bluechameleon
shadow box
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 26 May 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
"Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow."
-- Adelbert von Chamisso
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Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
belle image , pleine de symboles ! **********
26 May 2009 5:15am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Looks like a 'Super Sleuth' Fantastic shot!!!
26 May 2009 7:08am
Kristian from Slagelse, Denmark
Hehe film noir today - great shot. Love the fedora :-)
26 May 2009 7:22am
k@ from Paristanbul*, France
YES ! Love that, makes me jump over my chair in my wireless cosy coffee place in Istanbul ;/ Not only the stupendous shadow we all can relate to, but the lines on the right part, graphism of light & shadow crossing* Have a nice day, you Shar'on-the-outlook !
26 May 2009 7:26am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
excellent silhouette and graphism ! a new James Bond with a camera in his hands instead of a gun ;-))
26 May 2009 8:16am
zOOm from Paris, France
What a great shadowy silhouette ! In the thumbnail I first thought it was David Bowie's silhouette with a micro (yeah, I know, I'm a bit obsessed by David !) ;-)
Makes a great photography anyway Sharon and no, I'm not disappointed !
26 May 2009 8:24am
@zOOm: It's okay Florence, I completely understand and share in your David Bowie obsession. It's been going on for years, apparently no cure (thank goodness!). Thank you...I'm pleased you like it all the same :)
Richard Hollins from London, United Kingdom
Nice shot. A strong and clear silhouette. I also like the combination of that with the horizontal stripes.
26 May 2009 9:12am
Mithun Varma from Bangalore, India
A superb shot!! The shadow has a haunted feel!! :)
26 May 2009 9:31am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
David Bowie with a mic?? I thought it was Freddy Krueger with a camera, but I can's see his nails!
David or Freddie, Humphrey or James, it's a fantastic picture anyway!
26 May 2009 10:10am
romine from bucharest, Romania
creative idea and great outcome. i like the pattern in the wall integrated in the shadow. well done
26 May 2009 11:20am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Perfect! The phantom photographer.
In my collection VFXY.
26 May 2009 11:27am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Well done Sharon! A very unique style of self portrait. Bravo! ;-)
26 May 2009 11:57am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Very cool shot, the light and dark creates a great atmosphere... nice work
26 May 2009 12:07pm
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Great capture. I light your use of light in this image. Well done.
26 May 2009 12:56pm
clo from France
hello...thanks for your visit....! i love to much this shadow man...and a lot of your other photo...! great....bye bye ...:-) clo...
26 May 2009 2:21pm
Don from spokane, United States
A strong shadow image. Nice one to thing of...and capture.
26 May 2009 2:43pm
paolo from castelnuovo, Italy
very nice, it reminds me some Hitchcock shadows. so cool !
26 May 2009 3:20pm
Ian from United Kingdom
Very cool. :-) Others are saying film noir; I see Wayne, the final shot in The Searchers. (sans camera needless to say!)
26 May 2009 3:25pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Good and intriguing composition: "the shadow of the photographer", wow.
26 May 2009 3:32pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Definite visual echo of Freddy Krueger... Yikes!
26 May 2009 3:59pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Superb capture. Terrific silhouette. Always love seeing a camera.
26 May 2009 4:25pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent work. Leaving a lot to the imagination and eliciting all sorts of emotions.
26 May 2009 5:09pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Indiana Jones had a digital camera? Ha!
Great shot, I really like that hat and the lens hood!
26 May 2009 5:33pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
You certainly have a cool hat and cam :-) I like the little VISA sign... Cool shot.
26 May 2009 5:56pm
Lyris from Curitiba, Brazil
Really, really nice. Your B&W's are an inspiration.
I first found your site through Elaine's "Totally like me" photoblog, where she has a link to "I wannabe - bluechameleon"... and now I see why.
Your photos are obviously great, but I think what makes me love your site is the way you merge images with words... that's art for me. And I personally always have a soundtrack for every moment in my life or daily mood... so I immediately related to your work and the way you express yourself.
Top fave photographer and site so far.
26 May 2009 6:46pm
SePp from Trier, Germany
very nice b&w work. Its kind of confusing as you expect the shadow to have the camera in hand as taking a picture. Greets, SePp
26 May 2009 7:41pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
The shadow of the photographer or the photographer inside the camera.
26 May 2009 8:46pm
Bill Jennings from (Bay Area Northern Calif), United States
have camera, will travel?
26 May 2009 9:47pm
rian from mobile, United States
wonderful idea.. this'll make a good paparazzi badge.. :D great shot!
26 May 2009 11:43pm
Ginnie from Atlanta, Georgia, United States
At first I thought he was playing a guitar, BC...and then I saw the camera! :) Gotta love it!
27 May 2009 12:09am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Nice silhouette. He might have taken a picture of you too :)
27 May 2009 1:57am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
a wonderful image -- i love the line of stripes running through the pic from the crown molding!! excellent presence here!!!
27 May 2009 2:00am
Frédéric A. from Païta, New Caledonia
Très symbolique. Un NB particulièrement "parlant".
27 May 2009 2:18am
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Awesome! Love it! I take it as a response to my last post. Confusing and intriguing!
27 May 2009 4:05am
One from Açores, Portugal
A great creativity ! Good capture of the shadows in B & W.
A fine image .
27 May 2009 4:18am
Cricket-Tammy from Alabama, United States
I like this! It has a mysterious sexy feel to it.
27 May 2009 5:42am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
Ooooh that's seriousley well observed and a little sinister too, like it :)
27 May 2009 12:33pm
one way photo / Mark from London, United Kingdom
Great graphical silhouette and kind of creepy.... excellent
27 May 2009 12:44pm
Ankush. from India
good capture here, though could use some cropping for better framing
30 May 2009 4:17pm
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
Beautiful shadow box here...I just love that you always have smart titles and inspiring quotes for your great photographs...Its like you are already preparing them for a print photo book...
30 May 2009 10:21pm
Jane from United States
Wonderful image! What a capture. This is one for the photography annals.
3 Jun 2009 4:21am
Phototherapy from Switzerland
Is it you ? ;) Again, only black and over-exposure to remove all details and concentrate on this magnifcient silhouette (and idea ;)
Strange impression after a while: the hat and the camera are male "symbol", but the the silhouette is female
18 Jun 2009 8:53pm
Nikon D70
1/30 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
55 mm