The Silent Duel Photo

Photographer’s Note

A probable father and son, settled on a bank, in front of the Aleppo Citadel...
Father probably giving his son advices, his son listening, yet rejecting. A typical father/son duel in action, still in a totally silent mode, them being the only ones hearing what was being spoken ...
They were so much in concentration that, did not even notice me taking them for a long time.

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mesutilgim (37282) 2008-06-09 10:07

Selam sevgili Deniz,
Ben Uludağ görüntüleri beklerken karşıma Halep işi bir kare çıktı !
Düello'mu sadece baba oğul muhabbet mi bilmem ama iyi bir siyah beyaz çalışma olmuş.
Duvardaki sokak lambasının gölgesine bayıldım.
Gözüne gönlüne sağlık
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUt ILGIM

PS.: Sen şu atasözünü bilirmisin : "Anaylan kız, ballan koz - babaylan oğul, git dereye boğul" .

ninaL (19590) 2008-06-09 10:15

Hi, Deniz.
Beautiful large scene where each element is in its place. I like the light, the shadows of the lamps, and this scene with too men.
Good work, as always.
Best regards. Grazyna.

burGu (4548) 2008-06-09 10:25

Senin icin ne kadar aydinlik bir S&B fotograf bu boyle!
Duvardaki lamba golgesinin arkasindaki lamba direk, golge-asil ikilisine degisik bir anlam katmis. Soyle ki, golge cismin onune gecmis...
Ikilinin siyah&beyaz fotografa ikili olarak sunduklari katki da cok guzel. Soyle ki, baba-ogul siyah&beyaz...
Kare mi kesmissin, napmissin anlamadim ama gerek kadraj gerek boyut bakimindan bayagi buyuk bir format olmus. Ama iyi de olmus. Soyle ki, konu dagilmasi riskinden uzak duvarin arkasinda ve ustundeki golge ikilisiyle hos bir kompozisyon olmus.
Bir de merak ettigim birsey var... Soyle ki, Halep fotograflarin merakla hem tarafimdan hem baskalari tarafindan merakla bekleniyordu biliyorum fakat, acaba neden Bursa fotografi yuklemedin ki... Kiskanclik yapacaktim :)

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-09 10:32

Deniz,
the dual aspect of the the two person and the two lamps (on as a shadow) is already good enough. With your composition well worked out showing that you know how do that, where to place yourself, with the right angle of light and the right moment of gesticulation makes this another perfect post. The B&W fits again extremely well focusing on the graphical aspects of the place.
Peter

faubry (32419) 2008-06-09 10:35

Bonsoir Deniz, i like this strong contrast BW, superb lamp shadow, and simple two men talking together...
great photo
francine

manada (6237) 2008-06-09 10:45

Merhaba Deniz
I find lovely that scene. So nice two generation in comparison.
Location is wonderful, the wall, but above all, the shadow of the lamppost are wonderful!
Selamlar, arrivederci amico
Freddy

bostankorkulugu (33982) 2008-06-09 10:51

yin ve yan gibiler ikisi, siyah ve beyaz... lamba, gölge ve yin/yan'ın diyagonal yerleşimi güzel...

cemsultan (4604) 2008-06-09 11:02

Merhabalar
Günlük yaşamdan çok hoş bir s&b çalışması olmuş
Ellerinize sağlık
FATİH

amazon (10875) 2008-06-09 11:02

burada iki ayri fotograf goruyorum...
sagdaki sokak lambasi ve ortadaki sokak lambasi golgesi birinci kare,ikincisi duvarin yukariya yakin bolumunden keserek lamba golgesi ve sohbet eden adamlar...bu sekilde kadraji buyuk ve konuyu biraz daginik buldum...sert isiktaki S/B tercihi akillica olmus...
sevgiler,
iffet

gokanlam (6431) 2008-06-09 11:23

lambanın o kocaman gölgesini yerim ben! tam bonus olmuş Dönis.. baba ve oğul arasındaki sessiz düello yu da iyi gözlemlemişsin gerçekten.. S&B fotolarını özlemişim.. kuvvetli ışıkta çok şık duruyor, eline sağlık yine:)
Sevgiler, özlemeler..
ReLa

maria (2818) 2008-06-09 12:11

Hi Deniz,
This is a beautiful composition.
Fantastic lighting that really helps textures stand out, particularly the ones on the walls.
Love it.
Regards,
Maria

Tezic (16927) 2008-06-09 12:37

iki vurucu nokta ... 1. sağ üst köşedeki lambaların benzerlerinin gölgesi, 2. adamların bu kompozisyondaki pozisyonu... ikisi aynı karede.... enfes... tam "gözüne sağlık" türünden... bravooo...

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2008-06-09 12:51

Merhaba Denniz.

The B&W is lovely and the shadow if the light in the wall...excellent!

Rgs, Oscar

pandoraTE (2317) 2008-06-09 13:10

Oğulun elindeki takke mi? takkeyi açmış "külahıma anlat" diyor bence:p. S/Btercihi güzel, kompozisyon güzel ama en güzeli de gölge. Eline sağlık.

velocista (881) 2008-06-09 14:23

olá,
great photo. good choice of black and white, great sharpness, contrast and beautiful shadows, specially the shadow of the lamp in the back wall.
congratulations.
pedro

syd1946 (17965) 2008-06-09 15:03

I am just trying to hear their conversation...but my eyes goes to shadows of the lamps...
Well captured daily life scenery Deniz...looks strange in this big square format...but it works and I like it file mou!

cheers!
Thomas

anokutan (7881) 2008-06-09 23:25

Merhabalar,
Günlük yaşamdan belki ama detaylarıyla birlikte çok hoş bir kare.Selamlar.

