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it was a cold night,rather midnight
who would not like to stay at his own house,watching TV,having a cup of tea,reading the day's newspaper,asking loudly your child to do his homework,and waiting for his super dinner after his sweet wife stepping out of the kichen?
but,there were somebaby,still on working in the night,fighting against the sleepness,the tiresome hours....

a guy ride passing by my window,god bless him!

Proxilva, jmdaoudal, pridel, CycleEyes, SylFondacci, Gand, Bogdan, shihwei, pione has marked this note useful

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RandomCameraGuy (3063) 2004-10-19 13:01

It's a little unfocused, but a cool shot! And b/w too, what a surprise! Joking aside, I like the high contrast look of this and you waited for just the right moment when the man is in the light!

mitternacht (1836) 2004-10-19 13:39

I like the idea and I like the sharp shadows, but I think you could have cropped a little tighter, the large black areas don't add much. Very moody shot though.

Proxilva (2157) 2004-10-19 13:40

I like the moment and the light here...
very well captured and i don't mind it's a little blurry

but since the framing is all black I would exploit that a little more for a better compo... i've putted that in ws hope you don't mind :)

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losteden (1508) 2004-10-19 13:58

I like light here, very good moment you catch. Maybe I cut a little of top. Still liking.

burdallet (0) 2004-10-19 14:32

The idea is good but the picture is too large
better to more focus on the cyclist in that case

elihesamian (26091) 2004-10-19 14:40

I like the moody atmosphere here,well seen and captured,well composed,artistic work,Well done,Xiaoxu.

vapours (7977) 2004-10-19 15:38

Very spooky shot, I love the black and white you have here which has added to the mystery.

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-10-19 15:40

Your are increasing your offer in sharing. This a very good creation. Athmosphere is like in some of our old films B&W glorifying the wokers of the night, taking care while everybody is asleep.Technic is good and subject well positioned.
Jean Michel

Fuzz (8) 2004-10-19 16:07

et bien d'abord j'apprécie bcp la compo, ms je trouve ka ca manke de détails ds les noirs ( stt la zone au dessus, assez désagréable.... )et ptet un contraste un peu trop dure, enfin, c ptet voulu!!! ciao

pridel (233) 2004-10-19 16:38

For me, all is ok.
The compo, the distribution between the zones black and enlightened
I love much this alone cyclist rolling in the night
It is a beautiful atmosphere.
Congrats
Pascal

SylFondacci (4085) 2004-10-19 19:08

There is a very special atmosphere in your photo, Xu !
A movie atmosphere ...
I like the shadow of the man and the bike in perfect symetry and the light coming from nowhere.
The choice of B&W is a success.
Sylvie

flydragon (0) 2004-10-20 3:47

Hello Xiauxu
this is a verry nice photograph
and the note is welcome ;o)
i guess this guy will have also
a hot tea after pass you street
i like the mood here
its quiet i dont know why
i would like imagine its in a warm summer night ;o)

well done
••simon••

ill be back

olli (2091) 2004-10-20 4:07

Interesting subject and well used light. Dark empty space really works. Very well seen and captured.

Gand (6) 2004-10-20 4:42

I like this one! Look's like cut scene from some movie. Great POV, and very nice compo. I find lot of life on this shot.

maciekda (19599) 2004-10-20 5:35

wow, it is a cool picture, great light, this dark silhouette and the shadow are great, interesting uper part of the picture - completely black, the guy is really nicely framed, moody stuff

Homerhomer (4005) 2004-10-20 11:00

I also like the photo a whole lot, dark abstract and reality of daily life very well presented in an artistic photo.
Peter

Bogdan (1641) 2004-10-20 16:45 [Comment]

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pione (2031) 2004-10-26 10:55

Fantastica ripresa, densa di significati, ottima rappresentazione di questo spostamento notturno, fatto per lavoro, immagine molto significativa!!

Sepharial (8) 2004-11-03 12:15

It sure had the same style as my photo, http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/Sweden/photo15588.htm

You were right there! =) I like your shot.. very moody and i like the darkness around him.. he looks like he is in a hurry! =)

Cheers

Patrick J

colinbrenchley (6135) 2004-11-07 12:40

The "decisive moment" of this picture over-rides the soft focus. These moments have to be grabbed when they occur. Glad you had B&W in the camera for this shot,

morganommer (765) 2004-11-08 11:35

good shot.

zeus (1462) 2004-11-10 11:31 [Comment]

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cessy (13647) 2005-02-08 8:27

simply fantastique, really brilliant shot. the timing, the light and dark, the composition, can't be better.