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Image Title:  shoe shine chairs
 
 By: Angelo Villaschi  
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Photographer Angelo Villaschi {K:49617}
Project #51 Silhouettes and Abstracts Camera Model Canon EOS 10D
Categories Architecture
Street
Film Format
Portfolio Cityscapes & Architecture
Candids
London
Lens Sigma 15-30 @ 18mm
Uploaded 7/17/2005 Film / Memory Type ISO 100
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 679 Shutter 1/60
Favorites Aperture f/4.0
Critiques 39 Rating
5.69
/ 13 Ratings
Location City -  London
State - 
Country - United Kingdom   United Kingdom
About Jubilee Place shopping mall.
Canary Wharf.

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Used PS to rotate and correct perspective. I messed up holding the camera in the right position :(

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Played around with a B&W version, but preferred this one.
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There are 39 Comments in 1 Pages
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Kevin Collier   {K:19076} 7/17/2005
This is great - how long did you have to wait in the shadows to have the perfect man pass before you? Great placement. I agree with the color choice - in BW you would have lost the great aqua tones in the glass. K


Silvia Hudak   {K:1171} 7/17/2005
Parabéns Angelo, conseguiu transformar uma cena interna simples em uma foto estéticamente muito interessante.


ARMANDO ALCÁZAR   {K:42316} 7/17/2005
Good stuff my dear friend I like a lot , congrats and God bless you


Patrick Jacobson   {K:29151} 7/17/2005
Great movement! Great tones/colors and superb mood in this shot! =)

Patrick J


Linda Bique   {K:74033} 7/17/2005
Excellent Angelo...great work....I like the color choice....well done...:):)Linda


Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 7/17/2005
Not long, Kevin. It was a pretty busy walkway. I was worried about being spotted by security guards. I wanted only one person walking into the frame, so I stood there, composed and fired as soon as someone walked across. I liked this one best out of 4 attempts.


Roberto Okamura   {K:22842} 7/17/2005
Bela composição e captura Angelo!
Excelente trabalho!
Abraços!
Roberto.


Brenda Guiles   {K:6128} 7/17/2005
I have a list when I shoot too so no worries about the rotating! ;)

I like this image simply because of the backlighting that just sets an incredible mood here, the sillouhettes of the chairs perfectly focused, and the lines on the floor leading up to them! The motion captured of the man walking in front of the chairs adds to this image as well, obviously with clean shoes because he didn't stop for a shine! ;) This is something that one must see in a big city, as it isn't something I se very often, except maybe in the movies. A shot well done! Congrats! :)


Gayle's Eclectic Photos   {K:91003} 7/17/2005
Great timing! i am drawn to the light and the aqua...love the white vignetting look around each square...good floor pattern with the leading lines...well seen and executed,Angelo...regards,gayle


Ben Mok   {K:4084} 7/17/2005
I like the tungsten colours.
Well done,
Ben


Paolo Corradini   {K:52725} 7/17/2005
i like this tones and better than a BW. good work my friend!

Paolo


FERDINAND DOTREMONT   {K:6593} 7/17/2005
Nice shot, good composition and good PS-work.
Kind regards.
Ferdinand


Alastair Bell   {K:29571} 7/17/2005
Excellent shot Angelo. Love the black lines leading the eye into the image. The inclusion of the figure walking across the windows is excelent as it gve the image life and perspective. And that light throught the windows is superb!


Giancarlo Gimona   {K:3208} 7/17/2005
i like a lot


micky waby   {K:9141} 7/17/2005
Great vision here,lovely patchwork of shapes,the human element enhances the whole image,and all is capped off by the gorgeous aqua toning. Excellent work Angelo.
Micky


Sally Morgan   {K:9219} 7/17/2005
This is lovely Angelo - I like being led in by the lines in the floor, I like the pin sharp silhouettes of the chairs, and the beautiful aqua backlighting that sets the mood for the scene. When I first looked, I thought you were stood in the doorway of an elevator - looking out - but then I realised it was the frame!
Really beautiful.


Guilherme Labarrere   {K:4921} 7/17/2005
Boa composição, a foto está bem enquadrada com as linhas bem direcionadas. Só acho que ficou um pouco escura demais. Obrigado pelos comentários em meu portifólio. Um abraço.
Guilherme.


Mark Julian   {K:35624} 7/17/2005
I think I prefer this one to a B / W version cause the colors in the window and chrome look pretty nice. Good Job, Mark


Marcia .   {K:16108} 7/17/2005
Ainda bem que você preferiu a colorida... :-)
Essa cor dos vidros está muito bonita com um efeito interessante de degradê.
Perfeito registro, Angelo.

