Parallelism

Sometimes in life, lurking just behind us, are our analogues or

mirrors, as in this photo taken in an Eastern European capital's main

shopping street. Your ratings and critiques are invited and most

welcome. If you rate harshly or very critically, please submit a

helpful and constructive comment; please share your superior

photographic knowledge to help improve my photography. Thanks!

Enjoy! John

A parallel universe!! Wonderfully captured. Doug

This has been sitting on my hard drive for a little while, and I had meant to post it, but kept getting involved in photos I saw as more urgent to post.

 

It's a gentle and slightly subtle photo from my viewpoint - just another way of looking at things (and not very old at that; it's just that I take sooo many photos).

 

Best to you.

 

John (Crosley)

 

This photo copyright 2007, All Rights Reserved, John Crosley

John, WOW! AFter reading your thoughts I took a peek at your gallery! WOW! I'm amazed. Your work has quite the scope. So many looks and feels! I really enjoyed viewing your style!! I'll be back for more! Regards, Doug

I try not to be a one-dimensional person; perhaps it's impossible for me anyway, so why fight it?

 

I hope you enjoy your peregrinations through my portfolio. Many like the comments almost as much as the photography. . . . .

 

John (Crosley)

Wonderful that you caught her right there and in a mimic with the pose of the "ladies" in the window. Ok, I said ladies because is it me or does one of those guys/gals look like a guy?

 

I love the white contrast and the dark coats they wear and the fact that she is wearing a white coat. I love that they all have blond hair!

 

I love her nails and LOVE that she is obviously texting someone and that is just so "HIP".

 

Wonderful shot!

 

~ micki

Fantastic moment capturing the contemplative expressions of both the framed mannequin and the girl using her phone genially placed opposite each other diagonally. I like the girl's blank face deep in her thoughts. The framing of the mannequin by the ornate frame behind the glass is compelling enough by herself. Her arms are crossed and she also looks distracted by her thoughts. The two mannequins on the right side are fashionistas that seem to be passing judgement on the way that the girl in front is dressed. Great shot.

Sometimes one just happens to 'see' things differently, and when I saw this woman, with blondish hair standing in front of the store window with similar or analogous mannequins and I could create a 'story' from the photo, I jumped at the chance.

 

Yes indeed, the rightmost mannequin does look like a guy, but in Ukraine that is just an accident; there was no trans sexuality endorsed here; it is a female mannequin shown from an 'odd' angle.

 

Now text messaging may be 'hip' in the United States, but it's a necessity in Ukraine -- a text message of standard length may cost 20 cents, or the price of a jitney ride, but a full phone call costs that each minute (using SIM cards, which are stored value chips inside the phones -- few contracts).

 

I was happy with my ability to 'see' this particular one; I'm glad you endorse that.

 

Best wishes, (glad to see you around)

 

John (Crosley)

When I see something like this on the 'street', I can hardly understand all the subtleties, so when you see scornful fashionistas on the right background, then it must be true. I didn't 'see' that, at least on a conscious level, but probably on an unconscious level.

 

I see so many things, on my good days (don't ask about my 'bad' days), that it is a hard task to separate out in a scene, those things that I consciously saw in my rush to photograph, and how many just fell into place or which I was only aware of peripherally.

 

This is just one scene that (on a good day) I am attuned to where I think others might not.

 

But then again, others often will see things I just pass right by.

 

It's all a matter of individual 'sight'.

 

This day it was acute; other days it is completely lacking.

 

Your critique, as usual, is quite on point.

 

John (Crosley)

Beautiful work, John!

You are almost the king of Photo.net with the popularity of your work (and it's excellent work too), so any good word from you is held in high esteem here.

 

And you always seem to like my best work; which makes me feel you are a very good judge of photographic merit -- at least our tastes run somewhat parallel.

 

Please feel free to stop by and browse any old time.

 

;~)

 

John (Crosley)