i said, smile
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Comment by posthumous:
the only exciting photo in the challenge.


I'm hanging this in my fantasy gallery

another bad boy down
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Comment by posthumous:
I get knocked down but I get up again

i said, smile
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Comment by mitalapo:
I like that hidden smile best

i waited
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Comment by mitalapo:
it was worthwhile - great entry (into the frame and otherwise)

she is closer
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Comment by streetpigeon:
The wondrous virtue of the sidelong glance. You've rescued the world with a flick of your eyes.

she is closer
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Comment by posthumous:
you remind me of prejudices I have had. I remember when my wife-at-the-time was taking photos in Italy. She hated people's backpacks, thought they ruined the photos. And to this day I try to keep the side mirror out of my photos from the car. But you just photograph what you see. You find the beauty instead of looking for it.

she is closer
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Comment by mariuca:
Harbinger of doom

i waited
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Comment by ubique:
Hardly anyone is capable of this lyrical sleight-of-hand, this Three Card Monte where the Queen (or the Joker) is always right there hiding in plain sight. Surely no-one at DPC other than John Modricker can do this stuff?

Maybe there's a little bit of Daido Moriyama about these Zen-like observations, this free verse from the suburban streets. I reckon he (Daido) might recognise and appreciate the deeper emotional potential of the suburban rather than city settings.

Maybe it's not Moriyama at all that I'm thinking of. Maybe it's Leonard Cohen. But maybe it's both.

10. Thank you.

i said, smile
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Comment by tate:
has a nice retro snapshot feel to it.

she is closer
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Comment by mitalapo:
I also like her contrast with the pipes thing