Apparently I've learned nothing from "Love One Another"
Was looking for the upper westsider with the dog in purse look, but alas that wasn't happening. i feel bad for this guy after reading the comments. i didn't mean for his belly to be such a conversation piece, though i did think he portrayed a guccish character, and i do see gucci in the same light as many of the insightful commentators, so i guess a bit of ribbing on him wasn't completely unintended.
anyway, i also liked the picture for its composition and colors.
thanks to those who commented.
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This was my favourite! I agree with Bear music. The blur gives an image of someone with a lot of money but not much else - someone who is not quite there. Brilliant.
I was rechecking my votes and had to move it up to a 9. The more I see it the more I like it. It just hits the mark right on. Colors and composition right on along with the slight movement blur to give him that hurried impatient look. Great work on a difficult topic.
This has an obnoxiously arrogant, over-the-top feel to it, and the slight blur is absolutely priceless; it lends a feeling that he doesn't have time for the likes of us. One of my favorites of the challenge.
Just to show that wealth and good taste don't go together! The static background and moving "victim" work superbly. The colours are complementary and the sneer, champagne-gut and disco jewellery say it all.
Bumping this up to a 9 on the second pass. Could be a winner...
I love it! The weird expression, the cheesy Euro-snob glasses and the blurry blue shirt just barely capable of containing the little round pot belly - all these things balance against those golden Gucci letters that for decades have screamed 'we cost more because only rich people can afford buy our stuff.' There is a wonderful concinnity of logic in the elements of this photo; that matches the balance of forms, the contrast of colors, and the balance between stasis and motion.
i really love the character and the composition of this photo - he looks llike the typical gucci wearer too, i just wish that shutter had fired a little faster so we could see that fabulous expression clearly.
Excellent shot. simple and effective.
That belly of the man just adds so much to it. if he looked like a model this just wouldn't be the same.
I am hoping to see this one on the main page!
Oh I like this alot. It's very urban and has a sense or urgency with the guy walking and swinging his arms. Very nicely done. (thanks for your originality)
If I had the time to set up the shot I envisioned for this challenge it would have been something very similar to this except a lady in pink. Get job. Love the blur, but the guy himself really helps make the shot.
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