the shepherd
by mariuca

Comment by Ann:
Getty Station. Gotta love it.

this-and-that.2854
by mariuca

Comment by tnun:
what I love about this is that all the elements are having their own way. the jacket and the carpeting have an undeniable sibling attraction, so that the dark male (in this instance) energy has to try harder, and it does. the dynamic has to do with the forces of the parts. we would not see this if all the details were not just so. as well there is the most gratifying sense that the players are sincerely bent(!) on whatever, and that this is an almost Olympian match.

olympic thinking
by mariuca

Comment by Tiny:
hello

monday afternoon
by mariuca

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Well done, Mariuca! Congrats on top ten.

monday afternoon
by mariuca

Comment by PennyStreet:
Nicely golden.. love the light. Congrats on top ten- I would also be interested in seeing a monochrome version of this.

monday afternoon
by mariuca

Comment by Neat:
Busy busy, lots to see, I would of cropped the railing out, bumping up.

monday afternoon
by mariuca

Comment by BJokerud:
I would've made a vignette of some sort around the lit woman in front there, and make this photograph about her, because she is very interesting. That or included the girl with the pink jacket and the girl with the yellow jacket in more places because I just get the feeling that this is a busy afternoon rather than a photograph with multiple exposures. But it's a nice picture tho. 6

this-and-that.2854
by mariuca

Comment by bspurgeon:
Excellent tension. His pulling is exaggerated by the tilt. Wonderful moment.

this-and-that.2854
by mariuca

Comment by Cuttooth:
the story behind this shot is the draw for me. him ready to move onto the next chapter, her, not being ready to let go. the composition and contrast between light and dark anchors this thought. her, being connected to the portion of the stairs that match her outfit and him, matching the darker wood part of the stairs. it's interesting that the line artwork she is looking at and the line between shag and wood on the stairs line up perfectly, and she is held securely within that space.

la serenissima
by mariuca

Comment by Neat:
oh WOW excellent, I have one almost the same, i love the way you PP it.