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Art work and reflections at Eldon Square bus station in Newcastle. This is the b&w conversion of a colour upload a few weeks ago. Some people found the colour image quite sinister and disturbing...
Thanks for looking,
Moira

Brand:NIKON CORPORATION
Camera:Nikon D90 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:16.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Date Taken:17 Mar 2012 - 12:47 PM
Focal Length:20mm
Lens Max Aperture:f/3.9
Aperture:f/4.5
Shutter Speed:1/60sec
Exposure Comp:-1/3
ISO:640
Exposure Mode:Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
Flash:No Flash
Title:Stalkers
Username:mrswoolybill mrswoolybill
Uploaded:12 Apr 2012 - 7:59 AM
Tags:Black & white, Photo journalism, Street photography
Votes:66

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alsoppdigitalart
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:05 AM
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Very good capture and well seen, great comp love it.

John

Last Modified By alsoppdigitalart at 12 Apr 2012 - 8:05 AM
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barbarahirst
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:07 AM
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Mono even more so to me.... sinister & disturbing that is
What a fab image

pascalg
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:11 AM
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still like the colour version

nice effect in mono

sherlob
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:20 AM
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Prefer the mono - it becomes a play on the use of silohette - the fiction versus the real. The ghost versus alive.

Cor
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:25 AM
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The mono is so good but the coloured version is my favorite.10*****
cor.

helenlinda
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:30 AM
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Mono is more gentle strangely enough, and the eye moves on more easily to the figure walking into the picture
Helen

Richsr
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:44 AM
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Interesting I liked the colour version when you posted it but for me the mono works better, seem to bring out the reflected figures in the silhouette more.
Regards Richard

mrswoolybill
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:45 AM
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Quote: the fiction versus the real. The ghost versus alive.

Adam, thanks for summing up perfectly what I was looking for, it's the essence of what really appeals to me in street photography. Finding a relationship between the 'street' - architecture, advertising, graffiti, shop displays - and the passers-by.

Quote: Mono is more gentle strangely enough, and the eye moves on more easily to the figure walking into the picture

Thanks Helen, I find b&w more harmonious, easier to take in as a linear composition.

Quote: for me the mono works better, seem to bring out the reflected figures in the silhouette more.

Well about an hour's work went into that reflection, (in the colour version first and then in b&w)... Wink
Have a good day folks. Fingers crossed, we should be setting up our little exhibition at the new library this afternoon...
Moira

Last Modified By mrswoolybill at 12 Apr 2012 - 8:48 AM
danbrann
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:48 AM
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Probably the Mono for me Moira and good luck with the exhibition.

NDODS
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:49 AM
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A great image, for me it ticks all the right boxes, awareness and creativity being the biggest.

Regards Nathan

PaulLiley
12 Apr 2012 - 9:18 AM
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Love the mono version and great title. Paul

luceombra
12 Apr 2012 - 9:28 AM
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I like this version even more than the colour one! Great capture indeed, Moira!
Al

ljh
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12 Apr 2012 - 9:38 AM
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Excellent capture.

Lucien.

jadaszek
12 Apr 2012 - 9:41 AM
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Love it!!

CarolG
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12 Apr 2012 - 10:00 AM
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Spooky Sad Carol

gary_d
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12 Apr 2012 - 10:13 AM
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You can not teach what you have Moira, you have such an eye to see what most miss, this is so good.

gary

annettep38
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12 Apr 2012 - 10:16 AM
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the mono is wonderfully surreal.

wrinkles
12 Apr 2012 - 10:48 AM
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You have a good eye for a picture Moita.Wink

mhfore
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12 Apr 2012 - 11:07 AM
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Hi Moira,

I can't make my mide up between this one and "Arrivals". They both work well.

Moira if you haven't tried it and you use elements make a copy of this image and then in blend mode' select "overlay", see what you think,. remember you can reduce the opacity.

Take care
Martin

mikbee
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12 Apr 2012 - 11:51 AM
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I do believe this is the one Moira,where I actually complained about my favourite colour red being a bit distracting here ?
Not as distracting as Bill's comment about my favourite colour though !!
Like pink hot pants here,it is far easier on my eyes !!
Mick.

