Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Manchester
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 24 April 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
One from the streets of Manchester
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ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
And she doesn't notice the beautiful photograph she's walking through. best...jerry
24 Apr 2009 5:50am
@ordinaryimages: Thanks Jerry....I know these type of photos are now a cliche but I still like them although it's rare that I get a chance to take one myself. I love Hugo's versions of this type of thing!
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
very very cool -- love this shot!! whimsical and yet poignant too! faaabulous!
24 Apr 2009 6:13am
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks very much dj!
Mirko Herzner from Germany
Classic! She doesn't seem to realize that she's being watched by one guy and photographed by another ;-)
24 Apr 2009 6:21am
@Mirko Herzner: All great 'street' photographers seem to have the ability to vanish at will don't they.....you'd think they all owned 'Harry Potter' type invisibility cloaks. I'd like to say the same about myself but I don't think in this case she would have noticed if a full BBC film crew had been at work.
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool and artistic shot !
24 Apr 2009 6:49am
@Jean-François: Thanks very much Jean-François!
IanSmith from London, United Kingdom
Very nicely done Ian!!! A touch of Poonism in this one, for sure :-)
24 Apr 2009 9:07am
@IanSmith: Thanks Ian! Yes, Hugo's Fuji Forum photos at DPR were the first time I'd seen this kind of juxtaposition photo and I still remember vividly the impact on me.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Interesting shot - the thumbnail looked like it was a portrait of this man, the actual shows him as a mere backdrop to the lady in motion. I like the way you put this one together, Ian.
24 Apr 2009 12:47pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Excellent. Now is that an iPhone, a Blackberry, or just a mundane cell phone???
24 Apr 2009 2:16pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Wow, what a beautiful catch! Wonderful find and perfect placement of the passerby... love it the first second I looked at it!:-)
25 Apr 2009 2:52am
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
She is not impressed by the huge face. That is very well done, Ian.
25 Apr 2009 4:20am
Rags from Plano, United States
Great shot. It really is superbly done. Very henry cartier bresson like.
25 Apr 2009 4:56pm
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
big brother is watching you! excellent idea for a shot and a wonderful capture!
26 Apr 2009 12:33am
WABIKOJA from Shiga, Japan
Very nicely done. Great composition, framing and detail.
26 Apr 2009 4:27am
Guillermina from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pure metalanguage and 'interphotography,' if you allow me the neologism.
26 Apr 2009 6:55pm
@Guillermina: Well, I had to Google all 3 of those words Guillermina and I'm still no wiser about 'Interphotography' other than that the top Google search result is a photography site run by someone called Guillermo - life is strange isn't it.
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
A very arty street shot. I spotted it on Flickr a few days ago and was impressed with it then. Taking a second look now just cements my original thoughts. Nice work.
27 Apr 2009 7:11am
Uday from Fishers, United States
Very nice shot. Looks good in B&W. I like the way you have captured the motion of the lady walking in front of the poster.
27 Apr 2009 12:57pm
Guillermina from Buenos Aires, Argentina
LOL... Sorry, I didn't mean to sound cryptic! I gather you found out the meaning of the other two, so I'll just add that by 'interphotography' (my invention, therefore a neologism) I meant an analogy with 'intertextuality'--the nature of a text as an intertwining of many other texts to which it alludes, on which it is based, on which it depends, etc. I think many saw this "inter-" nature of your photo (the allusions to Hugo, Cartier-Bresson...), but used other words instead of "literary-critic-speak" :)
Besides, I think the "inter-" is reflected by the fact that the model in the photo was in fact modelling for another photographer that shot before you, though in this case there is a sort of triangulation, in the sense that he seems to be posing for you as well, who are not the primary photographer... Oh, digressions!
Life is strange indeed! (And I have nothing to do with the Guillermo from the Google hits, hehe.)
29 Apr 2009 7:19pm
Nikon D40
1/30 second
F/5.0
ISO 560
60 mm (35mm equiv.)