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Ile Ife

Posted by Chris Sullivan (Melbourne, Australia) on 15 January 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

lazy afternoon (2.0)

Comments (18)

Angela Datre from New York, United States

great shadow here.. good shot!

15 Jan 2007 12:49am

Sidonie from Sydney, Australia

The title is mysterious. What is it ... ?
Those tones look like REAL B & W film - wonderful shadow, and I like the narrow frame too.

15 Jan 2007 2:14am

@Sidonie: Cheers Sidonie, it's a title of a song by the Philadelphia Experiment, it just seemed to link for me.

Zach Siebert from Bologna, Italy

first of all, i really like the shadow of the tree. and it's always better to have people in the shot than not (my opinion there), but these 2 characters aren't doing it for me. how can i explain? what do they have to do with rest of pic? what are they doing? just walking? that's not very interesting. sorry to be negative. For example, your post of a few days ago of the men under the bridge was great because those guys fit into the overall framework of image. Here they seem to be there for no reason. they're not even looking at the tree/shadow. i'm honest with you because, based on what i've already seen, i believe you are very talented.

15 Jan 2007 7:30am

Zach Siebert from Bologna, Italy

on second glance, maybe the man on the left IS looking at the shadow. oops. :-)

15 Jan 2007 7:32am

@Zach Siebert: Thanks for the feedback Zach, your input is always appreciated whether it be negative or positive. You raise a good point, and i’m certain the guy on the left hasn’t acknowledged the shadow because he was so engrossed in conversation. I shot this scene from a number of angles with and without people. I ultimately went with this one because because the people add a sense of scale, and I liked the way their shadow didn't match up to the tree, yet at the same time they are in an entirely man-made environment of brick and stone. I totally see your point of view, the image does work without the people in it; and they do take away from the shadow which in essence is the subject.

Cheers once again, constructive feedback is always welcome!

Still from Valence, France

An interesting composition ! I like the strong game of the shadows!

15 Jan 2007 8:32am

Darren from Japan

Great shot mate. That shadow looks really cool. You also caught the guy searching in his nose by the looks of it.

15 Jan 2007 8:43am

Maoya from Rolle, Switzerland

Nice one too! Have another shadow posted tomorrow and that one is exactly similar to yours. I like the blackness of your tree really makes it stand out in an extra dimension. Couldn't get that effect with mine, to many parasite shadows and didn't want to convert it in bw.

15 Jan 2007 9:01am

tetsu from Tokyo, Japan

Interesting shadow play!! :-)

15 Jan 2007 9:15am

Myst from Bologna, Italy

Beautiful!

15 Jan 2007 11:57am

elaine from France

nice shadow, the trunk of the tree on the ground looks like the finish line for some races!

15 Jan 2007 12:39pm

Mammoth in Chief from Naperville, United States

Love the shadow. Very creative idea!

15 Jan 2007 1:18pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

That shadow is really powerful (if that makes sense.) Its almost like a physical presence they're about to bump into, made all the more real by the guy looking at it. Crackin' shot!

15 Jan 2007 2:14pm

objectif-plume from Belgium

simplement magnifique

15 Jan 2007 3:51pm

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

Wonderful shot!

15 Jan 2007 4:01pm

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

I'm with Stu: This is a crackin' shot!

16 Jan 2007 9:52am

Evelyn from New Milford, United States

I'm with Stu, too--the shadow of the tree really looks SOLID, especially the rail thin trunk. What it looks like is that they are real people about to walk into a Shadow-Play, about to be trapped in that big, fluffy web of leaves. Kind of a Peter Pan moment, when the shadows separate from the people and have a life of their own.

...Will they walk away shadowless? * ominous music*

19 Jan 2007 10:04pm

sim from Melbourne, VIC, Australia

brilliant

20 Jan 2007 10:09pm

Paulo Oliveira from Odivelas, Portugal

Excelent view!

21 Jan 2007 9:38am

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