Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by carlacryptic:
Pretty cool.

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by Anmitsu:
"TOMARE"... instead they should write "SUTOPPU." High up on the electric pole, a sign buried in millions of cables and wires. Very Tokyo style! I think this image captures the whole essence of Japanese culture.

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by luismorais:
This picture is so cool!!! Blody hell, it is the best composition I have seen so far, well done! My best vote for you too:10!!!

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by snowflake:
good cropping

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by justine:
Major power lines! Does that mean YEILD? I like this shot. Good luck.

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by barryg:
I would have l see a little sharper definition between wires and sky.

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by Shannon:
The power lines distract from the sign to much, maybe a different sign or a different angle would have worked better.

Tokyo-style
by ccjp

Comment by txphotogirl:
too busy

Taking over
by ccjp

Comment by ccjp:
Thanks to all the persons who dropped a comment! Just a few notes. This photograph is meant as a counterpoint between urban structures and natural structures. Thus I wanted the image to convey this idea of each party trying to "take over" the other. Hence come both the large amount of foreground and the low perspective: I wanted the flowers to look as they were "competing" with the building. The out-of-focus flower at the bottom left is also there on purpose: I chose a round one because I wanted it to contrast with the steel sphere of the building. I wanted it to be out of focus because otherwise it would have taken too much of the viewer's attention. Most importantly, I wanted the viewer to feel the presence of the flower when watching the building, to be distracted by it - and yet have his eyes slip off it, brought away by the sharper focus of the rest. I am actually glad that so many people complained about the flower being "distracting": it is designed to be so. I wanted the flower and the building to actually compete, as visual elements of the image, for the attention of the viewer. This is meant to be a dissonance. Here you can see an outtake for the same subject: more building, less foreground, higher perspective, no flower - it's plain boring imho. ;)

Message edited by author 2003-10-15 03:45:19.

Taking over
by ccjp

Comment by Ram21:
Good depth of field, I like the building.