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Submitted: April 15, 2010
Image Size: 3.9 MB
Resolution: 1971×2956

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed:1/60 second
Aperture:F/8.0
Focal Length:20 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Apr 14, 2010, 12:17:35 PM

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Critique by ~thetawave2 May 19, 2010, 10:09:09 PM

The juxtaposition of dark and light man and machine, coming and going, all separated by a knife-edge corner is quite interesting. The corner itself, which might have been better placed somewhere else in other compositions, is such a visual watershed here that it almost turns this one photo into a diptych. I can't say I've ever seen anything quite like this before. My only suggestion is to give black and white processing a look, or at least desaturating the colors a bit. I think that would further emphasize the tonal contrast and composition that are so important to this image.

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Critique by ~ScX Apr 16, 2010, 5:28:05 PM

One of your best so far, JD!

I would like to start by saying the first contact with this image is mind blowing!

Is it a manip? Is it a diptych?
Two faces of a crude, concrete reality. A perfect symmetry of planes, a contrast of ideas.
The story is somewhere between a classic and nostalgia.
Just so you know, it made me think of Ion Minulescu's poem :[link] , one of my personal favorites from Romanian literature.
She leaves. Heading for the heart of a different Sun.
He remains waiting,wondering and..."blue".
The composition cuts. And you are forced to understand.
A beautiful yet (maybe?) tragic love story!
Brilliant!