Cuba Upside Down Photo

Photographer’s Note

In front of Jose Marti's monument, a man passes by. Where is he going? What is he thinking? Where is rality? Where is Fidel?

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FlorentB (115) 2006-10-09 22:36

Joel
very interesting shot here and very intriguing title.I'm trying to figure out how you shot it. Is the image we see a reflextion in water? Is it a collage ? Anyway, it is very nicely thought and done.

Flo

rychousmama (407) 2006-10-09 23:24

That is so neat! You're clearly very perceptive and you have an eye for detail and nice compositions. Beautiful colors and extremely sharp. I love how you flipped the photo upside down, such a simple action yet it makes such a difference. Thanks for sharing!
-Lara

elBud (2211) 2006-10-10 0:24 [Comment]

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abadlovesong (242) 2006-10-10 0:56

this is an amazing photo taken from a pool of water. and it's unbelievably sharp. this is an excellent piece and well thought of. keep more like this coming.

-brad

vapours (7913) 2006-10-10 1:28

These always make good shots when done well, and you've done it perfectly here Joel. Great illusion and I like the way the bottom of the puddle 'rips' through the lower part of the image. Well done.

Malko40000 (1328) 2006-10-10 2:00

very creative image. I like the building standing inside the sand and the distant ones as well. It gives a surrealistic look
Well done!
Morris

mingchiu (264) 2006-10-10 2:20

An excellent compostion. A beautiful write up that draw the mind of the viewer into the picture. A magnificent moment of capture on the reflection turning an otherwise ordinary scene into something unusual and interesting.

naxius (16679) 2006-10-10 2:37

Hi Joel,
Excellent the manner you played with the reflexion on the water..That is really good, almost surealistic..
Very abstract.
I love it.
Alex

DarkoG (2284) 2006-10-10 3:10

I like this one. Good use of reflection with well saturated colours.
Small suggestion. Crop out those small electrical poles on left.

Regards DArko

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2006-10-10 3:35

I can see the point of your title but at first glance the picture is difficult to understand. Only when I did rotate it, I could see what was going on. So I am posting on WS a different version. I hope you like it. The reflection is really good and the colours escellent as well as is the low POV. Well done
Antonio

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cengiz (3581) 2006-10-10 4:37

very good colors and nice point of view, reflection from water nearly perfect..
welldone
cengiz

Vincelavisse (443) 2006-10-10 19:14

Hola Joel!
Great picture. I the colors are great and you used a very special reflection effect! Composition is wonderful too!
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Vince

waidas (130) 2006-10-11 13:54

Hi,
Interesting composition,regards !

atilgone (4749) 2006-10-11 13:56

Hi Joel!

Realy I am cofused with this pic :) very good composition.
well done!

nikkN6 (328) 2006-10-11 19:51

Amazing photo! I think its great that you chose to put the camera inverted.
thanx
Nikos

mdetay (4348) 2006-10-12 8:05

Hi Joel,
Excellent portrait new wawe framing.
Great light and colors.
Well done.
Cheers from Hong Kong.
Michel

stego (22448) 2006-10-15 15:36

Caro Joel,

Hesitei bastante antes de me armar em desmancha-prazeres escrevendo uma crítica menos positiva a esta foto tão popular. Fiel ao meu princípio de que os elogios são agradáveis, mas frequentemente o apontar os aspectos menos conseguidos é mais positivo para a evolução do fotógrafo, aqui vai a minha opinião:

É interessante, sim senhor, é cativante e está longe de estar mal. No entanto, está construída de tal modo que causa confusão a quem a vê. Se não fosse o WS do ribeiroantonio, julgaria que tinha resultado de trucagem digital não muito bem conseguida. Aquelas coisas no céu são desagradáveis, assim como a falta de detalhe / agudeza (sharpness).

O seu poder de observação e a ideia que pretendeu mostrar são notáveis, mas na minha opinião, não teve muito sucesso a pô-las na imagem. Quanto a mim, isso tudo é bem visível no WS do ribeiroantonio.

Espero que ninguém leve a mal a franqueza. Acreditem que se achasse que a foto não valia nada não me daria ao trabalho de escrever fosse o que fosse.

Jeweller (4) 2006-10-15 17:53

Excellent shot. Great composition. Amazing refections. Well done.

kryger (297) 2006-10-21 10:32

Excellent idea flipping the image, it really confuses the viewer (at least if has confused me ;)). It drastically changes the perspective, it fun to watch it.

vinicio (22428) 2006-11-09 8:19

Indeed really beautiful this reflection, original idea and good image with excellent colors and composition as result, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

manatee (4297) 2007-03-09 3:28

Wow, exelent idea, I like it this reflex, you capture very good, the deep blue sky and the men aremarvelous even the monument is amazing here. Grate idea

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