Good Luck Boys Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hello friends
Today are the great day of the end of the Champions League of soccer. After 14 years the FC Barcelona the team of my heart will dispute to the end of the Maxima European competition against a great team as it is the Arsenal. Throughout the history of the club we have not had much luck but all supporters we hoped that today it is a great day. The city is prepared for this event and are many the balconies and streets that are decorated with the colors of the equipment as they can see in this photo or in the WS. We have a great respect to the rival the Arsenal of London but we hoped that the victory is ours. Paris a great city, receives today to more than 21000 supporters of the Barça and more than 3000 supporters without tickets that travels to support to the equipment. I have not had luck and I will not be able to attend but the nerves continue being present. For several day the city an atmosphere of joy but of nerves has been also breathing. If the FC Barcelona proclaims champion of this competition it will prepare a great celebration to receive to the champions. If they want they can see a WS and to verify it jeopardize that this the city with the team. I again animate boys who we are to a passage of history ago. PS: The picture really does not contribute to anything but those of you who konw my great passion soccer, undestand.
Regards
FORÇA BARÇA!!!!
Sergio

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markstaples (15670) 2006-05-17 5:19

I LOVE the game of light and shadow in this pic. Great colours and perspective. A very nice photo - well framed.
Mark

ktanska (16695) 2006-05-17 5:38

Hi Sergio,
Very timely photo, and nice colours :)
And relaxed daily life feeling. Having lived in Barcelona, and Barça being the only major team I've seen playing in live, I naturally support them. I also saw the great party in 1992.
But ice-hockey world championships are of course more important for me here in the north!
Kari

coco (28130) 2006-05-17 6:06

Hola Sergio.
Tengo mis razonables dudas sobre la foto. Más que sobre la foto en sí, sobre la idoneidad de la foto.
Primero corregir una cosa de la nota (veo que la memoria nos falla): hace 14 años de su última y única copa de Europa, pero solo hace 12 años de su última final. ¿Estamos de acuerdo sobre eso?

Ahora más seriamente, creo que falla a la foto no tener un foco de interés claro. No hay un punto que concentre la atención de forma clara en la escena. Puede que un plano más centrado y frontal permitiese dar más protagonismo a la fachada del edificio y a las banderas del Barça.
Además, la luz crearía un efecto muy llamativo.

Pero claro, no se da esa vista frontal de la hablo.

Y si te interesaba sacar este tema, estoy convencido que había otras muchas maneras de hacerlo: hay multitud de tiendas que tienen productos del Barça, y gran cantidad de gente los lleva por la calle.
Quiero decir con esto que no creo que sea la foto más acertada.

Espero que no te moleste lo que he dicho.
Eso sí, suerte esta noche.

Carlos.

evanrizo (456) 2006-05-17 9:17

Hola Sergio.
I have no idea about football but I wish good luck.
Here I like the colors.

asanak (1972) 2006-05-17 11:22

dear sergio
Very good DOF and perfect sharpness and colour of the subject. Very good work!

All the best,
asana

josepmarin (34107) 2006-05-17 12:28

Hola Sergio,
Ah, que foto con más sentimiento nos pones aquí. Sencilla pero intensa. Qué nervios!
Buena pastelería, buena luz, bonito ambiente, y fantásticas banderas.
Visca el Barça!!!! y suerte.
Un culé saludo,
Josep

Emile (20127) 2006-05-17 13:10

Hola Sergio.
Perdoname que no este siguiendo la copa de soccer, en estos momentos estoy en New York , te deseo buen viaje a Thailand. Tu foto esta excelente, nos vemos a tu regreso, yo estare de vuelta en dos semanas.
Abrazos
Emile

peter1892 (3201) 2006-05-17 13:16

Another appropriate post for today (I haven't seen any Arsenal images!). The Champions League Final is the biggest club football game in the world and it's really special when your own team is involved in it. Last year, it was my team, Liverpool.

I do hope Barcelona win tonight, it's one of my favourite cities & I have a few friends who live over there.

This photo reminds me so much of the pride & passion of FCB supporters - everywhere I went in the city there were reminders. It really captures the atmopshere of the place & demonstrates just how important the club is to the citizens of the city.

pastadog (12821) 2006-05-17 13:31

Hi Sergio - an hour to go, you must be all nerves. If your team wins - don't forget to take your camera! Thanks for sharing, Daniel

rosaline (0) 2006-05-17 13:51

Hi Sergio
Great sentiment for your team. However, as a Londoner I have to say that Arsenal will win 12-0!! Don't be too upset when this happens. I like the colourful range of flags and the scene is nicely lit.
Aubrey
Good luck!

