BAKKIE
by ubique

Comment:

Originally posted by bmartuch: This is very cool. I think it would be better without the vignetting.

Originally posted by posthumous: vignette seems too heavy to me but I love the composition.

Originally posted by insteps: I don't necessarily dislike the heavy vignette but I'd be interested in seeing the natural image.

I don't know why I like severe vignettes so much; they're just an affectation when done to this extent, and I know it.
But I actually like the brutality; the uncompromising effect created. In this photograph I was interested in using the preposterously excessive lower edge vignette to mirror the shapes and weights of the background hills. Making the truck (bakkie) become a part of ΓΆ€“ or an echo of ΓΆ€“ the landscape. I did a horse like that once too, though with a less extravagant vignette.

evening roost
by mefnj

Comment:
Lovely. Perfect judgement between what is said and what is unsaid ... You've stirred in exactly enough of both, I think. Thank you.

Laneway Vespa
by Karlow75

Comment:
Must be Melbourne? Well you found exactly the right, and only, point of view to animate the scene, thereby elevating the street art to your own. Thank you.

faced by
by Tiberius

Comment:
Beautifully conceived and executed. Tibi? Thank you.

Happy Happy Babysunday
by Telephant

Comment:
This is wonderful! I hope it's really a selfie, and even if it's not I am going to go on believing that it is. Because I want to.
Thank you.

Who's Ned Kelly?
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Good Grief! He could BE Ned Kelly! The resemblance goes beyond the beard. And your terrific photography is the clincher. Thank you ... Such is life.

The Ticket
by hesitant

Comment:
Interesting shot. Havana, I suppose? The hand dangling from the window elevates it beyond the ordinary. Thank you.

elegancia
by tanguera

Comment:
I was about to bang down a 5 and move on ... but wait ...this is much more substantial than the average amateur glamour shot. More substantial too than a well-above-average amateur glamour shot. It's effortless enough, and without any jarring note, that I think it's a professional's work. Pretty darn nice it is too. Thank you.

Meet the Lord
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
Love the photo, but remain sceptical of the attribution. But the picture is certainly inspirational, if not necessarily miraculous. Thank you.

A date with Fifi
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Fifi's a B29 if my memory's accurate. But I never saw a B29 shot as interesting as this. It's terrific. Thank you.