'Rushing Round The Corner'

Everything in this scene is only 'partial' and/or rushed, illustrating the

general hubub at this major pedestrian corner in Dnepropetrovsk,

Ukraine at the end of the workday. A woman on a poster for a casino,

right, adds to the effect of motion at this corner where people suddenly

appear and disappear. Your ratings and critiques are invited and most

welcome for this unusual photo. 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

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Bellissima IDEA !

I knew somebody would 'get it'

Thanks ever so.

John (Crosley)

Haven't we decided that you are Meier in doppelganger and your account should now be retired? In fact it never should have existed and probably was made as a method to for him to try to communicate with me when his misbehavior got him banned from direct responses from me.

Members are entitled to one account apiece, and you have three times now been told you appear to have two accounts as doppelganger for Meier, and have not denied it. Nondenial in such circumstances is an admission, especially after so many accusations and with such other supporting evidence.

Praising a photo is not entitlement to dispensation from member rules; I am not entitled to have two accounts, nor is anyone else.

Including you/your doppelganger.

John (Crosley)

I sat with this post-sundown shot in inventory for 3/4 of a year, not knowing what to do with it until I resurrected it yesterday.

I figured now that Photoshop's Adobe Camera Raw has improved (and also my Photoshop skills), I might be able to salvage it, and I was -- just barely.

I had a GREAT idea I thought, and barely was able to bring it to fruition.

Now, by posting this, post sundown shot, I won't be able to go back to this place and retake this photo in daylight, which I had hoped, but the person left, wouldn't also be blurred, either, unless I put on a heavy neutral density filter, so I would have to give up something.

I did select each figure and apply contrast adjustment and sharpening somewhat, to bring each one out. I hope you can forgive me; it was to 'rescue' this photo.

That's about as far in 'manipulation' as I'll go.

John (Crosley)

For the general idea.

See his 'Lost Persons' shot.

You'll get the idea.

Several persons are in the 'lost persons' area' looking all the part of the 'lost' themselves, although in fact, they are looking for the 'lost' to come home -- hilarious ambiguity.

The theme borrowed (or stolen?) from Erwitt's shot is the helter-skelter of life, each person looking or going his/her own way. It can be found in others of my shots, and Erwitt is owed a debt of gratitude for helping me develop maturity in those shots (and for sharing his well-developed and ironic sense of humor.)

John (Crosley)

Hi John,

Actually what I like most about this photo are the myriad of textures and patterns contained within this one capture. From the dots on the right to the wavy texture of the blocks on the left. As usual i love your B&W work.

For me there's just so much going on in this photo. I can't put my finger on exactly why I like it, but I find it very interesting.

Really great.

Sincerely,

Joe

I wanted to go back and retake this, but despair of getting back there. I am sure the mural will be there, and similar pedestrians, and maybe even a similar capture, but I tried to 'rescue' this in Photoshop CS4 and it proved about up to the task -- not a world beater but OK in my book. Or just passable.

This photo is an 'idea' that if taken in daylight might really have sparkled, but then the person at left wouldn't be blurred.

Those are the trade offs. And maybe everyone would have been more distinct.

I am uncertain of this one, but I had a mentor, and he and I have reconnected; if he ever comments on this one, I'll be interested. (he is far too busy to be concerned with each work of mine or perhaps any work of mine, as he has world famous clients to care for -- photographers of international standing with world famous galleries and museums waiting for their work.

And then there's me.

Thanks Joe.

You count as much as anyone when you make a comment; you should know that.

I'll never outgrow my PN roots.

John (Crosley)