boy staring, train passing by Photo

Photographer’s Note

In the beautiful Luz station, there was this boy staring at us while the powerful diagonals slowly gained speed.
Could photograph this subject forever...

pp: cropped to align borders, played with levels, curves.
hope you like it. :))

ElSato, Rinie_Hoff, joseelias, paura has marked this note useful

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Darren (6817) 2005-07-16 10:19

Cool looking shot. I really like where you have tucked the guy in the frame. The colors look great and I like the motion of the trains too. I just wish he was a little sharper. Nice shot.

kensimage (8541) 2005-07-16 11:31

The framing here is wonderful, Isabel, it really suggests motion and disorientation. Good colors, too. Very nice work!

AnimeshRay (8886) 2005-07-16 14:32

Wow! A powerful composition with so many strong lines and the striking color. Excellent geometrical motifs.

Furachan (0) 2005-07-17 4:51

Yes, staring, but in a nice way...not like my rugby player! His most appropriately dressed in RED which is then picked up by the lines on the near train roof and and door and enhanced by al tghe blue lines above. Great composition anchored by a human face. Bravo! Francis

wilkinsonsg (8646) 2005-07-17 5:01

Great feeling of speed captured here, the strong colours add even more impact - just a small thing, it would have been nice if it had been possible for the boy to have been in sharper focus.

But still a stunning image :)

Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2005-07-18 18:22

Oi Isabel, Tudo bem?
I love the strong colours and the blur, yes maybe the boy could be sharper, but this is ever so nice, the tilt is great.
I wish I had taken a better look what you were doing at the station, as I have so few good pictures from Luz, should have taken the time to learn more from you here ;-)

RandomCameraGuy (3063) 2005-07-19 10:20

The guys seems to be hoping for something rather badly too! Great lines and colour Isabel. I think I'd crop a bit closer to get rid of the orange think in the top right though.

Cheers!

ElSato (824) 2005-07-19 13:42

Isabelle,

This is wonderful!

The angle at which you've shot the train is beautiful, as it towers over the young man. And the little touches: the match between the red and blue of his hooded top and the red and blue of the train.

But most of all, the power of the train could not be more evident. It certainly seems evident to the young man, who looks emotional to me, his hands raised and clasped together as though he's praying. Or maybe, in the words of futurist F.T. Marinetti, he is simply in awe of the "deep-chested locomotives whose wheels paw the tracks like the hooves of enormous steel horses bridled by tubing."

Simply beautiful.

Lee

joseelias (367) 2005-07-19 16:24

Imagem muito interessante. A inclinação e o blur do movimento dão uma grande dinâmica à cena, ao mesmo tempo que a colocação do rapaz no canto a torna claustrofóbica, constrangedora e mesmo arrepiante devido à sua proximidade com o comboio. E no meio disto tudo, as cores vivas que contrastam completamente com todas estas sensações! Muito bom.

Nos melhoramentos, penso que uma maior nitidez no rapaz seria bom (talvez em PB não sentisse essa necessidade), e quanto ao canto superior direito, gosto dele assim pois cortar mais retiraria a sensação que as linhas continuavam e perdia-se a sensação de sequência. Mas dessaturava ligeiramente para tirar força à cor e não o tornar distractivo.

Yamada (2309) 2005-07-20 7:24

Very nice shot. Powerfull lines and colors. Love the god capture of the motion of the train.

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-07-22 8:47

Hey Isabel,
Very interesting shot and I loved the way you captured it. Very nice angle. The boy looks a bit anxious and also a bit cold. Very good timing. Thanks.
Ricardo

bertolucci (11976) 2005-07-22 11:33

Oi Isabel :-), this is deliciously graphic and coloufull. The diagonal multicolour streak is very engaging and dynamic and the boy seems to be pleading to you. If he had been rendered a tad sharper the effect this pic would have been even stronger, but its already very good as it is. Beijo de Rotterdam, Bert.

Steft (5962) 2005-07-24 5:51

Hi Isabel, this is a very dynamic and original photo. I like the lines and the strong red white and blue colours. The photo shows a lot of action and the blur shapes emphasize that. Thanks for sharing!
Stef

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rbcy1974 (20742) 2005-08-03 16:54

Hi Isabelle,
Love the tilt which emphasizes the feeling of movement from the trains. Also love all the diagonal lines highlited by the nice colours. It looks like a very modern and efficient system.
Reards
Daniel

paura (38310) 2008-08-05 2:45

As linhas coloridas do teto do trem trabalharam de forma significativa para o grande resultado estético. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

pticaruh (276) 2008-08-31 10:42

Hello, Isabel

Yes, I like the photo - it gave me idea of something. I prepare a photo series of the life of a friend, and I shall use this subject when she waits her morning work train in Chicago. I hope I will get at least similar photo conditions.

Regards,

Asparuh