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Art gallery in Geneva's old town.
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ninaL
(19516) 2007-09-18 12:19
Bonsoir, Gal.
Pas mal...La clé, ici, c'est le reflet de la passante qui s'incruste dans la scène où l'homme regarde le nu...C'est bien joué. Je me demande si je n'avais pas coupé à gauche, et ensuite, un peu le bas...je ne sais pas...
Amitiés, Grazyna.
flory
(4804) 2007-09-18 12:44
hi Gal,
hm,beautiful transparency
love how you bring 'the woman'in first plan.
thanks and nice evening!
Flory
Homerhomer
(4005) 2007-09-18 12:57
practicing before you apply for a job with Playboy ehh Gal, my application is already sent in, just waiting for reply from my buddy Heff, any minute now, any minute...
Good photo overall, painting and the man work very well, however I would have prefered the walking lady to be more connected to the frame, perhaps in creating more contrast culturally or ethically would have been better, replace her with a nun or someone more unique and you have a real winner.
robiuk
(10763) 2007-09-18 13:34
Hmmm... torn between longing for art
and longing for nude - no Gal, I'm
talking about this old man now!
;-D
Besides obvious composition that I
like in this one, I'm drawn by the
subtle levels of red tinting and play
of light/colours created by glass refraction.
Interesting is that, your playing with depth here!
Robi
luisafonso
(858) 2007-09-18 14:25
This photo is priceless. The duality it presents is absolutely striking. On one side we have the art admirer reflection, crystal glasses holding the door to his cultivated brain, gazing, tasting, feeling the scent of that oiled naked figure. On the other, crossing the previous connection, there is the simple man, French hat covering his unused neuronal nest, dreaming of a blond lady he will never be able to teach. The way both scenes interconnect, the way each reflection has its own story is a true poem here. Thanks Gal for all this. Cut anything? Don't even think about it!
ribeiroantonio
(21917) 2007-09-18 21:01
This is what I call artistic work. I like the double image of the man that allow us to see his facial expression and I also like the reflection of that woman with closed eyes saying that she is not interested in nude woman. I do not know why, but it is her idea!!! Well done.
Antonio
KostasKon
(0) 2007-09-18 22:39
I like very much your photo.
The POV is perfect, the colors are excellent, the timing is very good and the sharpness is great.
Congratulations!!!
Kostas.
pgorod
(1122) 2007-09-19 2:59
Hi Gal,
I haven't critiqued in ages but today two photos just had to take me out of my silence, yours and Luis Afonso's...
Both are visual poetry, full of relations and meanings, and beauty.
I really like the the hazy image on the left. It's just like a thought, an imagination in someone's head, an imperfect reflection in half-shadow.
And what we see on the center and right is very evocative of thought and imagination - we see a man, but not his face; we see him looking at a nude woman in painting - we are immediately taken to his inner world, to what the image suggests in him.
So I see the woman on the left as something inside the man's head, his heart and desire. The symmetry of blue in the clothing of both of them enhances this visually.
A favorite.
aralda
(1240) 2007-09-19 3:15
Hi Gal,
Great job! Lovely how you captured this guy's gazing at the photo while also catching the reflection of the woman.
Raluca
rbcy1974
(20742) 2007-09-19 4:01
HellO Gal
INteresting concept, but there is something baout the way the characters are placed on the frame that does not maximize the effect here. I dont know if maybe havving a litlle closeup so we see the man the painging and the red could be more impacting.
Regards
Daniel
vapours
(7913) 2007-09-19 4:27
Heh funny image Gal, we can hardly see his face but its a great curious position his head is in. Reflections are a good touch as well.
bombilla
(3402) 2007-09-19 5:40
But, of course, he is mentally undressing that woman. That is the essence of the artistic gaze -- as we all know. (That, and a beret on the head, of course!) Well seen. -Hugh (later) (And I meant to say "MALE artistic gaze" -- of course.)
Glint
(3042) 2007-09-19 7:56
hello Gal,
very stylish and very clever. What I like especially is the reflection of both the man and the passing woman. If you just look at their two reflections in isolation from everything else, you see two people of opposite sex uninterested in each other. So the man gazing at the nude has no interest in a real woman, only in his fantasies...
Bev
cessy
(13647) 2007-09-19 8:50
hehehe... nice catch of the moment.
Made me remember a picture of Robert Doisneau (sidelong glance)
Furachan
(0) 2007-09-20 1:36
Executed with great subtlety, Gal - echoes of Sarolta and anyone who really knows how to handle reflections. I love that there are three levels of graphic reality here: the reflected woman, the painting and the man...
Superb, warm greetings from the UK,
Francis
alainh
(35367) 2007-09-20 22:43
Bonjour Gal
nous avons eu ce fameux pelerinage 'Bibiday' et en profite pour te saluer pour avoir eu le plaisir de te rencontrer en 2005.
un sacré coup d'oeil et une superbe realisation.
amicalement
alain
Dpbours
(220) 2007-09-23 21:11
Hello Gal,
I always like to see photographers' impressions on art. Taking shots of art is more than just taking a shot of a painting or statue. And you very well succeeded in making it more than just a shot of a painting. Nice reflection and gaze through the window. Good compo!
Greetings,
Dennis
yanseiler
(20) 2007-09-26 9:31
Image sympa, je dirais qu'elle serait ok sans le reflet du gars sur la gauche, cette petite touche amène le petit plus...
Photo Information
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Copyright: Gal Eota (Galeota)
(10334) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-09-02
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
- Exposure: f/4, 1/50 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2007-09-18 12:05
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