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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: RBSinTo on July 23, 2019, 17:55:53

Title: Art imitating life
Post by: RBSinTo on July 23, 2019, 17:55:53
Taken a few years ago in an alley off of Spadina Avenue in the heart of the original Chinatown, here in Toronto.
Normally I don't photograph Graffitti as it is someone else's art, and more important, so much of it is badly done, but in this case, I thought the subject matter was so timely and well done that I grabbed this shot.
motorized Nikon FA
Tamron SP 35-105 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
5.6 @ 1/1000th
(https://www.fotozones.com/live/uploads/monthly_2019_07/1796278018_Artimitatinglife-1920.thumb.jpg.a488c387d2b0121cfb5f49096d0daa0d.jpg)
Title: Re: Art imitating life
Post by: ArthurDent on August 01, 2019, 14:18:41
This is great. I just glanced at it at first and didn't find it too interesting, but when I looked at it closer and saw that the graffiti artists were painted on, my interest level went way up.
Title: Re: Art imitating life
Post by: RBSinTo on August 01, 2019, 17:39:09
Arthur,
Thanks for commenting.
I'd like to think that your explanation is the reason no one else here over the last month has bothered about this shot.
Beeblebrox
 
Title: Re: Art imitating life
Post by: Hugh_3170 on August 02, 2019, 07:21:26
Sorry Robert - I too have missed this one.  Yes it is subtle, featuring the graffiti artists themselves (also known as taggers here in Australia).

Maybe this image is a variation on the other NG thread called "Photographers in Action"?
Title: Re: Art imitating life
Post by: RBSinTo on August 02, 2019, 14:12:41
Hugh,
Thanks for commenting. Glad you like it.
I really expected this shot to get more comments, but then I've always been a really poor judge of other's reactions to my photos.
Robert