a beautiful and creative photo in my opinion. Best regards.

Jim, I never thought about this image having layers. I see what you mean. You have got me thinking about more images that can use the concept of layers.

 

Somnath, I think Kaya has a more definitive comment regarding the light but you are correct. The light was difficult to work with.

 

Dave, Your comment makes me smile. I never thought to look behind me.

 

Maurizio, Thanks a lot.

 

Owen, but you weren't there. I am glad you are looking now.

 

Andrew, I often say it is better to be lucky than good. This was planned and I think I was lucky.

 

Alan, I am guessing you do not know Hong Kong. I could have been stabbing her with a knife and no one would have looked.

 

Paulo, I am not sure what you mean by 'strange model' but I am glad you like this.

 

Umair, I fear you are being too kind but please don't stop.

 

Linda, Thanks.

 

Kaya, Your comment is very much appreciated. I realise there are areas of this image that are clearly over exposed. I do not think it is ALL over exposed. I had not control over the people in the background or the model to be honest. They were all wearing what they are wearing. I had to work with it. Thanks for taking the time to explain your feelings.

 

Thanks everyone. I really didn't expect so much feedback. I am glad.

and the colors. Seems you had just the right mix of people crossing for this shot - gives it a sense of color brush strokes.

Thanks. That was the intention. I was just lucky with the number of people.

The attempt is very interesting. I guess you chose a long shutter speed (together with a ND filter?) and that the model had to stand still for quite some time!

I agree, a difficult lighting situation: you needed the spot of sun on the model. The same spot determined the illumination of the background and thus less "separation" than desirable. You are correct: you could not influence what the passer-byes were wearing. :-)

Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately, I did not have my ND filter with me and there was a lot of light about making the lighting even more difficult to deal with.

Bravo David! very creative work!

Damn David! This is so very well executed and a most amazing image... I love the abstracted quality of the blurred figures... So....... did you use N.D. filters? As an aside, I just love some of the nit picky comments one gets on p nut... Over the top but I've finally decided amusing. It makes one wonder about their home lives and if this is the manner in which they are treated by those around them... but I digress. This is indeed a super image David and even moreso as its a bit of a departure for you. If I may, I'd like to use it as an example of motion work in my class. Cheers Mate!

Maurizio, Maybe not too creative. It is an old idea!

 

Raymond, No ND unfortunately. That said I think I managed OK(ish) without one. Personally, I don't mind nit picking. It lets me see how others see my images. I will agree some are amusing. I am not sure if this is departure for me or not. I do like to take many different styles of photos. Perhaps your comment is encouraging me to upload more of my 'departures' as you put it. Thanks for that. Feel free to use it in your class.

Foto Speciale,piena di vita ! ciao Paul

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Today the elves selected this wonderful image for the daily gallery. Congratulations. Warm regards.

It is a most intriguing picture! It keeps many people guessing about the technical details. We are many who would like to try to also make that kind of picture. Did you use a tripod? What was the shutter speed? The aperture?...filters of any kind? focus length etc.....and oh, by the way: A very, very lovely model. Well done!

This was taken many year ago and I had to search for the details. It was a very bright day which was a problem as I did not have any neutral density filters on the camera. Indeed there are no filters whatsoever. The camera was set to f22 at 1/3 second. The camera was not on a tripod but it was supported by me forcing the camera into a post. A tripod was not practical although it would have made the shot easier. I hope this helps.

 

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