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Photographer’s Note

One man looking to the left...the other taking a picture to the right.

A curious scene I found in "Las Ramblas" and I wanted to share.

Rgs, Oscar

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robertosalguero (110) 2007-05-23 3:09

Muy buena foto e interesante. Pienso que es realmente un contraste, un cambio de perspectiva de ambas personas. Cada cual a su lado y viendo lo que a cada uno le queda. Buen uso de dos colores, ademas que el hombre a la izquierda tiene mas interes debido a estan mas enfocado. Gracias Oscar.

Roberto

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-05-23 3:10

Great, thoughtful glance of this young man.
Nice capture and qulity Oscar:))

With greetings, A.

sayan (2609) 2007-05-23 3:40

Hi Oscar,

Wonderful image. Two actions are very much different. Both the men looking in opposite directions adding a great effect to this composition. The contrast is also good. Nice blurred bg making the face of the man stand out.

regards

Sayan

ribeiroantonio (21917) 2007-05-23 3:41

What I really here is the quality of the conversion and the sharpness. The DOF is excellent too.
Antonio

coco (27864) 2007-05-23 3:45

Me sorprende que hayas hecho tu la foto.

Y conociéndome, no me atrevo a decir nada más.

Furachan (0) 2007-05-23 3:49

Hola Oscar, great filmic moment you captured here, beautifully balanced and weighted. Strong BW treatment adds to the drama of the moment.
Best wishes,
Francis

Paolo (40703) 2007-05-23 4:30

Hi Oscar, amazing portrait of the guy with the photographer on the back.
excellent quality and brilliant use of b/w and excellent composition with a large blurred part.
thanks, ciao

bostankorkulugu (33598) 2007-05-23 4:35

i like the way he looks out of the frame and the other guy shoots out of the frame just the opposite way as you already mentioned oscar... is the image a bit to tight on the left and too empty on the right? well it is still great and B&W works really well here... congrats...

cheers

korkut:)

MiguelP (14324) 2007-05-23 4:44

Qué bonita foto, con aires de la Nouvelle Vague, parece el fotograma de una película de Jean Luc Godard. Muy bonita.
Miguel
PD: Casi seguro que iré a Barcelona un par de días durante el mes de junio. Ya avisaré con tiempo. Saludos.

pablominto (40732) 2007-05-23 4:50

Hello Oscar,
I like this, there is a dynamics in the frame that I cannot quite explain..!
B&W works well here and the strong contrast is a good choice...
Well composed and all over well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

wolf38 (12823) 2007-05-23 5:27

Hello oscar. A study worth seeing in b&w, one moment from the life. The face expression of the man can be interpreted only with difficulty. Good composition and grey tones. Further so. Best regards, Wolfgang.

jasmis (50440) 2007-05-23 5:50

Impressive composition with amazing DOF. B&W - the proper choice.
Regards.

stefanocer (10404) 2007-05-23 6:25

Beautiful shot Oscar , compliments.
Stefano.

vapours (7913) 2007-05-23 7:41

Nice one Oscar, just a simple everyday image on the street which you've documented in a great way. Great black and white conversion.

dip (12584) 2007-05-23 8:39

Hi Oscar,
beautiful composition with good contrast,the B/W is well done!
Regards.
Dimitris.

Floydian (30970) 2007-05-23 8:41

Hi Oscar,
For me this only works because it's b&w. That makes this image so mich stronger, reaally good. The conversion is beautiful done...great work.
Regards, Henk

Mikos (4324) 2007-05-23 9:12

Hola campeón!

Me gusta el simbolismo que creas con esta imagen, pero mas alla de el, la belleza plastica de la imagen en si, una pasada!

Un saludo fiera!

Mikos

sebinho342 (18740) 2007-05-23 10:08

Hi Oscar, i don't know why but i like this one, full of humanity in it, your treatment in BW is high quality even if i regret two things : perhaps too dark on the sweat of the blured man (overall perhaps not enough grey tones, too contrasted) and for the compo i would have try to give more space on the left in order focused on those two men, the right part after the cam brings not that much for me in the compo. My opinion of course Oscar ! ;)
Good anyway

Cretense (56192) 2007-05-23 10:45

Hola Oscar!

Una toma muy original, un retrato magnifico! Buen campo de profundidad. Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

JoseMiguel (860) 2007-05-23 10:48

Hola Oscar,
Coincido en el carácter cinematográfico de tu foto.
Es como parte de una escena en desarrollo...
Muy bueno el segundo plano con el fotógrafo fuera de foco. Funciona muy bien la profundidad de campo escogida para esta imagen, de hecho, creo que es la clave de esta foto.
Tal vez ligeramente contrastada la foto.
Enhorabuena y gracias por mostrar la foto.
Un gran saludo,
JM

danos (32512) 2007-05-23 11:36

Hola Oscar,
nice the view of the man that has turned his head to left and the blur background of the other photograph.I like the B/W format,it gives an other aesthetics in your shot.Well done.
Regards,Danos

andante (7092) 2007-05-23 16:33

Me gusta la cualidad de Cine-Noir que tiene la imagen. Excelente composicion y manejo de BW.

