airfrogusmc wrote:
Love the way the frame is cut here Jonathon. The image is amazing in the layers of reality and the balance. The far left leg and shoulder bag balance the lady with the orange bags on the phone and the guy on the far left with the bag balances the woman coming into the frame on the far right. And his gaze on the left and her motion on the right move into the frame. The image almost looks like a diptych at first fast glance. There is a rhythm and motion to this. Then there is the monochromatic feel and then those two oranges (top of the phone booth and the two bags). One on each side
Thanks, Allen. This frame has the perspective very slightly corrected but is otherwise uncropped. With some other frames I had room to try cropping out the edges so that the billboards occupied the full width of the frame but none of them worked as successfully as this one.
Those two folks at the very edges (left and right) are really important in my opinion. Two places some photographers don't pay enough attention to are the edges of the frame and backgrounds. I had a great photographer once tell me either everything in the frame is helping your photograph or if it is not helping it, it is hurting it. There is nonthing that should be just there. You have certainly been on fire lately.
Up very early this morning with my son at a local hot air balloon event. First time out at night with the M10 Monochrom. Good fun and a learning experience too.
hmzimelka wrote:
Two from this evening's dog walk...
Martin,
I have been enjoying your images from wonderful Namibia. Thanks for posting them. It has been many years since I visited there for the Tourmaline and Demantoid deposits. Amazing place. Your images provide me an opportunity to remember that magical environment.
I am also pleased to see that the M11 seems to have superseded your recent frustrations with Leica.
La Jolla has many small boutique buildings that host upscale shops and restaurants that feature the wonderful ocean views. Here is an image I shot of a family reading the menu for one of the restaurants before deciding to eat there. I was attracted to the architecture and the activities presented in this image.