TopGeo (22213) 2008-06-10 0:38

A picture that gives good impression of persons that converses. A white black combined version in forms and shades Good note good POV and the idea also ,,,TFS and Best Regards
Georgios

bantonbuju (48796) 2008-06-10 1:14

what a take....!
there are three couples in this image - father/son, "real" double lantern, and the one painted by the shadow...
i think - not a common sight...
bravo!
j.

rodgerg (24973) 2008-06-10 1:22

Hello Deniz,

A beautiful scene of everyday life. Good use of B&W with beautiful contrast. I like reflections of the lamp to the wall.
Regards of Belgium,
Roger

danos (33272) 2008-06-10 2:11

Hello Deniz,
nice composition and POV of a quite district of Syria.I like the moody atmosphere and the shades, especially that on the vertical stone wall.The B/W version is splendid and the wall create a nice texture and make the shot more 'particular'.Well done.

Regards,Danos

delkoo (34788) 2008-06-10 2:20

hi deniz
what a great b&w, the best part of this photo is, the shadow of the lamppost on the wall, as well as the lamppost above.

great one
didier

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-06-10 2:25

pek de iyi olmayan suriye fotograflari bunlar mi? daha ne olsun yahu, bu bence super. lambayla ondan kacmis golgesi isi bitirmis zaten. grafigin de var, insana "bunlar ne konusuyor acep" dedirtecek modellerin de. tezici bursa kaplicalarinda cimerken cektigin fotograflari mi koyacaktin, tabii ki bunu koyacaksin. :PP

PixelTerror (86839) 2008-06-10 5:02

Merhaba Deniz,
Oh Syria ? A not so often seen country which is nice, it may not be the most fascinating corner of the city but the BW is good, the talking people add a bit of animation and the shade of the street lamp is quite funny.
Have a nice day JY

Cretense (57010) 2008-06-10 6:38

Hi Deno!

Great daily life scene, combined with lots of interest architecture details! Great choice of square framing, great composition, and excellent choice of b&w! Impressive shadow of the lampost on the wall! Congratulations!

Hercules

Merline (6578) 2008-06-10 12:05

A special one Deniz, an eternal scene repeats itself here, but what a setting ! And even though they do not see you, one feels your connection to them...your eyes on them...You have it all, the men arguing, the light the light the light...the ancient walls graphically disposed and rubbed by time and people, the sky above, and that reflection of the lamp on the wall, the cherry ont the cake. Lots of mood, of presence, strong and beautiful.!

Hugs and smiles
Michèle

AiresSantos (42902) 2008-06-11 1:26

Fine black and white composition in this big format, dear Deniz !
Excellent POV, very well framed and done. I like the men on left and the textures. Nice shadows of the street lamps
TFS and greetings
Aires

COSTANTINO (23199) 2008-06-11 6:47

hI deniz,
A simple photo of the daily life,you have really captured the feeling of the scene,
one excellent approach to this view..
Good balance and details,very good framing
Compliments from GREECE
cOSTANTINO

mariandrea (973) 2008-06-11 18:37

Merhaba Deniz, beautiful image, good composition, good choice of black and white, nice note, a photo with a message for sure. Congrats! good work, chau chau,

Maria

Staphyle (102) 2008-06-12 0:39

Slm Kanka...

Gerçekten ya lambanın ben geliyorum der gibi önden gölgesini göndermiş bi hali var ve çok orjinal durmuş....Splinter Usta gibi durmuş....

stego (22448) 2008-06-12 9:34

Merhaba Deniz,
A timeless image, amazingly interesting for the stories that we can imagine around what they are talking about and for the compo. Its style reminds me a classic photo (Cartier-Bresson?). The shadow of the candle on the wall produces a strange effect that puzzles us at first sight, because the only candle in the image is behind the shadow.
Congratulations! It's one of the photos that has impressed me more lately in TE.
Regards, José.

anes_lc (14776) 2008-06-14 0:49

something about your shots that i will never be able to understand ....how you see all this perfect compositions ? ...great eyes :D
how are you ?
hugs,anes

kdialyna (3074) 2008-06-16 12:38

Excellent quality and perfect B/W conversion, characterize your photo Deniz.
Very good the placement of the two men to the down left corner that gives enough space to the area around, achieving thus a very good imprinting of the environment area while simultaneously the attention stays to the mainly subject, which is the two men's discussion.
I like very much the shadow of the light on the wall.
Kostas

polter (6168) 2008-06-17 15:34

For sure you know better.
For me the scene is much more enigmatic. Not only because I can imagine some other explanation concerning the reason of discussion. A master and his pupil for example... Think that's because I'm pacifist I don't like idea of duelling ;)))
But also there is a touch of mystery creeping around (perhaps cause of the shadow of the lantern). Sure I do like very much the surrounding - imposing and greatly composed.
Greetings T.
PS. Btw great bw work here :)

raqiq (59) 2008-06-27 13:09

Great composition. B&W suits perfectly to the scene and its atmosphere. Very well done! I'm just sooo curious what they were talking about.
Regards,
KJ

delnaja (7871) 2008-07-03 1:08

an intimate scene in a graphic world. The composition is just perfect here. great b&w, well contrasted with this light.