The way I saw it was the big city and the lonely hill. I felt the riders conveyed the loneliness pretty well. So more of a juxtaposition between the big, bustling city and the empty, lonely hill. Perhaps more of what Bob sees in it.
Some images don't work for some people - this was the case for you. I know sometimes images I see don't work for me either. I do appreciate your candor. -- Bruce Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 12:49:50 PM, you wrote: SB> All these contrasts and implications sound like a lot of silliness to me, SB> Bob. I'm not sure if you really believe this or if you're just putting me SB> on. However, assuming that you believe that these contrasts exist, and SB> that the resultant implications exist, then I missed it all. I just find SB> the photo to be too disjointed and lacking any coherency .... maybe there SB> are too many contrasts and to many things are implied. SB> Shel >> [Original Message] >> From: Bob W >> It has several very effective contrasts going on. >> >> The green open space around the curve contrasts with the city; the >> implied movement of the cyclists contrasts with the static city, and >> also complements the curve. The curve of the open road contrasts with >> the straight line of the city road. The curve contrasts with the >> straight lines and boxes of the building. The 2 solitary figures >> contrast with the implied large population of the city, and implies a >> freedom that the people in the city don't have - the contrast between >> leisure and work. There is a very good play with the scale of the city >> and the people. That little bit of colour on the nearer cyclist brings >> the eye right there, despite their small scale against the city. >> >> It's all very good for those reasons and probably many more. >> >> There are some small factors that make it less than perfect, but the >> overall effect makes them insignificant and not worth mentioning. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >> > Sent: 17 October 2006 17:28 >> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > Subject: Re: PESO - The morning ride >> > >> > Hi Bruce ... >> > >> > I've looked at this one several times. I just don't see what >> > others seem >> > to see. For me, the composition isn't very good, the >> > cityscape competes >> > too much with the cyclists, the curve sign takes away from >> > the flow of the >> > curve ... it just doesn't come together. All the responses I >> > read were >> > positive, but no one that I can recall stated why they liked the >> shot. >> > Maybe I'm missing something .... >> > >> > Shel >> > >> > >> > >> > > [Original Message] >> > > From: Bruce Dayton >> > >> > > Many thanks to those who have commented on this image. It has met >> > > with more positives than I had imagined. I have been trying >> > > recently to expand my horizons a bit and become more versatile in >> my >> > > shooting. >> > >> > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3513a.htm >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
