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Frame works with me, so does the expression on the face of the model. I agree with Marc, it does not look like a "typical" studio portrait.

 

I like this portrait if I forget all the studio trickies. Anyway, congratulations!

I love those photos with stories behind, that is it.

I took this photo along "Paris-Plage" by the Seine River. The Paris government set up an artificial "beach" along the Seine River right in downtown for those who could not leave for holiday. The two street artists were performing under a bridge----Pont Neuf.

 

Before I played with Xpan, I usually shoot panoramic photos by sinar zoom back, this time, I rented an Xpan to try "free composition". It was very crowded because that was the second day after the openning of "Paris-Plage". People on the background were walking on foot while the two artists were moving a bit slower too. Everybody under the bridge were in the shadow, I had to close the aperture down to 8 because of the lack of center gray filter, the shuter speed was about 1/15s ( I rated tri-x at 200, the camera body was Xpan first version, I could not know exactly the shuter speed.).

 

Before I took this photo, I passed by several times thinking about how to separate the two main subjects from noisy background ( I had to close down aperture.). I shot three. People seemed not to be interested in their music, when I was framing, I want to catch the moment the two artists losing themselves in their music although people did not care of it, they were isolated.

 

Because of the compressing of uploaded image, "Michael Keaton" looked like a little out-of-focus on the lady, but he did look at her, I moved my eye right and left through viewfinder and caught the moment Michael was focus on the lady.

 

The white T-shirt boy was disturbing, sorry for that, I did have such a strange idea hoping some black people were passing by behind them, the God does not give me gifts each time. Well, the square box was a lighting box with a blue gel filter on it, such light-boxes were placed under each bridge of "Paris-Plage".

 

Please allow me thank you again for the comments.

Great!

You did some tricks on the image:-)

Marlene, I understand that transfer is far more difficult than lifting. I also did a lot of such test with polacolor 59, expensive film and a narrow chance to get success. Your job had a good start till the end. Congratulations to the whole process of your wonderful and artistic presentations.

Simply Damn Good.

The concept helps the photo standing out.I love all the images in this folder. Cheers!

Great!!! The Color.

Excellent!!!

Like all the other B/W in the folder, simply nice shooting.

No Cropping. Nice shoot.

Anyway, it's a creative image.

Really appreciate the strong folder. The one stands out, I love the mood.

Excellent !

Could not remember how many times I came back to this image.

Nothing could I say.

Simple but more.

Could you keep on posting? Probably, too expensive:-)

7+7

I love such artistic way of expression although I failed hundred times.

It reminds me of the expreesion of the 4th world. My eyes were caught several times by this image. I believe the meanings behind this photo is more meanful.

Very strong portfolio. BTW ( Your web site has only one page.) Hurry up guy.

Pleasant Color? Attractive Details? Wonderful Contrast? Think about a 8x10 Velvia film exposed in studio after carefully color calibrated and lighting adjusted.

Creative composition? Decisive Moment?

Where the heck is something? It's in the mind behind view finder.

5000 years ago ( Yes, 5000 years ago ), a wise man said: the highest level of life is NOTHING. The steps in the photo tells about nothing, the nothing is probably time, no start, no end, noboday could get rid of it. How could he [Phil] know the mysterious philosophy of ancient orient?

It was this image which invited me join PN. I still remember this photo.