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14-MAY-2004

Looking back by Fred/Fredman

Konica-Minolta DiMAGE A2
1/125s f/4.0 at 16.2mm iso64 full exif

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Guest 24-May-2004 13:36
It is simple and beautiful in the same proportions.

Congratulations.
Cruz (xpress_on)
Konica Minolta Users18-May-2004 13:12
Thanks a bunch bracket and Azure Feast. I'm glad you like my photo.

/Fred
Azure Feast 18-May-2004 12:58
This really works well. The idea is actually simple but it allows to concentrate on the suggested message. Maybe you could do a more optimistic one the other way around ??
bracket 17-May-2004 16:46
By giving it the right title and using post processing in a clever way you gave an otherwise quite ordinary (some might say senseless) image a context and made something rather special out of it. congratulations for doing so.

bracket.
Konica Minolta Users17-May-2004 12:50
Thank you for your kind words, John. Your interpretation of the photo is spot on. I couldn't have explained my intentions with the picture better myself.

Regards,
Fred
Guest 16-May-2004 23:48
Hi Fred,
I like your effort here with your clever choice of selective colour and the different sharpness and subject matter. The colourful scene behind/the past is more pleasant and free from motion blur, possibly indicating a good experience, whereas the B&W present/future is blurred and less welcoming, with the machinery possibly symbolising work. This might indicate moving on from a leisure activity or enjoyable period to pursue less appealing work in a more chaotic environment.
Cheers, John
Konica Minolta Users16-May-2004 00:09
Thank you very much for your comments niamh and Dennis. Much appreciated.
/Fred
Konica Minolta Users15-May-2004 10:59
Reminds me of The Wizard of Oz movie (1939 version) where one world is in colour and the other in black and white, asking the question "which is the real reality". To that you've added the slight blur in the busyness of the black and white, making me hope that the tranquility of the colour is the real reality. Thoughtful post-processing. - Dennis
niamh 14-May-2004 23:25
This works for me on many levels - I like the contrast between the forward motion and the "stillness" of the reflection in the mirror, and the selective colour works well. Makes you think about the message of the image. Interesting!

niamh