a Lone Shopper..., a photo from Hong Kong, South

Photographer's Note

under the triangular arches of the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

actually a very noisy place but most people were concentrating on the light show just outside these arches.

hope you find this interesting, any comments 'd be more than welcome :)

hv a nice day/night.

siolaw, designsoul, brevbrev14, vincent24, sabyasachi1212 has marked this note useful

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siolaw (38294) 2006-11-09 15:54

Hi Cheuk,
Great compo with strong graphical impact, B&W working well, good contrast and sharpness
TFS
Laurent

xavshot (69835) 2006-11-09 15:56

Bonsoir Cheuk Hin
superbe cette photo ! la lumi鋨e est impeccablement bien g廨嶪 ; le graphisme est excellent avec ces diagonales et la pr廥ence humaine est tr鋊 bien vue. Bravo
Xavier

mystic (84) 2006-11-09 16:00

Highly professional! You had coped with B&W composition successfully.

delnaja (2056) 2006-11-09 16:01

Hi Cheuk,
you made my day : ) My first words were : "in my favs!" : )
Superb compo and this woman so little, in the dark.... and the sepia tones are superb!
Bravo!
Fred

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-11-09 17:18

Hello Cheuk,

Une compo tr鋊 graphique, la lumi鋨e dans les colonnes est superbe et met le tout en relief. La femme est un peu dans l'ombre mais sa pr廥ence est malgr� tout un plus. Bravo !

Regards,
St廧hanie.

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-11-09 17:34

Hi Cheuk
This is an interesting composition. First i thought it was a tilt, but with the man,it give an interesting perspective.
Very nice light.
Bertrand

Furachan (0) 2006-11-09 18:27

Great shot with a sharp "designsoul-like" tilt and tonal work. Spooky, cool, clever.
Best,
Francis

mphotographies (1976) 2006-11-09 20:24

Hey Cheuk,
I was just about to post a very similar shot...you did a unique style in this composition, used the lights above these triangular arches instead of the predictable exterior side of it. The use of B&W makes the lines more powerful, the contrast in shadows are superb, very good visual balance, I like they shopper's positioning makes the still photo move a bit and resulted in a pleasing yet strong illustration of life and architecture!
Always!
Jom

vapours (8264) 2006-11-09 21:44

Superb shot Cheuk, a very proffesional looking photo with the slick lighting and the sharpness of the shot. Great work.

Clairedelune (4923) 2006-11-09 21:54

Hi Cheuk Hin!
I very much like this photo. Graphical photo at its best. A symphony of oblique lines. No, there is not tilt at all here. There is the illusion of a tilt. But no. You did it, clear and perfect. The row of soft white lights, another oblique, is a pleasure for the eye.
But there is that unique woman walking, almost a ghost, an essential element in what would be otherwise a very striking architectural photo. That photo now has depth. With that woman there, you achieved a photo that will stay in me.
Claire

Floydian (30970) 2006-11-09 22:51

Hi Cheuk,
Not an easy picture, but on the other hand a very interesting one. The way you composed it is excellent with the diagonal composition lines and the minimum on detail is just enough to give it a certain mood which i really like.
Good work, and very good exposed.
Regards, Henk

ksvijayb (385) 2006-11-09 23:28

Hi,
The towering arches and the 'tiny' human in this great POV makes the picture all the more interesting...

TFS
Vijayabaskar.

canan (989) 2006-11-10 1:49

nice graphic work...i like the way you did pov....artistic..tfs..

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-11-10 3:28

Hi Cheuk!
A GREAT SHOT ABSOLUTELY!
the graphisme here is strong as well the atmosphere!your compo wonderful..
I LOVE THIS SHOT!!
ALL MY COMPLIMENTS!
Ciao!
Valeria

vincz (19113) 2006-11-10 3:28

Excellent composition with lots of impact. i like very much how the lights enhance the geometrical architecture. very well done.

jinju (14265) 2006-11-10 5:39

Hey Cheuk,

Ill start with what I think is the weakness here and thats the darkness. Its a bit difficult to see her, and she ends up being lost in the darkness. Its a bit unfortunate as she is the subject of this composition. Now, the positives are plenty, but to somebody like me who is cazy anout strong geometry in photos, the diagonals of the ceiling are fantastic. Theres so much weight up there and it all seems to be pressing down on her. Amd the repetition of the lights and the lines is superb.

designsoul (17843) 2006-11-10 12:13

LOVE it, Cheuk! Very nice composition, mysterious, dramatic impact of light, and fantastic use of these tilted arches with lights on them. Excellent, brilliantly seen, a formidable sepia.
Tc,
sasa
will be back

BHo (2177) 2006-11-10 14:18

Unique image, good use of lines, repetition and interesting structure. Human element adds a lot giving it a sense of scale. Wonderful composition I must say...

