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Admittedly, I also couldn't avoid thinking of Eggleston (https://www.moma.org/collection/works/51630) - but let's put him aside (in my humble opinion he is a bit overrated...). What works really great for me here is the contrast of the colorful toy vs strict (and very carefully composed) geometry of surroundings - a childhood that fails escaping the confines of the city. -
Jack, Holger, Franz: many thanks for your comments - as always: I highly appreciate your feedback. @Jack: you've spotted an aspect I struggled with. In fact, I have a version with a 3:4 crop with less foreground - and I couldn't really decide which one was better: more foreground (giving the viewer space to 'enter' the photo at the cost of a potential too 'heavy' foreground) or less... So, your opinion helps a lot in deciding which version to prefer! @Holger: your "landscape" idea goes into a similar direction - however, landscape didn't work well here, because the wall ended pretty much just outside the frame on both sides.... -
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This is my favourite of your recent photos of the Sikhs - maybe, because I find that it's the most suggestive and atmospheric. -
Love this - there's something very likeable in the bumbling attempt to mend the fence (probably because secretly we are well aware that we are also dilletantes in all we're doing and would never do better than the guy who had been at work here...). Nevertheless, I definitely prefer the chaotic, lively result over the boring uniformity of the initial pattern. -
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Jack, great to see again some work from you! The glass bricks half obscure / half open the view and leave me guessing what exactly they are hiding. My gaze oscillates between immediate surface (the glass bricks) and the background and I'm reminded of the fact that I shouldn't take everything I see at face value. -
Many thanks for your comment - it confirms that little hint in the title works (and helps resolving this little visual riddle) -
@Holger: many thanks for stopping by and commenting! -
Reminds me of museum photos of Thomas Struth. I like the interaction between artwork and observer - especially the tension created between old Dutch painting with a biblical scene (I must confess, I consulted google to find out that it's Lot and his daughters by Hendrik Goltzius) and veiled muslim woman taking a snap with her mobile. Great photo! -
Building site of the coal-fired power station Neurath 2007
wolfgangarnold commented on FranzWeber's gallery image in Landscape
I'm joining the praise of the previous commenters - I particularly like the "rhythm": two trees - two cranes (larger than the trees) - one cooling tower (even larger...). -
Many thanks for your comment - highly appreciated :-) - I like to "play" with fast lenses and a narrow DOF...
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SYMBIOTIC COLLECTORS OF TIME : THE BOTTLE AND THE OWNER.
wolfgangarnold commented on DGorinstein's gallery image in Studio
Looking at this photo makes me feel dizzy as if I had too much of this exquisite elixir :-) -
Ein kleines aber feines Museum - bin immer mal wieder gerne im Neandertal... Gelungenes, abstraktes Foto der Fassade! -
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Daniel, many thanks for your reply - I really like the "brick over a growing plant" metaphor - very true! -
Eine klassische Schönheit! Mir gefällt die perfekt austarierte Geometrie. -
in combination with the caption this really works well: his movement looks so obvious - it seems to me almost like a conscious act: so, is really instinct only at work here? ...or are our instincts much stronger than we admit to ourselves? Is it just an instance of of bad education showing through? ...or are we all driven by instincts and free will is a mere illusion?
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at the surface just textures - the delicately balanced geometry and tonality reveal that this is not a casual glance but a concious and deliberate act of seeing -
Laurent has a point - the mask and cigarette look weird (at least to European eyes) .... somehow they are an embodiment of typical human inconsistency. Anyway, what I like about this photo are the different layers that blend into each other and challenge the viewer's perception - the dark area (probably the van's seat) mirrors the man's posture and could be his alter ego. -
silhouette, cyclist on a dike near Neuss
wolfgangarnold commented on FranzWeber's gallery image in Landscape
Danke für den Link - witziges Video! -
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