tomtofa
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tomtofa
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md2008
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ola.b
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Does this work as a street shot? I´ve been back and forth with this. I think I´ve decided it´s a bit boring, and not spectacular enough to work as a "single small subject"-street shot. Maybe it´s the feeling from taking it that I remember as "good" and not the result. (hi garry)
smoke by ola b, on Flickr
smoke by ola b, on Flickr
bobbyrab
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tedwhite
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Ola B. In an attempt at answering your question, the converging planes of the buildings on the right and the long light gray building on the left lead the eye toward the end of the street and, at least in my case, I completely failed to notice the arm w/cigarette. It was not until I saw the title, "smoke" that I went back for a second look. Smoke? Where? Those look like clouds in the distance. Then I saw it.
The architecture is not like anything you'd see on a street in the U.S., plus the large front plate on the vehicle in the foreground (is that a Citroen?) is quite rare here, although some people who live in states that don't require a front plate will put one on as an affectation.
Was your photograph successful? Certainly for me.
Is it a "street shot"? Well, it certainly is, and with a sort of riddle component to boot.
Most folks, when they think of the term, think of people being on the street and therefore in the picture. Sort of qualifies also in the sense that least part of a person is visible.
The architecture is not like anything you'd see on a street in the U.S., plus the large front plate on the vehicle in the foreground (is that a Citroen?) is quite rare here, although some people who live in states that don't require a front plate will put one on as an affectation.
Was your photograph successful? Certainly for me.
Is it a "street shot"? Well, it certainly is, and with a sort of riddle component to boot.
Most folks, when they think of the term, think of people being on the street and therefore in the picture. Sort of qualifies also in the sense that least part of a person is visible.
ola.b
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ted,
Thanks for your thought and input. it is appreciated.
the car is a citroen, and the plates are norwegian.
Thanks for your thought and input. it is appreciated.
the car is a citroen, and the plates are norwegian.
celluloidprop
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Jamie Pillers
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Does this work as a street shot? I´ve been back and forth with this. I think I´ve decided it´s a bit boring, and not spectacular enough to work as a "single small subject"-street shot. Maybe it´s the feeling from taking it that I remember as "good" and not the result. (hi garry)
smoke by ola b, on Flickr
I like this image, or to put in your word, its "good".
I like images that at first seem mundane and then surprise you with some at-first unseen element that adds new meaning. Thanks for posting it.
Jamie Pillers
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Lorne, Victoria, Australia
Lorne, Victoria by Richard GM2, on Flickr
Sunrise, Lorne, Victoria by Richard GM2, on Flickr
LOVE the sunrise image... at first it looks like fireworks. Great idea and well executed. Thanks for posting it.
Jamie Pillers
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Great portrait; such wonderful spontaneity in it. Thanks for posting it.
