Unscripted Entrance

After I stopped trying to figure out what I like or don't like about the figure intruding from the left, I noticed the "bent" post. It's funny sometimes how the eye settles on this or that in a photo. I am still wondering what it would have been like if the "intruder" had not come along. I still like the photo. I'm just at a loss to say why. --Lannie

I think, the intruder is a crucial element in the photo - there's an intriguing rhythm in this photo: doors, people, posts - moving (and bending!) vs. resting.

Hi Jack,

Extraordinary street photo. So simple so much to see...

All the best!!!

Initially, I see a world within a world. The outer world is totally bland; nothing's going on and it's only color is a light shade of gray. On the other hand, the inner world is dynamic, clearly including motion and the implication of motion (the bent post) and it includes two people, each of whom clearly has a different perception than the other. Each person also is engaged in a different activity. The "intruder" is in mid-step and possibly looking at some weird photographer, while the other is passively smoking (or about to smoke) a cigarette. - - No doubt, Jack, you studied philosophy. This image is a lesson inn ontology. - - mhl

Hello dear Jack: Here you go again....A puzzle to decipher, and not an easy one. The obvious: the passive and the active, so perfectly depicted with the movement figure against the perfectly still smoking man. And then, the figured, cracked surface separating them. And the formality of a culture. Wow! The more one sees this amazing freezing of time, the more complex it becomes, and more enjoyable therefore. BW truly makes the trick here. Bravo! DG

Sometime street moments that w can see offer interesting photo subject and your eyes do this so well,like it.

Nice. I like the relationship that is being established between the two unrelated individuals by virtue of the composition. Strong sense of story and anticipation. Will the two make eye contact eventually, or will they pass each other encased in their own worlds. I also like the difference in size of the two humans created by the lens perspective.

Simple yet amazing. Two figures make the photo. Title is a perfect match for sure. I love it and quoting from Karl Lagerfeld this image captured a moment in time that’s gone forever.

Nice street photograph; juxtaposed guy at peace on the right, and annoying anxious guy crashing his world on the left

Thanks, Jack. I appreciate your support and thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment.