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Very cinematic. It suggests entrances and exits, long sweeping shots. The heavy grain makes it look like 60s film stock. Very enjoyable.

Yes, I think it's as you said, the lines pull one's eyes over leftwards.

 

I'm glad your boss is cool with the picture-taking.

I do find myself wondering what's off the left side of the frame. Still, great composition -- the symmetry between the firefighters and the smoke is striking, and metaphorically rich. How did you come to be present for this?

Hello Michael,

There are things I like about this photograph, and things I don't like. First the good: it's very "tactile", well exposed, nice use of depth of field, and the composition is graphically strong and free of clutter.

 

Now the bad: the image feels somewhat static or sterile to me. I think this could be remedied either by balancing that vertical line with some horizontal or diagonal aspect in the foreground, or by including a person, animal or object to serve as subject.

 

Finally, I like the strong contrast between the black benches and the bright pavement, and the muted color throughout.

 

Regards,

My girlfriend is with Peter, she says it's a goose. She's not sure, though, and I'm not either!

Was that a cloudy day?

Good framing, though I might have reversed the empty-space proportions between right and left. A little fill light would bring up the eyes (or maybe even just a bit of dodging in photoshop). And of course a great choice of subject. The stark graphic quality really caught my eye. Richard Avedon wrote about doing portraits against white backgrounds about halfway through this article.

So where's the "forthcoming series of juggler portraits" you promised? It's only been what, nearly two years. :-)

This is good fun. If I had a child I would show it to her.

delicately melancholy

Never mind about the location, I see it in the details now. Funny that you have the exact same birds in London as we have in NYC.

What a goofy duck. I'd like the pic better without the pigeon, but what the heck, you can only shoot what's there. Where'd you take this? I shot some similar birds in Central Park, I've got one of the shots in my portfolio. Take a look if you're interested.

Abe looks as if he wants me to do something. It's such a dramatic sculpture.

Excellent composition. The subject is perhaps a little *too* well isolated from the background -- I find myself wanting context. I bet this would look terrific in black and white.

 

I don't know much about wildlife photography, but I know that this photograph is a pleasure to contemplate. Well done.