The lovely light at the Köln Hauptbahnhof again. A bit of a nod to sevilduvarci and her faceless series.
Post processing - duplicate layer with multiply blending mode, reduced in opacity; adjustment layer for black and white conversion; color balance layer to add sepia-ish tone (+10 red, +10 yellow); slight rotate and crop; slight dodge on pants legs; sharpen, resize, small border.
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i really love this faceless expression of casually waiting. my mind almost fills in the rest of the picture: a business man, middle aged, clean shaven with mid length peppery hair, covered mostly by his wallstreet-esque fedora, copy of german equivalent of NY times obscuring most of his face. waiting patiently as he has done for years. the train comes without fail.
I just love how your subject is in focus and has great clarity (especially with the use of black and white). Wonderful use of DOF and natural lighting.
I love these type of candids, and you have taken a great interesting candid shot here, that most people would walk right passed, and not notice its potential..... a great capture from you Deb.....
We've really got to stop meeting like this...every time I review the results and order by my votes, you're always right there! Excellent photo and dare I say underrated with a 6+ score!
All that much nicer because the shoes make this image from no particular time. It could as easily be the 30s as the 2000s. It has hints of a story too.
fantastic street type b/w photo - the composition and framing from the canopy of the train station really add just the right something to this photo - and the lighting is just spot on
very nice, unfortunately I find the top half of the image too busy which competes with your main subject. a lower crop may have helped. I'd also like to some repetition with the lines of the legs - ideally a line that would line-up the white line, the tracks and the his leg would be best
still, great vision, nice processing, just the right amount of ontrast
The shallow DOF of the rails beyond the station is very nice. It looks really cool but still brings attention back to where it needs to be, at the real meat and potatoes of the photo. I really enjoyed this one...top notch stuff!
An unusual candid. Good eye for composition. The elements work together nicely. Conversion to BW is excellent - would not have been nearly as effective in color.
I like the familiarity this has. You stopped and took a photo of something we've all seen. You made it artful with the arch, train and perfect focus and DOF. Nice job.
I will admit to having something of a penchance for candid shots at railway stations and this is a really good example of its kind. There is nice focus on the leg and foot (with good contrasts) and I like the way the knee almost mmics the roof of the station
That's ART - that's big time hanging in a gallery, featured in a magazine, make you stop and think about the story - ART. I'm afraid that will make it most un appreciated here - but 10 from me
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