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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: RBSinTo on December 26, 2015, 23:01:44

Title: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: RBSinTo on December 26, 2015, 23:01:44

Taken this summer in Union Square in downtown San Francisco.
Southern California, in part because of it's warm weather, has a very large population of homeless people, and I saw many of them as I walked around the large Square looking for interesting street scenes.
One afternoon, I noticed a homeless man sitting against a metal railing. From my angle he was also behind a second portable barrier, which made it seem like he was trapped between the two sets of bars: a visual metaphor for his life.
converted to black and white in Photoshop
Motorized Nikon F3P
Tamron SP 35~105 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
exposure probably f4 @ 1/2000th.
(http://www.fotozones.com/live/uploads/monthly_12_2015/post-661-0-58786200-1451166958.jpg)

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: greben on December 27, 2015, 03:22:55

I like this shot. It makes me feel something.

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: RBSinTo on December 27, 2015, 05:03:09

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I like this shot. It makes me feel something.

Thanks Greg.
All I ever want to do with my pictures is to tell stories. So if they evoke an emotion, I feel I've succeeded.
Robert

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: Wannabebetter on December 28, 2015, 01:10:36

Message redacted without prejudice.

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 28, 2015, 01:18:34

What about making a readable layout in your posts?

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: RBSinTo on December 28, 2015, 02:48:39

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What about making a readable layout in your posts?

Bjorn,
Was this comment directed to me??????
Robert

Title: Re: Scene as a metaphor
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 28, 2015, 03:08:08

Not at all - another member deleted the content of his post which is not acceptable.