Graal (58732) 2006-05-17 13:52

Hi Sergio,
interesting view from the street of Barcelona. Good colours and composition. Today I will watching in TV - Barca or Arsenal, I suppose Barca will winner.
Rgs, Aleksander

elmec (12194) 2006-05-17 16:28

Hello Sergio!
Very nice composition!
Daily afternood in the city!
Good composed and framed.
I like peaceful in this town!
REgards!

weswang (18223) 2006-05-17 17:45

Hi Sergio, I think your picture is better off without those pedestrians after reading your notes. I think you were trying to focus on the league flags, if I understand you right. Interesting repetitive view to those flags. Good luck to your team.

sergecross (3438) 2006-05-17 20:08

Sergio, el lugar es muy agradable y sobre todo el tema que trabajaste sobre el soccer fue muy bueno.
Muy interesante
Sergio

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2006-05-18 1:09

Hola Tu.

Foto a la que le falta un poco más de presencia blaugrana. Las banderitas me saben a poco la verdad. Hubiera preferido algo mucho más "empalagoso" de barcelonismo. Esta ya te digo, me saben a poco. Espero que hoy, cuando te despiertes, nos pongas una foto así.

Ale, a disfrutar de la copa esta.

Un saludo, Oscar

pablominto (41372) 2006-05-18 3:41

Sergio,
I suppose you were in Paris last night... at least in your heart & mind!
Congrats... Awefully well done!
Nice image to, hehehehe!
Greetings,
Pablo -

riclopes (33135) 2006-05-18 3:46

Hola Sergio,
I'm not so hard as Carlos, but I agree with some things pointed out by him. You could choose a better photo for this theme, but I think that you are so nervous that you couldn't manage that. As you say in the note: "The picture really does not contribute to anything...". Nevertheless, the image presented have some interest, the composition is well balanced and the management of lighting is well suceeded, but is not well supported by your note. Anyway, good luck for tonight. Força Barça!!!
Ricardo
Updated - Congratulations! It seems to be a great game!

Angshu (34119) 2006-05-18 3:50

Hola Sergio
Wonderful light & shadow play here. beautiful colours & nice perspective. You must be thrilled now...that your team won!
Friendly Regards'
Angshu

feather (50154) 2006-05-18 6:59

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!! I see that both cups go to Spain. I only managed to see the last 15 minutes as I had to go out but I saw both your goals. It seems that the red card for the Arsenal GK had a major effect on the game as an entertainment for the neutral.
Go and nurse your sore head after your celebrations.
Kath

gebala (0) 2006-05-18 7:32

hello, what I can see:) wow FC Barcelona:) wow:D good good:) I have T-shirt:) a cap and mamny things with FCB:D I am a fan of them:D but dont tell it everyone:D

I love this shot and flags :D nice point of view Sergio:)

we are ready to support FCB:) my helpers are yours:) watch ws:D

saludos:)

tonyking (1599) 2006-05-18 8:12

Hi Sergio,
After reading this, I guess you're pretty happy with the result! :D
This is a nice pic in so many ways. The detail and sharpness are good, the colours are nice and the composition, with all the old architecture and the colourful flags, is great! The one thing that I feel is a little disappointing and could possibly have been avoided is the variations in exposure due to the excess sunlight in parts of the photo. I can't help but wonder what it would look like if that whole side of the street was bathed in sunlight or else if it was completely shaded. It's only a matter of timing but, in all fairness, I don't know whether you had the luxury of having time to spare to wait for better light conditions.
Nice pic all the same!

Best wishes,
Tony

kermit350 (8988) 2006-05-18 10:40

Hello Sergio, sería necesario rehacer la misma fotografía que mantiene para ver el estado de los lugares después de la victoria del Barça y bien merecido el esto la es uno de los clubes de fútbol que poseen uno del más espléndido palmarés en el mismo concepto que el réal de Madrid o el club de Milán, y a la vista de esta imagen bien expuesta o plana una bonita atmósfera de victoria yo te dice proporcionados que eso sigue, bien cordialmente

berek (29029) 2006-05-19 0:28

Hola Sergio,
good daily life picture and beautiful vivid colors my friend. TFS
have a nice weekend.
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)
Framing :-)
Idea :-))

Elduque (624) 2006-05-22 0:54

Hola Sergio,
Primero felicidades, yo también lo disfruté. Quizá habría que complementar esta foto con alguna otra del día después.
Yo pasé por ahí ese mismo día y me llamó la atención la cantidad de banderas, aunque no me fijé que están todas "al revés" de la vista natural, que es la del tráfico de la Gran Vía, o sea como tú la tomaste.
Un saludo
Antonio

banyanman (7739) 2006-06-03 10:50

I like the contrast and saturation of this image, Sergio, but I think it would have been a better composition without the people because it is the flags and the interesting architecture that are the main subjects of this photograph (I sometimes criticise similar street scenes for lack of people to give the image scale and a human feel, but this one is an exception). If it had been only the woman on the right, that would have been fine, as her jacket matches the colour of the awning (I suppose cloning the other people out would have been too big a job!) Cheers . . . David

PS: You have controlled the light very well in this. I assume you used a manual exposure because I would guess an auto exposure would have over-exposed this given the amount of shadow in the photograph.