Joline
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12 Apr 2012 - 12:18 PM
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Yes, it is a bit more sinister in mono....but fascinating to look at.

franken
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12 Apr 2012 - 12:21 PM
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Love it Moira!

Ken

mrswoolybill
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12 Apr 2012 - 12:50 PM
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Thanks everyone, we're home on a flying visit. Martin, thanks for the suggestion. I use Elements 8, but I'll admit to having a phobia with layers. I'll try to summon up the courage to have a go!
Moira

taggart
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12 Apr 2012 - 1:19 PM
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This could be sinister if one would dwell on it, -- a marvelous joke in the architecture!

Daisymaye
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12 Apr 2012 - 2:04 PM
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Men in Black on the move. Very cool shot, one for the wild imaginations...............Sandy

AnneWorner
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12 Apr 2012 - 2:06 PM
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Recognized this composition immediately - for some reason the colour stays in my mind.......Very different mood in this one. Have to say I prefer the colour version, and can't say exactly why, it's a visceral thing - the other feels maybe more alive to use that word.

Anne

TrevBatWCC
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12 Apr 2012 - 2:29 PM
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Quote: Mono even more so to me.... sinister & disturbing that is...

I agree! Think this works better in mono than colour Smile
Trev Smile

nonur
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12 Apr 2012 - 4:09 PM
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Excellent and I like this mono version even better, but the other was not sinister or disturbing at all.

ChrisOs
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12 Apr 2012 - 4:10 PM
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Quote: Interesting I liked the colour version when you posted it but for me the mono works better, seem to bring out the reflected figures in the silhouette more.

I totally agree. There seems to be reflections on reflections, almost can't tell reality from the graphics.

Chris

lonely_oryx
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12 Apr 2012 - 4:30 PM
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Good lines of composition

Herge88
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12 Apr 2012 - 4:51 PM
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The black and white works well with this, a very imaginative capture.

Best Matt

prabhusinha
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12 Apr 2012 - 5:01 PM
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A different stroke all together.

LexEquine
12 Apr 2012 - 5:21 PM
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'Superb effective Composition, light, tonality, reflections, & smooth details,' Moira~

Lovely monochrome reportage photographic Work,...indeed~~ Wink

~ Peter

jonwebber
12 Apr 2012 - 5:30 PM
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Very Hitchcockian, so I must see this as more sinister than 'Arrivals'
jon

Philip_H
12 Apr 2012 - 6:02 PM
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Wonderful capture and great observation.

P.

ChiliMan
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12 Apr 2012 - 6:13 PM
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This works so well in BW, Moira! Even more sinister than the colour one...eeeeeexcellent... (a la Monty Burns)

Andrew

SueEley
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12 Apr 2012 - 6:50 PM
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Missed the colour, but I am so glad I didn't miss this. The composition is great - all the elements, for me, are just where they should be.

pluckyfilly
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12 Apr 2012 - 6:51 PM
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excellent work Moira, I like this a lot

lifesnapper
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12 Apr 2012 - 7:06 PM
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A well chosen view point Moira.

John Smile

bobsblues
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12 Apr 2012 - 7:37 PM
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Both versions have different aspects of the sinister side, it really is wonderfull photography Moira .
Rob

pdcche
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12 Apr 2012 - 8:48 PM
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Looks lovely in B&w Moira.. Peter

Glostopcat
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12 Apr 2012 - 9:15 PM
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Where the worlds of fiction and reality collide, even more impressive in mono

RockArea
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12 Apr 2012 - 9:59 PM
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I must have missed the colour version but this has a wonderfully sinister feel to it.

David

Scottishlandscapes
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13 Apr 2012 - 6:24 AM
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The more you look the more you see, layers and layers of people watching people.

Dougie

bliba
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13 Apr 2012 - 4:49 PM
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super composition

twelvemegs
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14 Apr 2012 - 9:53 AM
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Yes, looks very good in mono Moira.
A very clever shot.

David

stevesloan
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15 Apr 2012 - 5:57 PM
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Funny!

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