ONE FINE DAY

..And one fine shot! Nice lines, pleasant light and great composition, David. Good job.

This shot has a lot of depth to it. At first, it appears to be an architectural shot (or maybe just b/c that's what I'm drawn to), but looking closer, I see that the building is really just a fancy frame for the (I'm guessing homeless) woman sitting down the hallway. It's an interesting shot and it shows that there's more than meets the eye.

Thanks. I'm pleased that you enjoyed it.

A moving shot, Dave. Wonderfull seen and made. Fine work. Regards...

To be honest, I didn't see the woman sitting there when I first stopped to take the picture. It was taken a good hundred feet from her. The stairway, the pattern of the brick, the balcony, etc. are what attracted me. I don't know that the woman is homeless. I saw her close up, and she had on face painting and some very colorful clothes. She could have just been one of the natives. This area is a bohemian enclave. I did rally like the way the shop across the street showed behind the woman. The long lens compressed the distance nicely and gave me that mystical figure lurking over the woman. BTW, I did this in black and white and didn't like it nearly as much.

Very nice architectural social commentary...seriously. This is a well composed and interesting visual that gives you more to ponder as you look at the woman and wonder...

 

Dick

Thanks. It really wasn't meant to be moving. See the comment made while you were making yours. We just crossed wires.

I no more than finish one comment and there is another in place when I get back. For a bit of explanation, see the comment I made above to Doug. Thanks you very much for looking.

Well, never mind then! I like the building too, and that's what would have caught my eye if I had been there.

It's because you find all this interesting stuff...a part of my day is becoming..."I wonder what Dave put up today?". Thanks for the daily slide show:-)!!

 

Dick

Don't be rude. I pay attention to all the folks that have suffered my images. And, knowing what I do about your art, you would have found the building detail of interest, with or without people. I think about how many times I tried to take an image of this or that place or object and a person would wander into the field of view, and I'd have to wait until they got out of my scene. More often than not the random persona adds to the image. It took me a long time to learn that.

Thanks. You just made my day.

I'm sorry, David, I didn't intend my comment to be rude. I just meant that it didn't really apply anymore because I had misinterpreted your intent. I really do like the photo, regardless of it's intended focus. I do think the woman adds an interesting element and I'm glad she happened to be there, and I do think it's a great building that I would have salivated over if I had found it (I'd be curious to see a followup photo of just those stairs once the sun is on them). I like and respect you, both as a person and as a photographer, and I would not deliberately offend you, but I'm sorry if I did so accidentally.

Very nice! I like the lighting and most of all I like the color's at the end of the hallway including the poor old lady (so sad). Such a large building but focus is at the end because of the color's. Well done

I feel terrible. I was just kidding you, and I thought you knew me well enough through our many exchanges, that you would see it as just that. Now I shall apologize for making an assumption and making an ass of myself. Please accept my apology for making you feel unappreciated and embarrassing you. I'll try to make my humor a little more obvious and a little more humorous in the future.

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. Take care.

David, like Doug, i was drawn into this by the lines and shadows of the architecture. and then i saw the seated woman. it doesn't really matter that you didn't notice her at first either. many of my favorite shots are the ones that when i got them on my computer screen, i discover something i hadn't noticed when shooting. i love that surprise. it is like finding an extra prize in a box of cracker jacks! the woman certainly blends into the display window behind her, but everything in the image leads to her. a fine serendipitous image!

No, it appears that I am the ass--I've gotten burned a couple of times in the past day where I offered constructive criticism and basically got screamed at because I apparently didn't realize the people were merely fishing for compliments, not an honest conversation. While you never behave this way, and always appear to be thick skinned and good humored, I'm still a bit on edge after those experiences and am treading lightly (God, I'm sensitive, aren't I?). I will end this conversation now because I don't want to detract from your photo--this post is about you and your work, not about me. Let's forget it ever happened. :-)

That's a great description. Prize in the bottom of the cracker jax box. Thanks. I did see the woman eventually, but that wasn't what I stopped to photo. The image became centered on her as I worked on it. And, yes, dumb luck feels just as good as competence as far as I'm concerned. Thanx

Done deal. Just one thing. Do NOT ever feel that you cannot say something to me. I may defend my thoughts, but I will never begrudge you your opinion, and will always welcome it. Nuff said.

One fine day, one fine house...

 

The form, light and shadow, enterance, Human - as a wall painting, and life, and the peeping sky!

 

One fine day, one fine photographer One fine composition.;-))

The gaily painted woman sitting in that "box" of color is what makes this work for me, a B&W version would loose a bit of the "story". Your title immediately made me think of the song "One fine day.....", but I can only remember the first line or two of it. Another "classic" Meyer's for sure.

Thanks. It was a fine day. And you've made this one a fine day for me with your very nice comment. I'm deeply appreciative.

Yeah, that one line just plays over and over in my head. I even know the melody, but I'll be damned if I can remember anything after that. Just a dead end. Maybe Shawn could help, but he hasn't weighed in on this one. Well, it's not Ingomar. That's for sure. What else can I say other than thanks?

A wonderfully complex maze of a picture, David. The woman sitting is nice but not really an intrinsic element of the composition as a whole which IMHO would work just as well with her or without her.

 

I wrote the above before reading any of the comments or your explanation so its intersting to hear that you didn't notice her at first - nor did I.