Photographer’s Note
In case of doubt, let go and trust yourself.
It was late June as we embarked upon our sail across the ocean, from the Faroe Islands to Iceland. The cars lined up and waited to be loaded onto the large boat that sat like a pile of concrete in the harbor.
We still had plenty of time before rushing in with our small and seemingly incomparable little vehicle, so we enjoyed the time and contemplated Life passing us by.
Here, Tórshavn and its harbor in the late afternoon. The clouds were already sliding in onto the town as the weather grew colder.
The orange fella you might have spotted on some other pictures I have posted here on TE, is sitting on a little piece of quiet solitude, contrasting with the apparent color and form chaos that is taking place beneath and in front of him. A clear separation, a momentary metaphor for his Life.
The picture was cropped slightly from the bottom and the top, the name was added and the contrast upped to lift a grey veil present due to the grey afternoon weather.
An advance Thank You to those amongst You who take the time to criticize and/or comment!
SchwebagMike, ktanska, sarju, mortijo, rildin has marked this note useful
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SchwebagMike
(1490) 2006-07-20 3:24
Great picture getting you into the scenery as observer, just like the Orange Man.
I was able to visit Julia's Exposition in Luxembourg yesterday evening. For all those that could make it, just have a look, it's worth to see !!!
Sterne
(2927) 2006-07-20 7:50
Bonjour Julia,
Belle vue. La Photo bien contrastée malgré les conditions atmosphériques.
Elle montre bien l’implantation a flan de colline des habitations, au dessus du port.
Stéphane
ktanska
(16695) 2006-07-24 4:54
Hei Julia,
Very original shot showing show many houses, boats and cars. Variety in colours is great. And then one person resting in corner taking it easy. This one would of course be much better in large size so that all the little details could be appreciated.
Kari
sarju
(5308) 2006-07-24 9:43
Julia Julia Julia
I wish my critique could do justice to the feelings that felt when i looked at this photo. I completely adore this photo, The colours on the houses, your POV, the clouds on the hill ... I love everything about this photo. The place in the photo is kind of a place that one may pass through everyday without realising the photo potential over here. I love the way you were able to capture so much in these difficult setting. above all I love the way you have sort of created a story out of these settings.
I will just say that I feel the emotions in this photo
Thanks for sharing it.
heippa ... sarju
PS: out of curiousity, Do you still understand Finnish? .. I think I read somewhere on your blog that you understood it but your profile on TE just say that you were born there.
sreeharig
(199) 2007-07-19 9:50
looks like a crazy town. Excellent choice with colorful subjects. good observation. nice view.
very good PoV.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Julia Leijola (leiju)
(1683) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-06-29
- Categories: Daily Life, Transportation, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D 70, Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G (kit lens)
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): The Orange Man Visits Iceland -expo [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-07-19 19:39
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