bluechameleon
beauty and the beast
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 24 April 2009 in People & Portrait.
"Wish well, be well."
-- Turkish Proverb
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Bill Jennings from Los Altos (Bay Area Northern Calif), United States
you have an eye for BW. this is a great silhouette. Love it.
24 Apr 2009 5:10am
k@ from Paris, France
The head of the lady seems so much dog-like than the dog's itself, love that ;o) Huge contrasts that work so well again. Makes me think to Elliott Erwitt's pix, the dogs photographer, but with somethin' more, the Gile's mom touch ;/
24 Apr 2009 5:29am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Agreed...beautiful dog. best...jerry
24 Apr 2009 5:44am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
i love your use of shadow to frame the shot and weight it down!! beautiful work BC!! my favorite parts here are the detail in the brick-like sidewalk and the hazy background where it looks almost like snow!! faaabulous!!!
24 Apr 2009 6:11am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
héhé I LOVE ;))))))) *************************
24 Apr 2009 6:59am
zOOm from Paris, France
Elliot Erwit would loved this one Sharon ! Typically his kind ! :-)
Perfect composition and a great sense of humour ! My kind as well. Well done again ! Deserves 100 stars !
24 Apr 2009 7:08am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Spot on with this one, exposing for the shadows to give a super silhouette image
24 Apr 2009 7:11am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Oh, excellent backlight. Really well captured
24 Apr 2009 7:41am
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Excellente image en contre jour! J'aime bien les deux silhouettes!!! :o)))
24 Apr 2009 7:46am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
extraordinary silhouettes ! a great sense of humour !
24 Apr 2009 8:15am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
Impressive. A perfect division in three parts. Excellent colorful.
Greetings
24 Apr 2009 8:26am
Godo from Barcelona, Spain
Great and funny pic.
Amazing silhouettes, you have sharp-eyed.
Compo works perfectly
And... thanks for the proverb
Very well done, Sharon
;o)
24 Apr 2009 8:40am
Hiro from Kyoto, Japan
I agree with k@. The head of the lady plays an important role in this photo, I think.
24 Apr 2009 10:03am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
I continue to be amazed at how you can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary!!! Well done Sharon! ;-)
24 Apr 2009 12:09pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Your terrific selective focus accentuates the sharp silhouettes. She doesn't look like a beast to me at all (great legs; how's that for being sexist). (We know that "all" dogs are beauties!!)
24 Apr 2009 12:28pm
Stef67 from in my head, France
des contres jours comme celui là tout les jours ^^
24 Apr 2009 12:39pm
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Every Silo of your has a totally different feel to it this one is also excellent a great use of light :)
24 Apr 2009 1:01pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent shot. Great capture of the light.
24 Apr 2009 1:10pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
silhouettes sur le flou de l'arrière-plan, super scène de rue, où les deux personnages crrréent l'histoire.. cadrage et lumière au top..
24 Apr 2009 1:37pm
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Eheh, funny title! Who's the beast? Very nice capture!
24 Apr 2009 2:09pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Wow! It really looks like a doll! It's almost scary ...
24 Apr 2009 2:18pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Great proverb. And in the photo, which is the beast? ;-)
24 Apr 2009 2:19pm
Nicolas from Paris, France
Very good composition. The darkness in the foreground and the light in the background are very great. And the women with her dog are perfectly positioned.
24 Apr 2009 2:22pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
This is so perfect it could not have been staged better . . wonderfully sweet !
24 Apr 2009 2:41pm
Mariana from Canada
Very nice image. Love that striking contrast between silhouette and background !
24 Apr 2009 3:33pm
Sumedh Prasad from New Delhi, India
Beauty, and another beauty! Brilliant photograph!
24 Apr 2009 3:43pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
There is a saying that we come to resemble the animals we have.........ha ha
24 Apr 2009 3:53pm
Terry H. from Azle Texas, United States
Looks like a Super Hero out walking their dog. The shot is fantastic and a joy to view.
24 Apr 2009 4:49pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
My mind is playing tricks on me- I thought she's walking a dog AND having another dog piggybacked on her shoulder... I need to shake off my morning drowsiness :) Nice shot.
24 Apr 2009 5:01pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What a beautiful catch and superb title!!! Love the drama and wonderful contrast... the brightness surmounting the darkness or the other way round; who's actually walking whom; who's the beauty who's the beast... A very interesting image!:-)
24 Apr 2009 5:38pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
excellent shadow shot!dramatic mood indeed!
24 Apr 2009 9:28pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
What a hair style! She looks like a poodle herself!!! :-)
24 Apr 2009 10:02pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
So which one is which?? :) wonderful shot, Sharon. Your signature silhouette shapes and tones.
24 Apr 2009 10:32pm
ravit from Canada
Love the silhouettes and the transfers between dark and light.
25 Apr 2009 12:13am
Ankush. from Mumbai, India
like this shot, silhouette is well captured. won't really call the puppy a beast :)
great use of lighting, well done.
25 Apr 2009 1:11am
Mike from United States
Aside from you normal high quality in storytelling with your images, this one also struck a humorous chord with me. I suppose that's a parka, but between that and the snug fit clothes, this looks like an alien walking a dog to me. It's all good... I just made up a different kind of intrigue story this time.
25 Apr 2009 3:16am
@Mike: :-) Yes, it's a shot tight parka with a big hood. This is the exact reason why I took this shot, she looked so alien and odd to my eye. Thanks Mike!
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Love the title and the image combination, excellent.
25 Apr 2009 4:11am
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
great mix of negative space and positive space - it's like a yin yang of person and dog :)
also hard to tell if the person is coming or going at first glance - there is an optical illusion quality
25 Apr 2009 9:57am
grant from kansas city, United States
cool - looks like she's walking into the sun
26 Apr 2009 2:53am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Great backlight... beautiful (and a little funny) silhouettes.
26 Apr 2009 6:03pm
Nikon D70
1/90 second
F/4.5
ISO 200
70 mm