the artist is present
by mariuca

Comment by elizadeb:
Great capture - I wanted a little more cropping but still effective

as sun sets
by mariuca

Comment by roz:
great high saturation .. very impactful .. the man .. his concentration .. is almost at odds with the colours .. he looks so emotionally muted .. ;)

stand still
by mariuca

Comment by wbanning:
Back to comment and bump. This one just keeps growing on me.

the way it was
by mariuca

Comment by insteps:
I like this version because you got in closer. I'd be tempted to crop this square and remove the modern car reflection on the right. The window, text, shadows, tones and subject matter reminds me of Saul Leiter. One of my favorite photographers so I do like this. Nicely spotted!

Manger-tue
by mariuca

Comment by wbanning:
Eventually, everything we do kills. "He who is not busy being born, is busy dying." - Robert Zimmerman

A terrific geometric design, punctuated by the irregular lines of and intruding human form. Bravo!

Question.
by mariuca

Comment by wbanning:
Somehow, I see this as a coffee table in front of a sofa. Attempting to keep guests away?

Well captured and processed.

Glory to food
by mariuca

Comment by wbanning:
Not sure the omelets from this establishment would be easy to digest... oh wait, that's a rooster, isn't it? Nevermind.

Nice use of the window and archway to frame the subject!

as sun sets
by mariuca

Comment by streetpigeon:
Very nice, with so many juicy details. I prefer this version to the other, landscape orientation. In that other version I felt the left third added little of interest and, however quirky, didn't go for the car floating over the table. This version gives greater emphasis to the man and I prefer the more muted lighting on his head. So I like this very much. It's both intimate and expansive. My favorite detail is the shadow of the window lettering thrown casually across and over his shoulder. From it you can understand where the sun is, and I love making inferences of what's outside the frame.

as sun sets
by mariuca

Comment by posthumous:
this one is composed "better" but the other one got the themes across better, imho

the way it was
by mariuca

Comment by posthumous:
love the mix of strange vibrant color and archaic words