Girl under the lamp Photo

Photographer’s Note

People coming my way, and people going away. My eyes have been wandering so long but I couldn’t recognize him yet among the crowd.

Although I can’t see him, I can feel the whisper of his breath… and I can hear him moving gently towards me. It will be all a question of time, I know, until I can finally rest my eyes in his smile and my skin in his lips. But the time of wait becomes eternity when I run after my dreams.

I wish he was already here with me. I know he will come.

ps: Geneva's music festival, june 2004

bfly, avigur_11, Spoony, RGatward, weiphoto, Oldtree, papagolf21, elihesamian, ma-tibou, Porteplume, ChrisJ, jhm, jhonny_blue, sn00zie, smael, Mrg has marked this note useful

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bfly (5737) 2004-09-15 17:45

and my eyes have been wandering for so long for a bw :)
very interesting composition Gal..as usual from you there is a lot to see and it grows bigger with your notes..
I liked (again) that you have several things but they are all on their own in the picture..
thanks..

avigur_11 (21307) 2004-09-15 18:08

I see that you decided to go back to b/w, Gal, and I think that this is a good choice on this one. The composition is strong and the light is very well treted, especially on the sculpture and the wall. Beautiful shot.

Mireille (2596) 2004-09-15 18:12

Le noir-blanc est très intéressant mais légèrement surex sur les blancs, j'aurais, personnellement laissé plus de marge aux personnes, elles sont comme écrasées par la statue et le lampadaire. Une bonne prise de vue.

Spoony (3539) 2004-09-15 18:28

No doubt about your composition choice... very nice capture! There are, in this photo, lots of valuable elements...
Fine Gal.

RGatward (19749) 2004-09-15 19:04

Very much in your early (TE) style, I'll like the unusual crop on te crowd here. I'm a bit puzzled by the pattern in the arch, it looks like some kind of mural.

c_kyr (1810) 2004-09-15 21:44

Very nice shot.
The B&W adds a lot to it IMO.
Very well done!

cwong (26) 2004-09-15 22:04

Very nice shot indeed...
I like it.

manny (21378) 2004-09-16 1:09

Nice. The BW tones make the subjects look more serious. The picture is a bit of mystery and it is well communicated through the colors and composition.

Oldtree (2457) 2004-09-16 1:11

Hi Gal,

very good composition and it reminds me a bit on joseelias last posts. Wonderful BW with very good details. And as usual your note let your image shine.

Thank you, Gal.

PS: excellent photo you have in the moment in your profile. it fits to the personality you presenting hear at TE, IMHO. :-)

dom_inik_m (1707) 2004-09-16 3:04

La géométrie est implacable, le regard de la statue impitoyable... Médée métamorphosée en serial killeuse, prête à trucider tout ce qui passe à sa portée ? Effigie de cantatrice oubliée attendant je ne sais quelle conjonction cosmique pour retrouver sa voix et lancer son aria ? drame antique figé pour l'éternité, témoignant de la futilité des passions humaines ?
Revoici enfin une photo avec du souffle, mais ô combien laconique, où la seule échappatoire tient dans cette enfilade de fauteuils dessinés, mais vides, montrant que, finalement, le spectacle du monde n'attire pas le moindre spectateur !
O temporas, o mores...

flydragon (0) 2004-09-16 5:10

heeeh un retour au noir et blanc c'est cool
une mise en page efficace ,op
drole d'impression la peinture sur le mur
mais pas désagréable
j'ai juste un doute sur les blancs
qui sur mon écran semblent un peu brulés
encore gal

••simon••

papagolf21 (56749) 2004-09-16 5:42

Que dire après notre ami "dom_inik_m ", sinon que paraphraser un élan lyrique !
Le noir et blanc trouve sa place ici pour donner plus d'impact à la composition.
Très bien fait Gal.

elihesamian (26091) 2004-09-16 7:45

A great cropping you did,POV is very fine,with notice to some rules in photography,you creat a fine shot which has a great composition,very well contrasred,...I like it alot,...fine info,Gal.

Porteplume (3257) 2004-09-16 13:07

La composition est étonnante, il y a une formidable "balance" - Je trouve plus le mot français - mais le contraste paraît un peu "dur" - Excusez-moi, y a des soirs où tout m'échappe - C'est peut-être ce qu'exprime Simon sur les "blancs"?
J'aimerai voir la même image avec un grain plus doux...

Il faudrat bien avouer que non seulement vos images nous plaisent, mais qu'on espère aussi y renconter Dominique et ses mots... ;o) - La synthèse est extra!

Endy (1025) 2004-09-16 14:27

Belle photo en noir et blanc. L'idée de cadrer la peinture de gauche dans la photo est excellent, elle crée une profondeur qui en fait n'existe pas. De plus, au premier regard, on se demande ce que cette série de siège fait là. Une magnifique composition avec ce lampadaire et cette statue laissant indifférent les passants.

ma-tibou (4566) 2004-09-17 4:53

Voilà doc la première en noir et blanc, belle réalisation. Beau travail.
Amitié.

harold (2271) 2004-09-17 6:36

Une belle composition, en noir et blanc, bien vue du beau travail.

hdl (6737) 2004-09-17 12:28

Very nice composition; looks very good in B&W. I don't know about the statue; she looks very angry. And is that a sword she is holding? Are the people below here aware of that. This element gives an extra feeling to the picture which I find very important in the whole. Nicely done.
Points later.

ChrisJ (70443) 2004-09-18 3:11

Excellent b&w. Very good tonal range & well lit & composed.

Benedetto (437) 2004-09-18 3:40

Excellent B&W, beautiful contrast and quality.!!
Great shot, I like it.
Regards, Benedetto.

jhm (83352) 2004-09-18 3:50

The composition is perfectly Gal, I see that you decided to go back to B/W, and I think that this is a good choice on this one. Maybe in colour try! The lantern is a nice detail.

jhonny_blue (4954) 2004-09-18 5:11

Lisndissima composition Gal ! Gosto muito dessa saturação dos contrastes do P&B.
Muito bom, parabéns !

sn00zie (2384) 2004-09-18 7:39

interesting composition in b/w.

smael (2878) 2004-09-18 8:53

Good note... on the romantic side these days? ;)
It fits and make things a bit old fashioned, and that's what I like!
Still when I look at this pic i also get a second thought; Since you've placed the people like you did, I find them a bit funny. Like rambling around this grandeour place like chickens, knowing nothing about what kind of sacrifise the people made by building such a place, their believes and dreams. These people running around in todays jet-speed, concerned only by their own doings...
Except the girl... ;)

Terje

centurion (0) 2004-09-27 6:06

Wonderful B/W composition.

madska (0) 2004-10-03 6:23

superbe composition, avec une profondeur ajoutée par le dessin(?) dans la porte à gauche.. j'avoue ne pas comprendre vraiment de quoi il s'agit, on dirai une rangée de chaises dessinées en trompe l'oeil ? ca me fait penser à un cadrage facon kubrick, avec une statue qui regarde des gens. le lampadaire qwuand à lui ajoute au coté vertical tout en donant une dynamique forte à l'image.

Mrg (823) 2004-10-09 10:12

Gosto desta foto Gal. Muito interessantes as várias linhas presente,do candeeiro,das pedras na parede, e da pintura (?) ao lado direito. O contraste apesar de um pouco "hard" está bem adequado à foto em B&W. Boa foto