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19-OCT-2009

Autumn in the park, Kiev, Ukraine, 2009

I stood on a high hill overlooking the leaf strewn walk below and waited as strollers entered and left the frame. In my mind as I composed this image was the use of negative space. I wanted to anchor the image with a person at the bottom, and then space others evenly as the image fades into the background. The very last person is half hidden below a branch of leaves but his presence is critical. He completes a series of four evenly matched slots of negative space that lead the eye through the image and echo the gradual pace of a walk in the park.

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Phil Douglis25-Nov-2009 19:40
A good word for this photograph -- alienation. All of them are strangers to each other, and all keep equidistant from each other as they stroll through the park on their private journeys.
Tim May25-Nov-2009 18:57
Evenly spaced and alone - I get a real sense of alienation from this image.
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