man in arch doorway

[marie]

in a country town today I was taking a picture of this doorway
(it's not a church doorway) when the man happened to walk right inhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif



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the path is sloping to the left as the street was hilly




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[charlesu]

Almost sort of a Cartier-Bresson thing going on here.

[RJSorensen]

You get all the good shots Marie . . .

[sparker1]

Very interesting shot, Marie. You find them everywhere, don't you?

[stoneylonesome]

Great shot, Post it in B&W and it would really be a Cartier-Bresson shot "the precise moment" to paraphrase Bresson. :lol: :lol: very very nice

[D Boone]

Very interesting. I especially like how nothing interferes with the focal point. I want to see it in B&W also.

[jgbeam]

A very unusual entrance. Gothic but not a church. (What is it?) Looks like a pocket door with a hinged door right behnd it. A step right behind the pocket door. (Lots of building code issues here.) It was fortunate that the man came by to show us.

Enough with the details (fallout from my profession). :) It's a wonderful photograph. You were once again able to capture the magical moment. If the man had been coming out instead of going in it would have been an entirely different image - not as thought provoking as this one.

Youve got an eye, Marie. From pink jeeps to old men, you know a moment worth saving.

Jim

[Bluelens]

Great candid. It has a fun timeless appeal to it.

[[blur]]

Very nice photograph. I'm just curious about the fogginess over the image. Is it actual fog/mist?

[marie]

Almost sort of a Cartier-Bresson thing going on here.



thanks for enjoying it Charles

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[marie]

You get all the good shots Marie . . .


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not really

thanks RJ
:)

[marie]

Very interesting. I especially like how nothing interferes with the focal point. I want to see it in B&W also.

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I'll allow you to try it so


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I did
but I prefer this

thanks DBoone
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[marie]

A very unusual entrance. Gothic but not a church. (What is it?) Looks like a pocket door with a hinged door right behnd it. A step right behind the pocket door. (Lots of building code issues here.) It was fortunate that the man came by to show us.

Enough with the details (fallout from my profession). http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif It's a wonderful photograph. You were once again able to capture the magical moment. If the man had been coming out instead of going in it would have been an entirely different image - not as thought provoking as this one.

Youve got an eye, Marie. From pink jeeps to old men, you know a moment worth saving.

Jim


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thanks Jim
I don't know what exactly the building is used for
looks something like a parish hall to me
I never got a chance to ask but will... next time I am there.
I was across the street and waiting for traffic to pass when he walked in


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was I praying .....oh please let the **^ car go past quickhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
so as I could capture him going in


I was only a few seconds there altogether
I wanted to get a shot of the whole building also so took the two girls passing
...just in case anyone askedhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif what was the building like


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the shot is not as effective as the door on it's own

the top left hand window seems to be turning the corner ever so slightly
and is blurry too

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[marie]

']Very nice photograph. I'm just curious about the fogginess over the image. Is it actual fog/mist?


I was a bit annoyed with that too blur
it's what I kept seeing when I was posting the picture

as it was late at night I just turned off the computer and went to bed,
hoping the fog would go away:lol:

I think it may be that as I was aiming for the man to be clear I got that part a bit sharper then the rest of the door.
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then again maybe the paint on the door is foggy looking in reality
I don't know for sure.

[marie]

Great shot, Post it in B&W and it would really be a Cartier-Bresson shot "the precise moment" to paraphrase Bresson. http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif very very nice

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I tried b/w the night I done it but I prefer the slight tinge of colour in it
thanks Sandy

[marie]

Very interesting shot, Marie. You find them everywhere, don't you?


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thanks Stan, it's life all around us I guess

[cactusclay]

That's a great shot Marie. What lens did you use?

[marie]

Great candid. It has a fun timeless appeal to it.


thanks a lot Bluelens
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[marie]

That's a great shot Marie. What lens did you use?


thanks cactusclay
it's the powershot pro1 Lserieshttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif 7x optical zoom lens

200
f4
it was a very dull overcast day
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and a lot of snow has fallen since then so it must have been coming that dayhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

are you named after cassius clay ?
(boxer);)
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[cactusclay]

No, I don't know where my name came from-the earth maybe.

[cactusclay]

You seem to be pretty handy with that camera. I guess the reason I asked is because I think it's interesting when someone chooses a particular lens for a certain type of photography. You seem to have found you niche with people and I thought maybe you were fond of a particular focal lenght for the pictures you make. I think Cartier Bresson(excuse the mis spelling) used a 50 or 35 for most of his shots and it just sort of lends itself to a style. Anyway, love your shots, keep em coming.

[marie]

You seem to be pretty handy with that camera. I guess the reason I asked is because I think it's interesting when someone chooses a particular lens for a certain type of photography. You seem to have found you niche with people and I thought maybe you were fond of a particular focal lenght for the pictures you make. I think Cartier Bresson(excuse the mis spelling) used a 50 or 35 for most of his shots and it just sort of lends itself to a style. Anyway, love your shots, keep em coming.


I was laughing when I quoted the L lens back there
as you know it's (pro1) the baby of them L's
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thanks a lot

[marie]

No, I don't know where my name came from-the earth maybe.

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It's ok
it's just when I read your avatar name slowly it sounded like cat c us clay
but I can see where' cactus clay' is coming from too
I had just wondered were you into boxing or thinking of the boxer

thanks a lot

[cactusclay]

Actually my name is Clay and I spend a fair amount of time in the desert, where there are cactus and I think I needed a handle for my email several years back, so now you have the whole story, or at least part of the whole. :lol:

[Dante King]

Marie, I like it very much. really moves me.

[marie]

Actually my name is Clay and I spend a fair amount of time in the desert, where there are cactus and I think I needed a handle for my email several years back, so now you have the whole story, or at least part of the whole. http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

thanks for that Clay http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif


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[marie]

Marie, I like it very much. really moves me.



thanks a lot Dante
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