Photographer's Note
Not the best title but I didn't want something like 'I want to ride my bicycle'...I love everything about them though, heck I spent the first 13 years of my life using my bike more often then my feet.
Taken at the coast in Herceg Novi. Cropped from a large version and I'm not very happy with the composition as I wanted it as simple as possible. Raised contrast and applied some vignetting.
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delic
(6735) 2007-05-24 16:52
Hi Marija,
Lovely B&W from a good angle. The long shadow fills the frame diagonally, and the position of the kid couldn't be better. Overall a wonderful shot that brings back childhood memories for all of us. Regards,
Hakan
dospordostres
(1170) 2007-05-24 17:05
Hi Marija,
Great shot with a very nice perspective. The enlongen shadow looks grest, and the detail on the ground is really nice.
Well done. And yes, bikes rule!!
Daniel
thea0211
(1365) 2007-05-24 17:07
hi maya,
bycicles have long and strong shadows if captured from the propper angle, as you have here. nice diagonal (...ish) composition. i think that mainly the shadow makes the composition visually appealing - well seen!
thanks,
dora
burzum
(1020) 2007-05-24 17:08
i can see your reason for not being perfectly happy with the composition but the beauty of the moment is apparent and the special character that any picture with 'them' has stays uninjured ;)
casperduppy
(1794) 2007-05-24 17:14
A good shot for me is one where I could sit and look at it for ages.
For ages I have been sitting and watching and learning from your shot..
..it is brilliant.
casper
angelsimon
(2466) 2007-05-24 17:47
Hi Marija.
A great shot tis one. I love this good work on Black & White. The POV you have used is very good and the frame too, those two things has given an excelent composition to the picture. Those textures on the stones of the street are wonderful.
I will tell you that i used my bike since i was four years old and i understand that you say.
Congratulations for this nice work.
Angel.
Dpbours
(222) 2007-05-24 22:01
Hi Marija,
That is a great picture! Like the cropping, like the little details in it, for example in the water, very nice low light that is resulting in some stunning shadows. Great one!!
Greetings, Dennis
sayan
(2617) 2007-05-25 3:35
Hi Marija,
At first I misunderstood this to be a Rafal post!!
This one is beautiful. The graphism in the stones of the road, the tilt, the long shadow - everything is so beautiful! Really beautiful work.
Best regards,
Sayan
luisafonso
(862) 2007-05-25 5:52
Beautiful Marija. Really beautiful. This one deserves to be hanged in someone's wall. It's a very evocative picture full of sensitive and meaningful elements. The child; the bicycle ride evoking a travel, a future; the knot holding the boat to the reality; the patterned floor... you could represent life and all its intrinsic complexities. The smoothness in your black and white is very good and the tilt very effective in order to get his full shadow on the back (a reference to the past...). Great framed diagonal, great photo!
vapours
(8264) 2007-05-25 8:42
Great image Marija which brings back great memories for me of riding my bike as a kid in the late afternoon. Great texture of the tiles and nice long shadows here.
AnneCanon
(64) 2007-05-25 12:21
Hi Marija,
Nice capture of the boy on his bike with a very good shadow. I like your composition, with your suject moving from one corner of the photo to the other. The ripples of the water, the cobblestones are adding so much textures. The pavement is a excellent canvas on which the boy stand out. Beautiful black and white. AM
faubry
(35447) 2007-05-26 4:01
helo Marija, very beautiful BW shot like i like this simple composition, bravo
soon
francine
vonp
(2235) 2007-05-28 6:37
Ciao Marija,
Great B&W: your compo is really interesting and well captured.
I really like the shadow's lines.
Have a nice week
Paolo
nwoehnl
(122) 2007-05-29 21:49
Beautiful and moody photo, Marija. Great angle to get a strong and slightly vertiginous diagonal in your composition, and beautiful interplay between the long shadows and the texture of the cobblestone pavement. Fine timing to have a good disposition of the bicyclist and the shadow in the frame. The contrasty b&w looks good on this one. Greetings from Tokyo.
criography
(166) 2007-06-03 17:30
tricky bike shots (; if my camera was a little bit faster i'd have amazing photo of a girl wearing flowery dress, riding with opened umbrella in one hand (;
Anyway... i like unusual angle, contrast & levels are just perfect!
sc07
(1292) 2007-06-04 22:21
Hi Marija!
What a great surprise...I "lost" your gallery a few months ago and, as I was quite absent these last weeks/months, I didn't see your portfolio growing up...I am so pleased! Great B&W photo here, a classic one, very Cartier-Bresson stylish...I love it! Great light, great shaows, great geometry!!
Best regards, Seb
coco
(30439) 2007-06-21 4:13
Hi Marija.
Very well done with the black and white and with this tilt composition.
It adds a lot of dynamism. But not only the tilt composition: the light creates horizontal and long shadows, and that is also good.
Well done.
ekinokswest
(2994) 2007-06-23 13:42
you have done well actually to get an object moving looking this sharpened and neat. without even using a tripod. well done
emre
Furachan
(0) 2007-07-01 3:44
Clearly, Maya, that lovely reflected picture the other day was no fluke... you bring a unique sensitivity - here the way you sue the diagonal across the entire frame works eautifully - a scene rom a Montenegran film not yet seen...
Best regards,
Francis
rozy975
(3047) 2007-07-07 18:57
Great diagonal placement and good work with the shadows.
And the result is suberb.
Well done!
Wanda1
(15142) 2007-11-11 8:02
Hi Marija,
Your point of view here is great and the long shadows fantastic. Wonderful composition and the textures and patterns are wonderful. A great black and white image.
Regards
Wanda
quillo
(11858) 2007-11-17 11:57
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Hello Marija, I think that with this image you have obtained a very finished composition .... good contrast, good idea, good definition and especially a magnificent framing.
Congratulations for the good work.
A greeting from Spain.
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Prisley
(1485) 2008-04-17 8:34
The scale of B&W is excellent. I like the low light and shadow that enhance the ground texture. Good angle too.
Congrats
Pris.
sergiys (41) 2008-10-22 6:14
Nice pic and great reflections!! Just came from my vocation at Herceg Novi - one of the most amazing places on Earth!!8)
fransistor (14) 2009-05-11 11:42
Incredibile l'atmosfera che crea questo scatto! Potrebbe essere tratto da un film del passato, qualcosa di Felliniano. Davvero una sensazione splendida alla vista. Specie la scelta degli elementi crea una scena che potrebbe appartenere a decine di anni fa.
Bravissimo!!!
Very very good!
Photo Information
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Copyright: Marija Gencic (MayaG)
(2415)
- Genre: Άνθρωποι
- Medium: Μαύρο & Ασπρο
- Date Taken: 2007-04-10
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα, Αποφασιστική στιγμή
- Camera: Nikon D50, AF-S DX Nikkor 18–55mm/3.5–5.6G ED
- Έκθεση: f/20.0, 1/250 δευτερόλεπτα
- More Photo Info: view
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Θέμα(τα): My B&W, Silhouettes and Shadows [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-05-24 16:46
- Αγαπημένα: 2 [view]
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by MayaG, last updated 2008-04-17 11:05