Alone Not Alone Photo

Photographer’s Note

Ijiri Chusuke, in 1482 argued:

“In our empire of Japan this way flourished from the time of the great master Kobo. In the abbeys of Kyoto and Kamakura, and in the world of the nobles and the warriors, lovers would swear perfect and eternal love relying on no more than their mutual good will. Whether their partners were noble or common, rich or poor, was absolutely of no importance… In all these case they were greatly moved by the spirit of this way. This way must be truly respected, and it must never be permitted to disappear.”

I took this picture while I was leaving the Ginkakuji in Kyoto. I am not good at shooting landscapes so I decided to shoot this absolutely wonderful couple, two lovers that followed us during the visit. Could call it a human landscape ?

Izo

eleparc, Jeronimo, yanseiler, bibiweb has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

jinju (14265) 2006-07-02 6:55

Hey Izo,

really nice compo. All I can say is that Id like to see a bit more space on the left between the man and the edge and have them a bit further down the frame into the corner. The green color is really nice, very rich.

s10001in (1487) 2006-07-02 7:09

Hi Izo,

Wonderful composition.
Sort of uniformity on both side.
Working with minimum but in narrow space.
I can repeat side by Rafal.
50 1/4 Effect. Just impressive.

Very well done.
Warm regards,
Shailendra

eleparc (24059) 2006-07-02 7:55

j'aime bcp cette image yannick! le jeu du f1.8 donne une dimension presque magique à ces buissons qui servent de guide vers les deux promeneurs...bein vu! et ce vert est presque palpable!
Eric

Dari (24) 2006-07-02 8:27

What a green green :)... Great colour tones, green-grey looks good. Compo is pretty well, but couple just begs to be moved to down corner...then they would "walk in" but this way the lack of space between man and frame is not very nice...
Have a nice Monday :(...(better it still will be weekend tom and day after tom....)
Dari

WesternDrake (656) 2006-07-02 10:40

The most interesting thing here (besides your great note) is the way green bushes creates different patterns.

You have a great idea by shooting the couple, as they add perspective to realize the size of the walls.

Very good POV, congrats!

Jeronimo (1377) 2006-07-02 11:51

Very interesting photo.
Les personnages ont l'air vraiment preoccupés par quelque chose ou las. C'est une scene intéressante, pas forcément romantique, mais vraie.

Bravo.

yanseiler (20) 2006-07-03 4:40

Salut Yannick, ces superpositions d'arbustes sont excellentes et ce couple est vraiment bien venu dans cette compo. J'aime bien la façon dont tu as géré l'ouverture, tu as posé ton focus sur le fond ? Des beaux jeux de flous, pas évident à 1.8...
A+
Yan

bibiweb (8) 2006-07-04 2:50

Salut Yannick,
Très sympa cette composition toute en verdure. Comme Rafal, j'aurais peut être cadré un peu plus large sur la gauche car là je trouve que le couple est un peu écrasé le long du bord de l'image. Par contre je trouve excellent le bokeh sur la droite.
Amicalement, Brigitte