as the shadows creep in
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Comment by posthumous:
Fascinating, mysterious image.

as the shadows creep in
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Comment by hotpasta:
nice eerie look, I like the high contrast

as the shadows creep in
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Comment by photokariangel:
creepy, but interesting, the darkness keeps me looking for more

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Comment by krnodil:
This is just so very appealing to me - the truncated view some would see as a compositional flaw, or at least question the point of it (why not show his whole head?), but I think it serves the purpose of concentrating our attention on the mundane in surprising ways. When we look at a shot that is traditionally composed I think we tend to switch to autopilot and drink in the iconic and expected forms before our eyes, without really seeing them - we fall back on visual shorthand, the viewing side of it I mean, not just in the presenting. When we are faced with a non-traditional framing, we are prodded to really look.

Also I like how that chair back neatly divides this image into two tableaux, one of the foreground man and his implied companion just off to the right, and the other of the family background grouping.

as the shadows creep in
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Comment by Tygerr:
Interesting shot. Nice tones. Looks like a 30's gansgter movie.

Double Double Take
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Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice picture - Love the steely grey tones in the pavement. Composition a little awkward but I like the point of view etc. Nice

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Comment by SoulMan1978:
Very clever. Love all the textures and patterns on the pavement. A smidgen later when she was in the centre of the lit area and it'd have been prefect

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Comment by bvy:
Excellent on so many levels. Yep, adding this to my short list of favorites.

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Comment by Nuzzer:
Great concept, I like the large dark areas, I just find the girl is a little too overwhelmed by the shadows

Double Double Take
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Comment by LiamD2005:
A good idea and the lighting works but the image is let down by composition. A different angle or elevation could have made this a good shot.