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"far from the maddening crowd"


llgarcia

Make: NIKON CORPORATION;
Model: NIKON D80;
Exposure Time: 1/180.0 seconds s;
FNumber: f/6.7;
ISOSpeedRatings: ISO 400;
ExposureProgram: Other;
ExposureBiasValue: +1/2
MeteringMode: Other;
Flash: Flash did not fire;
FocalLength: 52.0 mm mm;
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 78 mm;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh;

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Les,

Thanks for dropping by with your nice remark. Thanks also for your correction of the phrase although you may be pertaining to the novel by Thomas Hardy.

"Maddening" was purposely used in my title which in the dictionary relates to 'being irritated or infuriated', hence the change of the phrase.

Best regards!

Lester

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I think this is an excellent photograph.  All the elements work well together.  This fact takes time to sink in.  But once you become in tune with the rhythm of the photograph you see it is so.  I won't talk about why it all works together unless pressed.  I'll simply repeat that it does so.

 

My only issue is with the dreadful title the artist has chosen for this beautiful image.  It represents a common mistake.

 

 Let me point out that the title should be "Far from the Madding Crowd."  This was the title of a novel by the Victorian novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (initial publication, 1874).  The action of the novel takes place not in a city but in the countryside.  The hero is a shepherd.  Hardy took his title from the 18th century poem "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Grey.  Grey wrote: "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, / Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; / Along the cool sequester'd vale of life / They kept the noiseless tenor of their way."  

 

I hate to harp on this, but I see too often excellent photographs with awful titles that only lead their viewers into derision.  Artist, please choose a neutral title.  Let the viewer deduce the meaning of the image.  In this case the image is strong enough to stand by itself with no title at all.

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I really like the B &W tones and the way you have framed the shot, everything works. As for the title for me it represents a humourous play on words, as crowds very often in town centres are just that "maddening" Of course Alex may not have read your explanation, but I didn't need to. I can empathise with your sentiments exactly!

Great shot and in my humble opinion great title too.

Best Regards

Alf

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