Parabéns!!

Um abraço,
Márcia.


Marcus Armani   {K:35759} 7/17/2005
This is a really great shot, The use of black and white, the timing, lights and tones are perfect, you really choose the right moment to capture the walker with nice motion blur....
very nice..


Danny Brannigan   {K:16357} 7/17/2005
Angelo, another fine pic.However I think I will stick my neck out and be the only one to talk about the ngative side.This has to do with a pet hate of mine which is "highlights on the edge of an image". On the uper right hand edge we have highlights which take my gaze completely out of the picture space. I believe that if these were taken down in ps you would be left with an outstanding image rather than just a good one.


Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 7/17/2005
Thanks for the honest comment, Danny. I hadn't realised how distracting those highlights could be.


Darlene Boucher   {K:15649} 7/17/2005
Beautiful job on this Angelo, unique composition, love it!


Joggie van Staden   {K:41275} 7/17/2005
Excellent abstract Angelo - I like the focus on the shining shoes against the shoe shining booth in the background. Well seen and captured. Regards.
Joggie


Burak Tanriover   {K:16604} 7/17/2005
the subject is interesting,I like the composition and lighting a lot.
best wishes


Thilo Bayer   {K:50301} 7/17/2005
Hi Angelo,

fabulous work, my friend. I love these "cool background combined with a motion blurred pedestrian" shots a lot. maybe a bit scary on the geometry side (wide angle distorsions...), but nevertheless great. maybe a BW candidate?

best wishes,
Thilo


Maria Luisa Vial   {K:36017} 7/17/2005
Great image Angelo... Missed this type of image from you... You are excellent at it... Love the lines and lighting... Just the right amount... Great composition... I think you made a terrific choice leaving it in color... The tones of the windows are amazing...

Cheers,

MaLuisa


Clifton Jones   {K:11154} 7/17/2005
Excellent perspective....great silhouette...superb exposure.....
Clifton.......


Giorgio Goretti   {K:15471} 7/17/2005
excellent image Angelo
and i agree with you, it "works" better in color

Giorgio


Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 7/18/2005
Thank you, Thilo.

The edited TIFF does have a channel mixer layer to do a b&w conversion, but I switched it off as I agree with my wife Jas that the colour from the lights was a nice feature of the image.

It is almost monochromatic anyway.


Ian Crean   {K:14863} 7/18/2005
Abbey Road meets Canary Wharf. This is just excellent Angelo, striking. The edge highlights mentioned by Danny don't detract for me but the strip of light at the very top I would clone or crop away. In truth though it's as nothing to the subject and the craft employed in bringing us such a shot. The word Shoe works wonderfully in making us concentrate on his shoes, and I wonder if his name might just be James! His stiff purposeful stride is an amazing caricature of the Abbey Road album. The timing is split second correct. Superb work. Ian


Mary Brown   {K:68582} 7/20/2005
The mood created by the lighting and tone is great. Wonderful.
MAry


Carsten Ranke   {K:14453} 7/23/2005
I think it was a wise decision to listen to your wife ;-) The windows colors and color temperature are too exciting to get lost with B&W.


Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 7/23/2005
Carsten,

It is always a good idea to listen to my wife :))


Carlheinz Bayer   {K:14220} 8/2/2005
The light and colors are magic. Sweet comp and the mation blur works fine.
CB


Mohamed Banna   {K:34222} 8/3/2005
i like this fast shot


omar imam   {K:5589} 8/7/2005
The perspective of the floor add alot to the mood that made by the lighting and the big step of the man, v.good one ( just that am not sure about the need of the lighting line in the upper edge ).
i can imagine what is like 2 wait some one 2 pass, in my photo " searching 4 a real girl " i had 2 wait so long , cuz all the ppl were waiting me or changing their ways in order not to bother me , they didn't know that i need one of them 2 pass 2 do my photo, ciao.
omar


david henderson   {K:11234} 8/12/2005
hi Angelo, came straight here from the forum! your shots are of a very high standard, I like this composition, the beautiful light in the window, the 'lines' leading to the chairs and the man in too much of a hurry to shine his shoes, all make for an engaging and well executed shot......I think it might lend itself well to black and white rendition, cheers, david.


Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 8/12/2005
Thanks, David. I tried a b&w conversion. It works ok but loses an important element, which is the colour from the light panels at the back.

Thanks for taking the time and giving a sugestion!


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