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RustyBug wrote:
Steve,
Thanks for the kind words.
I'm a bit remiss to say what I really think of it since I had my hand in it too.
That said, this is meant 100% as a compliment to your vision for the capture and your steadfastness of vision for the message, 0% to my hand (I just followed your lead).
That fluff out of the way, I keep envisioning this one on a museum wall somewhere, by the artist known as "Steve".
For those who may not know ... iirc, Annie Liebowitz outsources PP to achieve the "look" that is associated to her name. With that in mind, I am a firm believer that the one who's vision it was that captured the image is the one responsible for the outcome. If authors can have "ghost writers" ... photographers can have "ghost processors"
Frank Lloyd Wright used contractors / sub-contractors to bring his vision to fruition. He didn't build it all 100% by himself ... yet, his name remains as the visionary to the finished work.
I say these things such that you take no reduction in the amount of credit for this piece. This is 100% your piece (no matter how much I touched it on your behalf) ... and one that IMHO (or not so humble ) you should be rather proud of. Your vision, your message. I think it is one of those messages that requires the audience to pause and even keep coming back to in order to derive the fullness of what it contains.
In that manner, I find images that are beyond a singular point to have a particular credence to them that invites us more into the mind of the artist than a simple "Here's a picture of XYZ".
I know you like to dabble in juxtaposition, irony, etc. All of those are things that include more than a singular point, require thought and are often in contrast. Here, I think we have much more of the multiple points, thought requirement ... HOWEVER ... the big difference here (imo) is that now we have HARMONY in those myriad of points for consideration that combine to bring forth and convey the presence (same presence that Dave, Ben, Adams, etc. in different genres) of the experience of being there.
I've never been to New York, but from your image ... well, let's just say that I "feel" like I have "experienced" a bit of New York in a different way than I have before.
Again, kudos to your vision of capture and vision of message. Suffice to say, I'm diggin it.
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Very kind words and thank you. If you ever decide to come to NYC, and everyone should visit at least once, I'm the one who will give you a personal tour.
I learn from you and others every day. There is a helpfulness and comraderie on this forum that is a rare commodity, and much to be prized. We may be going in slightly different directions, but what we all share is a love of a wonderful pursuit: photographic excellence.
Steve
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