Cheers~

feather (51130) 2006-11-11 5:21

Before seeing the woman I thought you had tilted the shot, but then I realised I was wrong. The architecture is amazing and the woman is so necesssary to make this a successful composition. Possibly a bit too dark, but nevertheless a fine image.
Kath

isabib (1953) 2006-11-11 7:45

Hi Cheuk,

Composition and exposure are perfect. The diagonal lines made a great impact on this image. TFS!

Angshu (56760) 2006-11-11 9:38

Hi Cheuk
A shot so typical of you...at first I saw a tilt & soon corrected myself. The geometry & the light thru the windows is wonderful..but I'll nitpick about the overall darkness & I can barely see the woman. But then it's a difficult light to handle & you've done an admirable job in composing this. Bravo on your effort
Regards
Angshu

capthaddock (28790) 2006-11-11 19:59

Hello CH - the graphism is great, very gotham batman atmosphere, it does not feel like crowded Kowloon, the moment is well spotted.

vincent24 (9060) 2006-11-12 15:33

Hello Cheuk Hin,
Great graphic impact,well composed and perfect conversion,
good job,
bye,
vincent

ben4321 (9875) 2006-11-14 11:32

This is really superb, Cheuk.
It's a wonderfully graphic image, and I like the high contrast of the B&W conversion.
The low light, combined with the bright windows overhead, has given this real atmosphere.
Good work.
Ben

dolin (7369) 2006-11-15 6:35

Hi Cheuk.
C'est sombre, passablement sombre, mais pour moi, c'est ca qui marche ici. Ca donne une atmosph鋨e int廨essante et diff廨ente.
Sombre, mais on distingue quand meme bien le tout, et y a un c矌� tr鋊 graphique. Je trouve sympa cette personne dans l'angle, on la sent un peu oppress�, ca me plait bien.
Joli
Fred

verde (957) 2006-11-16 16:32

excellent.

I love the tilt of this wall. the lights are wonderful and your exposure is amazing. the color is very engaging and the figure is really dark that seems to portray some great emotion.

really well done
b

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-11-19 5:13

Hi Cheuk,
Seems I had missed out on this. Wonderful perspective. The graphical impact with strong effects of light and shadow is stupendous.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

kensimage (8563) 2006-11-23 17:58

Very nice, Cheuk, I like the way the scale of the architecture dwarfs the woman. The rhythmic diagonals make for a strong composition. Well seen. Regards, Ken.

stiginthedump (1833) 2006-12-01 8:07

Great pic here Cheuk. I love the detail, sharpness, and tones of the building, and adding a human to the photo really does give it a sense of scale! I might have been tempted to have brightened up the woman, but that's just my view. Great stuff!

Zepi (22848) 2006-12-28 9:28

Hello Cheuk,
Belle prise de vue, tr鋊 graphique.
J𠿟urais par contre aim� voir la personne se d彋acher un petit peu plus du fond noir !
Belle image en tous cas
Bravo
Tous mes v崬x pour 2007
Amicalement
S嶵astien

leiju (1697) 2007-01-17 8:39

Sweet danger! I would have called this 'the future' or something of the like... It reminds me of great sci-fi movies where robots and other human constructions have become overwhelming to the point where we are no longer even sensitive to their existence. The thumbnail made me think that you had simply tilted the picture but as I saw the whole I was quite surprised!
You have managed to "quarter her off" quite effectively and your diagonal light line is simply perfect. A truly grandiose shot that allows us to rethink our relationship to all things we create.
TFS!
Julia

Standa (1877) 2007-03-18 14:01

Hi Cheuk,
excellent graphical photo! Sharpness,B/W, composition, depth - all works well!
Best regards,
Stanislav