The Look - GOMD III Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Look

Black and White Series 16

Girl of My Dreams III

there on the conveyor belt of love
an escalating heartbeat
brings me face to face
with the one of whom I dream
but the treads move on
endlessly
I wear myself out
going up and down
up and down
everyday

the shop staff are used to me
they don't call
for help anymore
they recognise my obsession
and let me stalk their store
day after day, day after day
until the latest fashions
take my love away.

What to say really – this Dublin store is using all the oldest sexual attraction tricks in the book to sell itself to its customers – the girl of his dreams passes a thousand times a day (do they dream of him – I’m sure they do) and lower down the girl of my dreams can be passed by an equal number of times – if love were only about looking what more is there to look for – oh these photographers have so much to answer for!!

bnallama, Fixfocus, don_narayan, t0mmm1, mlopes, kajspice has marked this note useful

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dolin (15647) 2005-08-19 5:07

Hi Kev.
I like this style of compo....and this shot is really goood.
Excellent diagonal and the b/w is a good idea, nice result.
The framing of the very interesting background is perfect too.
Nice compo.
Fred

bnallama (3755) 2005-08-19 5:21

Hi Kev... I have to admit I have read the note several times to really get it :-) I like the compo and graphics of this shot, very well seen. Just noting it is all woman on the escalator!

Tonight I will someone who could be girl of your dreams... :-) take care.

Bala

avigur_11 (21307) 2005-08-19 5:23

There's a lot of "story" in this simple and beautiful composition. Fantastyic exposure, beutiful play of light and lines. Very well done, Kev.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-08-19 5:37

Goodmorning Kev,
The picture is brilliant and so is the note together it is a complete artwork.I like the strong diagonal line and the flat perspective.
greetings,
hermann

Zepi (22848) 2005-08-19 5:42

Salut Kev,
Oh ! !
C’est puissant ça !
J’adore cette composition !
Excellent graphique, superbe cadrage !
Même le traitement B&W est superbe !
Du super travail
J’adore
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement
Sébastien

Philippe (11787) 2005-08-19 6:16

Very good composition. I like the lines very much in your picture and also the fact that the man in the poster seems to be looking at the ladies on the escalator.
There seems to be a halo around the hair of the three ladies to the left. Is this due to some kind of post-processing?

don_narayan (2014) 2005-08-19 6:32

great shot! nice lines and composition. looks great in b/w. nice job.

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-08-19 7:14

after yesterday's post (which i found being a big question mark to me) today's image works very well - clear, simple, yet clever composition; great how the poster's person faces the real one - exactly at the same level; very symbolic, very "natyral" pic;
kev - have a nice we, jerzy

ltkeely (0) 2005-08-19 9:24

Interesting subject and style, well done

recepyuksel (17786) 2005-08-19 17:49

Merhaba Kev,
This is very nice composition with good graphical lines. BW is good choice.
best wishes.

Rinie_Hoff (9334) 2005-08-19 18:03

Hey Kev, excellent capture again, somehow I have to think about Norberts shots in the Museum.
Very nice layers here, which makes it very attractive to look at. You wriet that this store knows the tricks, but actually, I don't see anyone looking right now ;-)
Enjoy your weekend!

colinbrenchley (6133) 2005-08-19 18:09

Great graphic B&W composition - the diagonal adds to the imapct. Regards Colin

pnphan (3900) 2005-08-20 1:08

good composition of the daily life on an escalator. B&@ work really well with this image.

t0mmm1 (5434) 2005-08-20 3:13

WOW,
I like this kind of composition... the mathematic precision of fence in diagonal contrasting the horizontal and vertical lines. For me it would be nice just withot people, but in this way it's just perfect. Ordinary people in contrast to perfect examples of models . It's also nice how they are going down the stairs (when they see such beautiful models) - being totaly unsatisfied with own look. Well this is only my opinion but...
TFS

mlopes (492) 2005-08-20 7:48

How did i missed this one!!!! love everything, such an impact with those faces looking in oposite directions while the persons are going down.

Very well seen

Mario

Valentia (1522) 2005-08-20 17:57

Excellent Kev! Very well composed and also interesting human interest feel.

The B&W works very well.

Danny

nerve (10212) 2005-08-25 3:52

Beautiful! i love your graphical shots.
its one of the best images i have seen recently in b/w.. (i would even add more contrast to it maybe..)
cu Kev..

ALSOM (6616) 2005-10-08 13:07

I like your portfolio on Ireland.
nice compo with the diagonale and the movement on that ligne. Funny to see the 2 ladies with the same attitude.

Thanks,
Al.