50d-boy

It's all about where one draws the line. Ironically, the dodged and burned prints of yesterday (and today for the die-hards ) are simply today's PS sex-i-fied images. Is there more control,..., yes. Can you go over the line , absolutely. The real purist, film or digital alike, would argue that photographic brilliance begins and ends at exposure. I cannot subscribe to this becuase by doing so I would have to ignore the craft of the darkroom OR computer station.

This image was selected because it rides the fence. Was there manipulation, yes. Was it too much,..., for me,...., no. For me, I cannot discount the visceral impact of seeing the image for the first time when I logged on today. The composition, colour , model, pose, and subject are strong. The depth of field is a bit suspect, but I am stretching.

This discussion is universal, and cannot be polarized to simply film vs digial, darkroom vs computer, oil vs acrylic, naturally aspirated vs turbocharged, black and white vs colour,....

I enjoyed this image and found it quite striking.

My two cents

John

One of these men could be my father if we lived in Greece,.. I think this shot speaks very clearly about Greek life. I wish there were "Periptera" in Canada.,...

Cheers

John

I would only center the "double white lines" in the frame and maybe crop the foreground a bit more. This is nit-picking

Well Done

Giannis

light/composition/pose/model

well done

she smolders

john

just perfect

do you print your own ,..?

i love contrast

Cheers

john

Well done!

I have to agree with all others. The Sepia tone and range is exquisite. The composition is flawless. Well done

Thanks for visiting. When I go to Plaka I'll have to look for this,..., while I'm enjoying a frappe of course,...,

Giasou Giannis

this absolutely nails the atmosphere,

well done

john

this is a beautifu integration on modern and vernacular architecture. it provides serenity to the scene. also notice the airplane trail arcing over the shot,....

well done

giannis

if im right he is looking at pornography,....,

porn needs colour

giannis

a picture of the tower that is beyond the landmark. the subject is urban, it's about the couple, the rhythm of the lights, the grain.,,,,and finally, i like the cropping because it causes tension in the frame.

cheers

giannis

the scale makes me feel as if the concrete pattern goes on forever. very beautiful. the use of one person in the scene is brilliant

cheers

giannis

the diagonal line along with the patterned concrete provide a counter point to the random public gathering. Good tonality with the black & white

Giannis

well composed and crisp shot

The depth of this sucked me right in,..

Great job

i love the crop on this photo. it emphasizes the transit of the pedestrians,..

well done