bluechameleon
me and his shadow
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 5 October 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
-- Buddha
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jpla from St Barthélémy d'Anjou, France
La technologie est au rendez-vous sur cette photo ! Bonne journée.
JP
5 Oct 2009 5:28am
rhys from United Kingdom
I like it- its the tree that sets off the composition and makes the frame gel together.
5 Oct 2009 5:29am
Nina from Haute Loire, France
Or when the shadows play with people! In autumn they lie down to play better with the forms, the presence of a person in the foreground give reality to the fairy world!
5 Oct 2009 5:33am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A shadow world with a bit of substance added. What a marvelous composition! I love this one.
5 Oct 2009 5:34am
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
These are dramatically angled shadows. Cool shot, and the quote from Buddha is pretty cool, too! :-)
5 Oct 2009 5:56am
Mirko Herzner from Germany
Amazing shadow play. What can we see: A person using a mobile phone, a tree and you taking the photo? Very cool.
5 Oct 2009 6:02am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Beautifully composed. Love the shadows especially the one of the tree.
5 Oct 2009 6:09am
STEED from Gueret, France
Fantastic dancing Tale under kindliness of this Tree.....
5 Oct 2009 6:16am
Elaine- from Canada
yeah too bad buddism doesn't make you joyful lol... good quote to go with the picture tho.. i like the tree and the skinny person lol
5 Oct 2009 7:02am
Richard Standley from Carquefou, France
Fantastic capture. The shadow play is fabulous! Well done.
5 Oct 2009 7:05am
k@ from Paris, France
Love how he leaves the place but not his shadow, love how yours is like a sweet kid by this superb tree, and enjoy the quote, so clever again in duet with your photo : positive vibes are gift, thanks for both*
5 Oct 2009 7:25am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
I adore these shades. The detail of the leg of the traveller is a success and gives much life to the composition
Warm greetings
5 Oct 2009 7:58am
Marcie from Newton, United States
Fantastic shadow-work. Love the sharp clarity...the contrast. Truly excellent!!!
5 Oct 2009 8:11am
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"Ain't talking, just walking / Walking ever since the other night / Heart burning, still yearning / Walking until I'm clean out of sight" (Bob Dylan)
You really know how to capture my heart & mind, Sharon. What a grainy beauty, what a brilliant photograph! Your shadows have & always will rock this little soul of mine. Great piece of art! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
5 Oct 2009 9:14am
Brett Trafford from United Kingdom
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5 Oct 2009 10:08am
R.J.Dee from Ettlingen, Germany
Turn your face to the sun, then the shadows will fall behind you - the person on the left obviously follows this advice !
Nice shot !
5 Oct 2009 10:13am
Lougris from Toulouse, France
... On the black screen of my sleepless nights, or I am made of the cinema... ( C.Nougaro)
Beautiful image.
5 Oct 2009 10:31am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Like in Plato's Cavern, we only see the shadows od reality. Well done and good idea.
5 Oct 2009 10:34am
zOOm from Paris, France
5 big stars for you today Sharon. Something of a cartoon here. And always this very stylish mono of yours. My favorite. :-))
5 Oct 2009 10:53am
@zOOm: Thanks so much Florence. I'm so happy you say what I wanted to achieve...the "cartoon" figure of the shadow man :D
rian from mobile, United States
there is something freakily cool about that shadow scene you captured here.. the way it looks so contorted is what makes it really interesting.. great work capturing this scene here.. :D
5 Oct 2009 1:29pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What a fantastic idea (instincts) and so beautifully executed!!! Inspiring! Pure joy to look at this Sharon!:-)))
5 Oct 2009 1:37pm
Peety from Netherlands
Love this mysterious photo.. Brilliant idea and composition!
5 Oct 2009 1:53pm
B.Held from Santa Fe, United States
the energy here is just spectacular! very fitting Buddha quote, too.
5 Oct 2009 2:32pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
A wonderful capture Sharon! The photographer and the text messenger..... ;-)
5 Oct 2009 2:36pm
Fusao Tamaki from Tokyo, Japan
nice angle, cool contrast. I like it very much.
and nice words of Buddha.
and nice feeling of Denim of him.
5 Oct 2009 2:41pm
RPepper from Brooklyn, United States
Love this photo. Love the contrast between the tree and the guy walking with his cellphone (at least that's what I assume he's holding). Fantastic!
5 Oct 2009 3:19pm
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
A nice , simple and playful graphic image. Looks like every person's busy using their eyes and hands here,...me as well.
Have a good day Sharon.
5 Oct 2009 3:26pm
grant from kansas city, United States
love it, especially the connection between shadow and person.
5 Oct 2009 3:36pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
beautiful shadow work -- i know i have mentioned it before -- but your shadows take on a magical 3rd dimension!! awesome!
