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untitled, harvest scene by *mgilpin:iconmgilpin:


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Submitted: Nov 6, 2007
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed: 1/3 second
F Number: F/22.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Date Picture Taken: Oct 28, 2007, 5:47:09 PM

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i have great deal of respect for those who have the ability to make 'snapshots' that have a 'resolved' quality, as if the world stopped to pose for them... those photographers who can capture that archetypal/proverbial 'decisive moment' as people and things spin past...

not that this image does that... but it reminds me of those which do...

and, yes... i do think this is street photography...

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*LupoLupo:iconLupoLupo: Nov 6, 2007, 2:04:15 AM
I really like it, it has some kind of odd surrelistic feel to it.
The composition works fine, and the long shutter time adds to the mood.

But what is it, and what are they doing?

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~DogAngel:iconDogAngel: Nov 6, 2007, 2:10:32 AM
Love the light - seems a pic about the things we get up to in the madness of a harvest moon. I think the man in the white tee shirt 'grounds' everything, and I love those weird and sculptured giant tyres. What you say is so right too....
~Earths-shadow:iconEarths-shadow: Nov 6, 2007, 11:44:41 AM
That is so awesome. I love the whole composition with the stillness of the tires and the movement and energy of the people. The sheer size differences also never cease to amaze my eyes. The background with the shops and lampost also feed the eye and make it a much better composition. Keep at the brilliant work!!!

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"Typical men. Always confusing their pistols with their privates." - Catwoman
`MYvonne:iconMYvonne: Nov 6, 2007, 4:36:14 PM
I agree that it is 'street'. The lines blur (no pun there) as regards to just what 'street' is... in my small town..is it still street?

I love this strange scene.
~Cheshire118:iconCheshire118: Nov 6, 2007, 4:46:46 PM
This is great! Of course it's street. It's always your call -- let the viewer figure it out. Really like this very much.

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There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. -- Ernst Haas
*mgilpin:iconmgilpin: Nov 6, 2007, 9:07:32 PM
(smile)... thank you...

actually, it was just down the road from you... in between stockton and tracy... and i have a few more from that day (more 'street' documentary) that i may post...

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'a witty saying proves nothing.' - Voltaire
*mgilpin:iconmgilpin: Nov 6, 2007, 9:13:19 PM
(nodding)... it felt surrealistic to be there too...

i took my boys (twins, 3 years old) to a local harvest/halloween celebration... well, it wasn't actually a celebration... it was more of a business masquerading as a carnival... they sold pumpkins (used to decorate for halloween)... and had ';pumpkin guns'... and a maze carved into a corn field... and so on... [link]

anyway, near the entrance they built a pyramid from the oversized tires used on combines (large tractors, essentially) and other farm machines... it was a bit strange, i suppose... but the kids loved it...

oh... one thing more... a random thing... but i logged into your last fm site a few days back and listened to a bunch of music you'd flagged.. fun stuff...

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'a witty saying proves nothing.' - Voltaire
*mgilpin:iconmgilpin: Nov 6, 2007, 9:14:23 PM
(laugh)... thank you...

if you are to believe my wife, i am seldom right... much less 'so right'...

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'a witty saying proves nothing.' - Voltaire
*mgilpin:iconmgilpin: Nov 6, 2007, 9:15:00 PM
(nodding)... the scale was fun... even more so when you stood next to it...

(smile)... thank you for your kind words...

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'a witty saying proves nothing.' - Voltaire