Whodunnit : murder in a Lombok ferry

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• AdrianW (2201)
• [2003-04-22 17:38]

Nice shot! I love the way you've isolated the woman and her expression. I may have been tempted to crop with just her head as the entire image, but I must say I like the silhouette in the background - I might also consider rotating the image a little, currently I don't think it's straight ;-)

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• Nina (4529)
• [2003-04-22 18:47]

Yes, I like this one too. Looks like a montage, but I can't be sure. However you've done it works.

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• CedarBough (170)
• [2003-04-22 23:18]

Technical problems exist in most shots. Artistic differences also abound. With this shot I see both technical problems and artistic choices that I don't quite agree with- but who cares? What's important is the mood of the shot. The energy is great. The elements of the shot create a great whole. The expression is wonderful. Good job.

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• adam (848)
• [2003-04-23 2:56]

Your commentary works well to bring out the best of this surreal image. There are so many interesting parts to this shot, I especially like the eyes of the woman peering leftward as she watched the movie.

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• amadej (1269)
• [2003-04-23 12:20]

Good shot! Try to crop off the bright window and the silhouette on top and bit at the bottom. The story is ruined, I know, but the picture becomes stronger for me. The eyes really pop out!

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• Nodding_view (74)
• [2003-04-23 15:49]

Stunning.. The ambiance is perfectly conveyed bu the woman's look.
The suspens could be read by the gnawing, and the faces at the foreground add to the composition..
I like it!

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• amy (40)
• [2003-04-30 2:38]

I absolutely love this image! Wonderful composition. I love the woman's expression and how she is perfectly in focus while the others are blurred. Really fantasitic and inspiring!

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• rziya (531)
• [2003-04-30 5:28]

A little bit too many elements in the photo. But very good eyes, and skill needed to take the photo is obvious.

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• philip_coggan (9)
• [2003-05-08 22:28]

For me this works - it's real street photogrpahy (ok, ferry photogrpahy).

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• ZWEI-KATZEN (135)
• [2004-04-27 12:26]

Again great documentary. I guess you're very lucky with people, and always have your camera handy:)))

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• rage_tm (623)
• [2004-10-11 5:56]

Great shot, Am quite amazed on how you took this shot considering everyone's looking in front, except you. :) People expressions well captured.

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• scalerman (21357)
• [2004-10-11 22:50]

as usual Luko, your shots are photos, they're stories: you're a rare breed of photo-taker.

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• Bogdan (1564)
• [2004-12-14 18:01]
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hey...yours is better. Indeed. don't have much to say about it, except you have perfectly used it for you note(don't think it was otherwise)..

Did you do anything to her face in post procesing?

Allway glad to hear from you, as i am honoured by your interest..;).
Bogdan.

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• Galeota (10313)
• [2006-12-24 7:50]
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Certains matins nous réservent des surprises qui nous élèvent et nous font soudain sentir plus grands, meilleurs avec nous-mêmes et ceux qui nous entourent. Comme si la vie se chargeait de parsemer des clins d’œil sur notre chemin pour nous rappeler que nous ne serions pas grand-chose sans les liens qui nous unissent les uns aux autres. C’est à l’orée de ces petits matins, lorsque la lumière vient bercer nos souvenirs, que l’on s’aperçoit le temps de quelques secondes, dans la frénésie qui agite notre quotidien en permanence, à quel point la vie peut nous faire don d’une joie intense là où on ne l’attendait guère. Cette pulsion qui nous anime, et nous fait parfois sursauter de surprise et excitation, n’annonce point son arrivée. Elle jaillit comme une flamme et s’impose à nos sens comme un privilège qui nous serait octroyé par Un qui aurait été encore plus grand que nous, les Hommes.

Je ne suis pas chez moi ce matin, mais sur un ferry entre Lombok et Bali. Dans l’obscurité moite de la salle de projection, mon regard à la dérive trouve ancrage sur sa main et ses yeux. Je touche son image sur papier en une dimension, et réussis à sentir le relief de sa peau au bout de mes doigts et de mon imaginaire. La silhouette du meurtrier n’est plus qu’une pensée fuyante qui s’évade de l’histoire, car nulle mort n’est en mesure de triompher sur la beauté des gestes éphémères et enivrants de la vie elle-même. Dire merci c’est bien peu pour pouvoir dire le sourire qui me perle aux lèvres.

Joyeux Noël.