5 Oct 2009 4:22pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
I can see you ;-) love the play of light and shadow !
5 Oct 2009 6:18pm
Veronelle from Lens, France
yes well done, fantastic chinese shadow litteral ( ombre chinoise )
5 Oct 2009 6:33pm
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
Great shot! I love the light and shadows. Very well captured
5 Oct 2009 6:51pm
Susan from United States
Fantastic composition-love the combination of the shadows of the tree and the person.
5 Oct 2009 6:57pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
I love the idea of associating the shadow of the person and that of a tree, a beautiful photo, Sharon!
kiss
5 Oct 2009 8:16pm
Nicolas Beaumont - Photographer from Paris, France
Hard to comment after all those people, it's like all was still said... Indeed : Great composition !
5 Oct 2009 8:52pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
I agree with that quote more then you can imagine...
Great shot to go with it...
5 Oct 2009 9:05pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Very creative! You know, I like the sayings of Buddha but sometimes he gets on my nerves... Makes it difficult to achieve nirvana.... instead of nerve-ana..
5 Oct 2009 9:50pm
Dawn from Maryland, United States
Wow!! Your photos are amazing. What an inspiration!! : )
5 Oct 2009 11:20pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Thank you for this joyous photo - and the wisdom of Buddha.
6 Oct 2009 1:51am
Ajay from Pune, India
Amazing how thoughtful you are of street life and always come up with such amazing work.
6 Oct 2009 2:06am
One from Açores, Portugal
I like the power of B & W in these three images, beautiful composition !
6 Oct 2009 4:41am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
A great shot...made so much more powerful by your use of the timeless wisdom from the quote to describe this wonderful capture! Superbly creative when you realize how most of us strive to avoid our own shadows in our pictures:)
6 Oct 2009 6:47am
martie from US, United States
So true is the quote and your image is a good illustration - although the shadow isn't yours. Love the person, tree and the peak of the third shadow. The photographer I wonder??
6 Oct 2009 6:48am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Such cohesion of those essentially separate elements. So well done!
6 Oct 2009 11:29am
Jean-Louis from Nîmes, France
Très belle compo de cette photo qui se joue de l'ombre et de la lumière !
6 Oct 2009 4:12pm
Esmeralda from Lisbon, Portugal
love your B&W!! you´r a great eyestretcher!!
keep on BlueC.
6 Oct 2009 4:33pm
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
fantasticas sombras!! muy buena la composición y encuadre
6 Oct 2009 5:08pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
nice shot of the shadows tree. i like how you added the tree for this shot, the candidness stands out well. =]
6 Oct 2009 8:43pm
Tracey from Maryland, United States
You always choose the most amazing and unique crops. This is no exception. It is like the two figures know each other but are separated by a sea of distance. Very poetic.
7 Oct 2009 12:53am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Haha, I think the person infront of you is texting! I like the graphic you've created, boom boom boom boom- four dark and strong shapes over a white background. Nice shot.
7 Oct 2009 1:20am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Excellent composition.... dig the silhouettes.
7 Oct 2009 3:37am
faisal from New York City, United States
nice. very creative. normally i wouldnt look down at the shadows. nice one.
7 Oct 2009 4:16pm
Yvon from Belgium
Tessssssssss ... I like it.
Well done.
Bravo.
Bonne soirée.
Yvon.
7 Oct 2009 7:43pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great shadow capture. His extra leg joint is very cool!
7 Oct 2009 9:05pm
Em!ly Ng from Residing in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore
fleeting ghost of you, chasing the ghost of him, trying to pin him down on paper/photo/screen.
a photo of nothing, light and the absence of light, yet a photo of
him/her doing what they do everyday, the place (i love shadows of trees!) and you, doing what you do everyday.
8 Oct 2009 8:18am
Foto'S from Wołomin, Poland
Well chosen composition and photo mats are a kind of climate :)
8 Oct 2009 10:36am
Alex from Barcelona, Spain
Gran composicion, me gusta mucho la vision que has tenido en esta fotografia.
Saludos.
8 Oct 2009 10:46am
Bishop from Houston, United States
revisiting this shot - i loved the framing here so much! :)
8 Oct 2009 2:50pm
Aurore from Paris, France
So clever as always, this quotation linked with the shadows that follow us all, our and other's one... We become what we think, we become a bit as well how we love and live (but i don't pretend to compete with Buddha :))
8 Oct 2009 11:51pm
Brian Chen from Seattle, WA, United States
That quote fits this photo VERY well, the balance you have here between shadow and light is just right!
9 Oct 2009 6:47am
Laurens Kuipers from Enschede, Netherlands
Very nice! Great shadows and contrast!
16 Oct 2009 2:37pm
Canon PowerShot A640
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