time stood still

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• Fisher (5728)
• [2005-05-09 14:58]

I like the effect, the use of a sepia like tone.
The guy, the bike, would have been nice to have seen the whole bike.

I like the composition, How I feel? I don't know, :) :)
Excelent shot though. well done on this composition.

Mike

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• Quark (66)
• [2005-05-09 15:06]

Time stood still ? ?
I think his bike stands still, it doesn't work anymore so he's calling the garage with his telephone:-)))).
I'm joking, dear, I think, (without a note:-)) that I understand what you try to say. Also the colour used is a good choice for this scene, it is nice done, Eleen !

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• alagoa (0)
• [2005-05-09 15:08]

How do I feel about the shot?? Humm, that's hard to say! I like it, the tones, the mood. But what do I see when I look at it?? If I just looked at the man, I would say that a sense of sadness or of resignation towards lifes events, but then there's the scooter... and that changes things: He can escape ;-)
It doesn't really matter as long as it moved me, that's what really counts! Well done.

Ana

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• jcandeli (3985)
• [2005-05-09 15:08]

Beautiful moody photo! Great composition. Not a lot of contrast but it keeps the mood feeling dark. I prefer it without the text at the bottom but it is a great shot! JP

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• jpdeloof (4828)
• [2005-05-09 16:20]

bonsoir Eleen.
Pas de note sauf quelques mots :-)))
Comme j'aime le B&W et le contraste, cette photo m'attire.
Il y a équilibre entre le monsieur et la moto et la porte au milieu, cette composition me fait penser à une balance.
Très beau travail.
Amitiés.
JP
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Eleen good evening.
No the note except some words:-))) As I like the B&W and contrast, this photograph attracts me. There is balance between the Mister and the motor bike and the door in the medium, this composition makes me think of a balance.
Very beautiful work.
Friendships. JP

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• letr (6780)
• [2005-05-09 17:19]

like the way you composed the shot eleen, also the desaturation works here .very good balance in the picture ...

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• ronrag (1281)
• [2005-05-09 18:26]

the scene reminds me of a typical neighborhood here where people would sit along the roadside doing nothing but holding and glancing at their mobile phones sending or reading SMS. that's how i understood your photo. the choice of showing it in monochrome effectively imparts the message you're trying to convey. Ron

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• voodoo (0)
• [2005-05-09 23:46]

I like the daring composition.
Great details.
matt

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• Shutter2Think (0)
• [2005-05-09 23:51]

Hi Eleen,
Cool shot. Love the sepia tone. Really make the image look old. Definitely looks frozen from the past (well, it is now in the past, anyways). ;P Love the old building in contrast to that motorbike.
Great shot and pp work.
Richard

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• Ah_Thong (2485)
• [2005-05-10 0:33]

heiya!! not the usual posting from you.. without those expressive and impressive notes.. haha.. anyway..i think this is very unique in a very own way.. without those notes.. this photo tends to express thousand of meanings.. where the viewer will enjoy it based on their own feeling and mood. you did a great job on the post-processing.. certainly transformed the image from a normal street photo to a classic and wonderfull piece of photo. very very well done!!!

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• Venus (0)
• [2005-05-11 12:23]

Hi Eleen!

..hm..now i see..i just got back from your galery..i never saw your photos before..so it was the time!!!..all my respect to your work!..and now i see why u like that photo of mine..even if here u didnt write that tipe of note..

Now about this shot:)..its seems to me,like it was take in Spain ..for some reason..dont know why..:)..maybe cuz of the bike or sthing like that..anyway..the sepia is a nice idea,cuz as i see,the building must look not so cool way in colors..but now it gives an old mood and a more sad,or..maybe..lonely feeling....but i think,the man didnt have any problemes,just was chetting with someone by hes phone..right?:)...

i will came more often to visit your galery since now,for sure!

So see u
***Agnes

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• chefcop (4638)
• [2005-05-11 12:32]

Certainly a timeless image Eleen, beautifully composed with excellent use of the sepia tone. Marvellous shot. Well done.

Peter

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• DAM (1110)
• [2005-05-16 23:51]

Well, I think you are righ Eleen. I see this photo, and I go back into the albums my parents had of their photos in black and white. You have certainly achieved your goal here with this one. thanks

DAM