1/2 a Manby
moviemanComment by amber: Hello from the Critique Club!
This is an interesting, deceptively subtle image, that holds the attention and suggests a story: Has the man at the window been chasing or searching for someone and has finally found them inside? Or, has he stumbled upon something illicit? The expression on his face gives little away and leaves us guessing.
Actually, the longer I look at it, the more I feel that 'I' as the viewer am looking out of a hiding place, and I feel trapped. This feeling is intensified by the man's stare and the fence just visible behind him.
The wood around the window is not prefectly square, but looks as though it is leaning over through tiredness or old age...again it creates interest for the viewer.
The 1/2 on the wall is intriguing and I want to know what is written below it, what it means, who wrote it. In a wonderful moment of observation you have echoed the 1/2 on the wall with the 1/2 of the man. Again creating interest for the viewer.
The black and white works well here adding to the story feel. There is a good range of tones and nice contrast.
Technically this is a really difficult one to get right as far as correct exposure is concerned and it seems some voters considered the background to be blown out. However I agree with Larus, I like it. My eye was led straight to the subjects eye, the BG did not distract me at all.
A really intriguing image
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