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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

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

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

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.

     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

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.)

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

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