Saludos,
Enrique

monstruo (314) 2007-05-23 16:59

HOLA OSCAR BUENA INSTANTANIA EN B& N
BUENOS RASGOS DE PERSONAJE PRINCIPAL
ADEU TONI

calimex (1029) 2007-05-24 3:09

Hola Oscar,
Felicidades, esta foto es un ejemplo estupendo de la buena fotografía: excelente composición, definición, luz y algo más difícil de lograr: humanidad.
Me llama mucho la expresión de este tipo y el contraste que nos presentas. Esa cara puede decir mil cosas. Nos invita a entrar al mundo de tu foto de manera profunda.
Ahhh !y las Ramblas! Que gratos recuerdos tengo de Barcelona. Algún día regresaré, de seguro.
Hasta entonces, un saludo, maestro.
José

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-05-24 3:26

Hola Oscar!
beautiful conversion here!
i like them oment you captured here and the expression of the man..
well done!
ciao!
Valeria
:)))))

sotirios (1685) 2007-05-24 5:06

Hallo Oscar
very nice image, the expresion of the man at the left looks very natural and that adds allot to the photo.
Regards

siolaw (25736) 2007-05-24 5:06

Hola Oscar,
An interesting candid street scene, with B&W a good choice, as the title says, i like the contrast and the tight, close up framing... nice DOF isolating the FG subject
Laurent

jhm (82577) 2007-05-24 7:52

Hello Oscar,

A very nice combination between the man to the left and the photographer beside, the look and the beard gives a nice extre at the picture. Nice done.

Greetings,
John

jrj (34779) 2007-05-24 9:54

Good capture and a fun effect by the 2 persons included. Well seen Oscar all set in a fine dof perfect for the situation, also the bw a good choice here

teutza (10564) 2007-05-24 12:14

Hy Oscar,
this is a great image..the qualitty is so good..it's a very artistic one!this kind of images make the difference between DSLR and compact cameras:)
great work
teo

josepmarin (33785) 2007-05-24 12:19

Hola Òscar,
espontània, amb un toc creatiu i periodístic, i amb blanc i negre.
Ho té tot per ser una foto amb un fort impacte gràfic, i amb bon resultat.
Ben treballada la profundiat de camp, hi ha un bon contrast entre el primer pla i el fons, on hi ha algú fent fotos.
Bona feina.
Salut,
Josep
Dissabte, què? hi haurà venjança amb el Getafe, o tornaran a pringar?. Ja ho veurem, i mentrestant el moreno va cascant com un boig.....

Photo65Net (43084) 2007-05-24 14:05

Oscar,
All the picture is in the title :o) !
You caugh nice contrasts.
Tight framing works perfectly here.
Very nice,
Regards,
JB.

keribar (42748) 2007-05-25 0:33

Hola Oscar,

This is no luck because you are there hunting for moments like jewels, and I know well that catching sucha scene is not easy.

Congratulations - Izzet

ninaL (19530) 2007-05-25 5:05

Hi, Oscar.
A good one about daily life...
Simple...but attractive and with some melancolic mood of the city. Best regards. Grazyna.

vbl (1402) 2007-05-25 15:22

La foto esta be, però pel meu gust li falta alguna cosa, no hem preguntis que, no ho sé.

delkoo (34296) 2007-05-27 14:30

hi ascar
great quality and excellent black & white, difficult to realize this kind of street shot.

cheers
didier

Marcelo_Almeida (1044) 2007-05-28 19:46

Hola Oscar,
Interessante mesmo a composição, além de olhar para o outro lado ele aparenta um certo desprezo, ótima nitidez e dof, boa escolha pelo NB e conversão.
saludos,
Marcelo Almeida

mpdre (1585) 2007-05-30 16:57

Hi Oscar,
Congratulations for this great photo. I like very much the proximity and distance at the same time of the two characters of the scene. B&W certainly adds intensity. The focus on the first man living a bit blur the second one accentuates the contrast in attitude between them. Excellent!
Andre

hgupta (1320) 2007-05-31 1:39

Really great shot. Very deap, looks awsome in B&W with lots of character..
awsome stuff

balatrek (7419) 2007-05-31 17:08

Hola Oscar,

Esta imagen posee una mezcla entre sencillez y naturalidad muy interesante, un momento intenso pero cotidiano, captando dos situaciones a distinta profundidad de campo, el blanco y negro acentúa la fuerza del trabajo, una instantánea de calidad.

Saludos
José

Polonaise (5636) 2007-06-05 13:39

There is a classical approach...There is a story...
Thhre is a good presentation of of your photo.
three things i one...
It doesn't happen to often...

Good stuff to watch, Oscar.
All the best, buddy

george

pitai (3925) 2007-06-12 4:35

Hola Oscar,
Parece que habia mucho que ver por esos lados, y cada cual escogió un ángulo diferente. La persona de la izquierda, casi que parece que va salir del monitor. jejeje. Me gusta mucho la saturación de esta foto. Fuerte y bien definida. Curiosamente hoy publique una imagen relacionada con personas a tomar fotos en la calle. Un buen día para ti amigo!

woladorsky (804) 2007-08-31 1:53

Hola Oscar!

Esta fotografia me parece muy interesante, la opcion blanco y negro con la expersion del muchacho y la imagen borrosa de la fotografa hace de esta foto una composicion muy buena.

HASTA LA PROXIMA Y SALUDOS DESDE eRITREA

rOLANDO

luisafonso (858) 2007-09-06 3:59

Beautiful b&w here Oscar. The light is very good, specially on the foreground subject's hair. The bokeh is beautiful and, as a whole, the picture pleases me a lot. Thanks.