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The Wail
You hear them…you see them crying, mumbling, swinging, bowing….

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ninaL (19582) 2007-04-28 3:46

Czesc, po raz drugi dzisiaj.

Beautiful scene - it seems to coming directly from a film.
Excellent composition.
The black part adds a lot of mysterious mood to this shot.
I like it : it talk to my emotions.

Pozdr. G.

PS : moj angielski zaczyna sie poprawiac dzieki TE ;))

robertosalguero (110) 2007-04-28 4:07

Jerzy this is an interesting picture. The large section of black on the right create mystery. It makes me want to know what is behind there. The silhouette of the man against the bright courtyard is very well captured. Good use of black and white to create the mood. Thanks Jerzy :-)

Roberto

faubry (32417) 2007-04-28 4:55

hello Jerzy, a lot mystere here, what is t behind dark wall? i like light side with dark silhouette, well done
francine

KevRyan (22418) 2007-04-28 5:55

A very nice composition J - the scale of the figure - the sparse details - the impact of where it is all make for a picture with a story to tell - I think all the times I went here it was never so empty of people - there's a strange 'phosphorus band' down the image - is that the result of some pp - do others see it?

best wishes Kev

Polonaise (5638) 2007-04-28 8:23

YES !!!!!!
Bucki THE ONE...
Marvelous catch, Jerzy...
Any way you may present it, it's good...Simply GOOD !!!
The theater of shadows in its pure amazement.
You would show it in the vertical mode, yet…ANY WAY you do, it is able to spark the emotions.
It's the 'stuff' Jerzy… Good 'stuff'…

Stay cool, dude
g

polter (6168) 2007-04-28 14:12

Doczekałam zmroku, żeby móc w pełni rozkoszować się partią cienia. I nie rozczarowałam się. Zdjęcie prezentuje się jeszcze piękniej. A emocje skaczą do zenitu. Wspaniałe zdjęcie. Pozdrowienia T.

syd1946 (17965) 2007-04-28 15:37

Hi Jerzy,
Looks like an old and classic photo!Or a scene from a mystery film!I like it very much and most of all for your choice to give so many space in the dark part!

Wishes,
Thomas

thor68 (5537) 2007-04-28 15:38

great and very interesting composition! :-)
the b&w is of course awesome, exellent choice, again, and so is keeping 3/4 of the photo covered under a big black "veil" - which actually shows a fine structure and the dark silhouetted religious man in front of the very
bright courtyard.
well seen & captured, thor.

luisafonso (858) 2007-04-29 8:50

Very nice Jerzy. Love your exposure and your compo here. The mood is incredible and this giant mass of black really works to concentrate all the tension in the lit area. Amazing.

PS. As Kev noticed, I also found a strange band across the left vertical third of the photo. I wonder if it's a D200 'bonus' or just a pp issue.

jasmis (50979) 2007-04-29 16:51

Kompozycyjnie to jest piękne. Podejrzewam jednak, że zdjęcie przekazuje 5 procent klimatu... To i tak wiele.
Pozdrawiam.

jinju (14265) 2007-04-30 1:45

At first I disliked all that blac...but then I started liking it. The good thing is that the man doesnt blend in with it too badly. His head is clearly visible and discernable, and that makes this work for me.

jlynx (11380) 2007-04-30 6:52

Pokaza³e¶ tak ma³o w ¶wietle dnia, a tak wiele emocji wznieci³e¶ tym kadrem. Ciemny zarys postaci starego cz³owieka, wyrastaj±cej z czerni ¶ciany. Postaæ z³amana w modlitewnym pochyleniu mówi wszystko co powinno do nas dotrzeæ. ¦wietna praca!
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

giorgimer (21478) 2007-04-30 19:17 [Comment]

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PeterC (2242) 2007-05-01 11:05

Jerzy,
A very nice composition i love the atmosphere you created with the solid black wall and the eerie silhouette. Very clever.

Cheers
Peter

riclopes (33131) 2007-05-05 5:04

Problably not the best one of this travelogue, Jerzy, but I sure applaude you for the originality of the composition. What a big back he has here. I wouldn't see a photo opportunity here - not enough light conditions, but then, you can take such good photos out of the unexpected places.
Love the way you have composed many of your photos, half people/ half context.
Impressive collection of Israel.
Enjoy the weekend,
ricardo

Traczewska (7275) 2007-05-05 16:05

Chcialam bardzo szczegolnie podkreslic moj podziw dla tego zdjecia, ktore bez watpienia ulubilam sobie, jak narazie, najbardziej, z Twojej serii jerozlimskiej Jurku..

Zobaczylam je tydzien temu, nie mialam czasu napisac.. ale zostalo ze mna i teraz je z przyjemnoscia odszukuje..

Zdjecie wydaje mi sie symboliczne, w sposob niewymuszony, naturalny..

Cien sylwetki przykurczonego starego Zyda, jakby kulacego sie pod bezmiarem ciezaru co niespodziewanie do plecow doczepiony, zrosl, sie z nimi juz dawno.. garb historii, czasu, trudu, cierpienia, i on pod tym wszystkim sam.. ale jakos trwa.. wybrany sposrod narodow..

tyle szedl az znalazl swoj dom, jest stad choc pokoj to nie jest slowo z jego slownika.. moze nigdy nie bedzie..

krzepiacy jest to jednak widok.. i jakos, szacunek budzacy..

z pozdrowieniami, A.

AnimeshRay (8886) 2007-05-06 1:12

Absolutely superbly composed...elegaic, intimate yet distant. And the massive tonal range!

ALSOM (6616) 2007-05-07 6:35

Very creative photo, could the black portion be a metaphor of his mind, too many thoughts ?
Thanks, Alain -

delnaja (7871) 2007-05-09 7:02

taking the time to comment some of your photos... and the choice is not so easy...
The first one will be this one. I like this big wall and the light... perfect atmosphere achieved... a great one.
bw
Fred