Photographer's Note
The Image
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The shopfront has a lot of constrast in it that appeals to me. The mix of warm and cool colours. A scene that looks rather busy but devoid of traffic.
Plus any scene with cane-goods and a rundown blackhorse type of bicycle is a shooter, no hesitation :D
See beyond the juice-counter and it's actually HongKong personified.
Density - the overflow from the caneshop to the juice counter and the interior of the counter itself.The grid of powerpoints just next to the fridge.
Space ( lack of rather )- did you noticed that the Juice counter is only slighter deeper than the fridge in it?
Tenacity - sure, its just a really small place, but that's not stopping it from putting up a humonguous signboard , bathing itself in lights, stuffed with equipment and fruits.
All, to get you to buy a cup of juice :)
Adder -
The Signboard reads
" Great Goodness
freshly squeezed fruit juices / Cold Drinks
Temple Street 207 "
:))
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Burnham, burdallet, Vagabond, cmartos, Galeota, hispic, Kenny10pin, pamastro, SylFondacci έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη
Critiques | Translate
pezb
(166) 2004-07-21 12:13
theres a great sharpness about this photo that really draws you in.
it can be so hard to get such definition on every object in a shot like this
well done
Burnham
(2428) 2004-07-21 12:40
did you buy a cup? ;o) I really like their huge sign, they must trust they have really good juice, no low self esteem here. You allready said everything you like about this and I agree, I'm trying really hard to add something interesting, hmmm, well...yes! found it, I love their lightswitch-electric-wires-death-trap set up in the BG, looks great ;o)
burdallet
(0) 2004-07-21 14:20
I have not understand the giant characters .. but the fruits around drive me to Drink outlet .. So true so real .. it's also a mess too :-)
Well done !!
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De la bonne image documentaire ( in french )
cmartos
(242) 2004-07-21 16:55
Excellent compositon, I like the light and mood you captured here, as well as all the details in this scene. Very fine catch!
Kenny10pin
(19301) 2004-07-21 20:12
well done a good sharp shot of this juice shop, the bicycle here is nicely taken too, well done
pamastro
(7296) 2004-07-22 1:38
Excellent capture. The lighting is very nicely controlled. The sharpness is perfect. It's all very crisp. And it's a really neat scene. The fridge the counter, the tiles, the bike and so on all really add up to a great shot. It's well controlled so that it all forms a very nice composition. I like night shots of simple scenes like this and you've done very nicely here. I'm trying to see if I can suggest anything here but I can't. I really like it exactly how it is. Great job.
Galeota
(10352) 2004-07-22 3:06
Very nice composition. The artificial light makes a very special and moody atmosphere.
taivo
(1843) 2004-07-22 9:50
Nice night shot. The sharpness is amazing (did you use a tripod?). I think you darken the mood a bit but adjusting the highlights a bit downwards while increasing saturation a notch. Also, I wish you could have included some people in the shot (some were blocked by the sign).
RGatward
(20108) 2004-07-25 3:51
How did I miss this the other day. Anyway, great shot, but too late to add anything new. Points tomorrow.
Hanssie
(11022) 2004-07-28 15:41
Hi Steely, what a "full" picture, details everywhere ! So many things to see,
I have to rate more pics:-)))
Wonderful done !
rafid76
(0) 2006-12-12 17:31
this is a good image showing us life in hong kong but i would have used the camera wb setting to get a more natural light feel. i like the bike and the store front. nice work
Photo Information
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Copyright: Steely Chia (Steely)
(895)
- Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2004-06-00
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα
- Camera: Olympus C-3020
- Έκθεση: f/2.8, 1/25 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2004-07-21 11:30
Discussions
- To pezb: clarity (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 02:54 - To Burnham: death trap (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:01 - To losteden: thanks (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:21 - To burdallet: translation (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:23 - To Vagabond: thanks (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:24 - To cmartos: Mood Lighting (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:30 - To Kenny10pin: thanks (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 03:54 - To pamastro: thanks Paul (2)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-24 12:50 - To Galeota: thanks Gal (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-22 04:08 - To Galeota: Mood (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-27 09:42 - To taivo: adjustments (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-27 09:44 - To RGatward: thanks (1)
by Steely, last updated 2004-07-27 09:44