Photographed at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth during the recent Dallas-Ft. Worth GTG. I am pretty certain that silhouette is Adam, Cowboy221977. I didn't get too much into the modern art, but the play of light and shadows inside this building was fascinating. When I saw this scene through a doorway, I liked it, but knew it needed a little something more. That something more was a human element. I stood there and waited for some people to walk through. It was just chance that it was someone from our own group.
I waffled a bit between this and one that was a grainy, moody, cross-processed experiment that got some positive comments on Flickr (Including 4 from DPC members). I think this one has more potential for a freestudy, but is still a bit different. If it does a high 5, with stronger appeal for a smaller group, I'll be pleased.
Post-challenge notes:
Another highly successful mid-packer for me. Some great comments from exactly the folks I was hoping this would connect with. It's interesting that last months FS scored higher than this one, with a 6, but I consider it less successful due to a failure to connect strongly with anyone. Another example of why the average score is not the most important thing to evaluate one's entries by.
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I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: Super shot with a great title! I really like the composition with the bilateral negative space. I like the way the light catches the glasses too. The stance of your subject and how it mirrors the lighting / shadow is a nice touch.
It's an intriguing photo, but I wish he would have been more towards the right than centered. This has a dynamic feel to it, but centering seems to make it more static. I'm not saying it well, but it just doesn't feel right here. -6-
This image is terrific but your title is FANTASTIC!!!! I keep thinking there is too much negative space on either side, then I think it's a triptych, then I think the visual area is too narrow, then I think this just perfect the way it is. He looks tentative, hesitating before deciding whether to enter the darkness or just walk away.
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