alt.street 'The Relative Distribution of Mass'

'The Relative Distribution of Mass' is a study and contrast of body

shapes; each of these individual depicted is roughly the same age but

their 'body shapes' differ markedly. Your ratings, critiques and

remarks are invited and most welcome. If you rate harshly, critically, or

just wish to post a remark, please submit a helpful and constructive

comment; thank you in advance for sharing your photographic

knowledge to help improve my photography. Enjoy! John

PDE

i'm not proof on the RDM, but the masses/volumes, are really well distributed in this shot as the lights and shadows, adding a remarkably 3D effect. This effect is functional to the story you are telling , dividing the two subject in separated but harmonious  planes. Just some highlight ( as on the hut ) seems overburned in my monitor, but this is a minor problem or maybe a plus of your beautiful image.

congrats

Vezio

Sometimes, for no particular reason, when looking about, one sees an image that fits into 'no particular category' even if it's 'street'.

One would never imagine taking such a shot, plan for such a shot, or even fathom such a shot, and moreover lighting (as here) may not be the best . . . the woman is in mottled light from tree shade, he's in bright summer sun pounding off his back and reflecting off body oils and sweat.

Of course, there's the contrast, he's fully exposed to the sun, so far as 'allowed' in an urban, working, environment.

She's fully dressed, from hat down to very long skirt -- protecting herself from the sun (and exposing us to her ample body mass other than as revealed by her clothes).

Pierre, I always appreciate your visits.

john

John (Crosley)

Thank you for your analysis of the relative masses in this photo/it would be very hard to measure, but I also did a bit of cropping (left and right, mostly right) to try to 'even out the masses' of light and dark.

As to the 'over burning' you see on your monitor, that is NOT a blowout, and purposefully was left to show well.

The reason? 

Look at his white cap, her whitish hat and then the whitish TV sign from the building.

It's a row of threes, for a gratuitous image and a little synchronicity to vex my viewers.

;~))

Thanks for an enlightened comment.

john

John (Crosley)