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01-AUG-2011

Urban oasis, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, 2011

A local coffee and ice cream shop provides a gathering place for this group of friends. My wideangle focal length stresses the advertisement on the wall at right, featuring a cup of juice that links the eye to the pair of circular cups on the window in the background. The cool surroundings offer a pleasant summer retreat from the streets of a steaming city.

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Phil Douglis14-Aug-2011 18:40
Thanks, Iris -- this image is based on the contrasts you mention. There are many differences here: youthful and elderly, large scale and small, happy and serious, and one vs. many. I organized the image to reflect these contrasts.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)14-Aug-2011 00:23
Love the contrast between the young woman extending this pastry to us (which looks sweet, but certainly not light)and the older women who ignore the teasing temptation in exchange for some tempting talk.
Carol E Sandgren12-Aug-2011 18:58
(I agree!)
Phil Douglis11-Aug-2011 17:24
Equating the women on the left to the light and sweet legend on the t-shirt is a wonderful touch, Carol. I usually don't divide an image into two equal parts, but in this case, it seems to work well.
Carol E Sandgren11-Aug-2011 06:07
I like how your frame is nearly cut into two equal parts...one portraying the illustrated girl with the doughnut and cup, as if offering instructions to the four light and sweet women who are partaking on the left half. This works so well for me!
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