dan_drabek Posted September 3, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 3, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Today, in front of the San Jose Tech Museum. D1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 Hi dan_drabek, Take a look here The Red Balloon. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted September 3, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 3, 2006 Dan - Delightful, colorful chaos controled by the geometrics of the window frams. Well seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted September 3, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 3, 2006 I enjoy the scene. Would cropping the some of the top portion add to or lessen the impact / focus of the boy holding the red baloon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Van der Herten Posted September 3, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 3, 2006 Lovely refreshing colours and composition. Outstanding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted September 3, 2006 Stuart, Paul, Dirk, thanks for commenting. Paul, it would probably work about as well with the crop, but I kind of liked the way the big window contrasted with the smallness of the little boy and his balloon. If it were a posed image, I would have liked to try it with a polarizing filter, but I only had a moment to catch the shot. DD Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jele Posted September 3, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 3, 2006 Well observed. Recalls, in some details, Matisse in the 50's. jean Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metroman Posted September 3, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 3, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I love this as it instantly reminded me of the French film 'Le Ballon Rouge' (Albert Lamorisse, 1956). The reason I remember the film so well was my father was a big fan of his photographic work and spent the entire film explaining the way the light was used in the film etc. etc. Although he was teaching me the basics of photography - I was 6 - the only thing that gripped me was how the boy and the balloon had such great adventures in Paris! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted September 3, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2006 As a kid I loved the book based on the movie, this picture brought back lots of happy memories. Great colors, and I love the use of the glass. Cheers, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted September 3, 2006 Jean, Andy, Wilfredo, thanks for your thoughtful comments. I'm glad it brought back memories. I saw this youngster walking down the street with his balloon and he looked so "classic", I had to grab a shot. As soon as I did, his mother moved in and quickly herded him out of the way, as she thought I was trying to get a shot of the window display. It's funny how often that happens. DD Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicavirgin Posted September 4, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 4, 2006 Colorful, fun photo.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted September 4, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 4, 2006 DD.....Yeah......Gotta like this....Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando_b Posted September 4, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 4, 2006 So crowded of colors... but so pleasant! Fernando. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 4, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 4, 2006 There's a lot to look at here and it all fits together in my opinion. One of the neatest apsects of the photograph is the perfect mimmick of the red balloon in the upper right quadrant. I also like how the glass divides the very busy atmosphere with all the shapes and colors on the inside from the boy and his balloon all alone on the outside. Great shot, Dan! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share #14 Posted September 4, 2006 Susan, Al, Fernando, Brent, Once again, I'm delighted that you all like this shot. Brent, thanks for the expert analysis. Wish I had intended all of that when I pressed the shutter. For me, I find that I can only look throught the viewfinder and snap the shot when it all just 'feels' right. It's funny how your subconsious mind can take over and do the job if you can just get out of it's way. Sometimes having no time to think can be to one's advantage. DD Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gverdon Posted September 5, 2006 Share #15 Posted September 5, 2006 Beautiful painting. Gérald Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 6, 2006 Share #16 Posted September 6, 2006 "It's funny how your subconsious mind can take over and do the job if you can just get out of it's way." I think that is the whole key to it all. Some people think the "third eye" is their camera lens. It isn't--it's the eye in one's subconscious mind and the trick is to allow it to see. I know that sounds a lot like Baba Ram Das and "Be Here Now" from the sixties, but I really believe it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Share #17 Posted September 6, 2006 Indeed to crop would be better... picture kinda a little too messy for my liking. Spasiba! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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