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Michele Beccia
{K:16529} 8/17/2012
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Excellent, regards:)
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aZiZ aBc
{K:28345} 4/22/2009
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GREAT, .. CONGRATULATIONS, ..
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RC. Dany
{K:64104} 3/29/2008
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Excellent .
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j esford
{K:13518} 3/13/2007
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Another "HUGO" Award! They clamor your return Hugo. The Master is back......Congratulations my friend on this, a most richly deserved token of UF appreciation. -john
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Clifton Jones
{K:10688} 5/4/2006
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EXCELLENT......great vision................
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/14/2006
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Hi Joel, For once, you leave me speachless... To me, the first one in this series (http://www.usefilm.com/image/1022410.html) is the favourite, as I find the composition in this one "a bit straight forward; just wish there was a stronger diagonal element in it. But only marginally so. I really appreciate this!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/13/2006
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It pays to loiter at corners...:)
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/13/2006
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Hi Marian!!!! Thanks, my friend! So nice to hear from you again!!!!
CHeers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 4/13/2006
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Hi Ale,
Thanks for your comment. Here's what I did:
I opened the image, cropped it square, and then used the channel mixer in CS2 to create a desaturated image. Then, I used the shadow / highlight feature of CS2, tweaked the sliders a bit, and then resized, added a minor sharpening, and expanded the canvas to create the frame... That's it.
Local contrast enhancement: I'd mask (and feather) the area i'd like to enhance the contrast in, copy it onto a new layer and then tweak the contrast, either by using shadow / highlight or levels or just by tweaking the brightness contrast.
Hope this helps, I'm sure there are many other methods...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 4/13/2006
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congratulations dear Hugo!!!!! for your wonderul work and the well deserved awards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marian
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 4/13/2006
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Awesome image hugo!
This even had my wife turn her head to say, "hey, that's a nice photograph" (rare, from the woman who has 4 years of photo school behind her, and wants nothing to do with photography any more!)
...a very high compliment... ..cause I gotta force her to look at my work ;)
I love the complexity of what's going on in the capture. The dance of the steam that keeps the viewer flowing to the right is so perfect! The Dr. Suese steam tower, and the badge 'wall street' hanging there balance the left with brilliant detail, as that black box where 'wall street' is on printed, is the perfect void of negative space for the contrast of the smoke.
The person.. *perfect* that's exactly what you need in an image like this. If you hold your hand over the guy, like he's not there, then the image becomes void of warmth, and missing that organic scale that human body can add to an image.
Very well done over all! Wonderful compostion, and presentation. The thin black border presents the contrasts effortlessly!
Best detail for me about this.. that one barrier a-frame that's not flat on the ground. *perfect*
congrats on the FPD award! You're so good with this branch of your photography!
cheers,
-Joel
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louis Michael
{K:4210} 4/13/2006
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Everything about this photo is excellent, especially being in black & white.
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ahmed ali
{K:79} 4/13/2006
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good shot, quick eye
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Ryca C.R.
{K:3895} 4/13/2006
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wowww this is so classic!!
perfect!
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Alessandro Lavagna
{K:2231} 4/13/2006
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Very good atmosphere here...7
I particulary like the B&W conversion...which method did you use ? Any suggestion for local contrast enhancement ?
Bye.
Ale
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 4/13/2006
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and POD..
rest in my favs..
ciao
roby
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ray abodeeb
{K:811} 4/12/2006
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wawo its very nice shot, good workkk
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Fatemeh Rahimi
{K:13523} 4/12/2006
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CONGRATULATION for being chosen as the PHOTOGRAPHER PF THE DAY! you really deserve it!
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Di Ciuccio Maurizio
{K:57398} 4/12/2006
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Hi hugo...very very nice..exspectacular city shot..very wonderfull BW and perfect composition of exposure..congrats for excellent job..a soon my dear
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 4/12/2006
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Hugo,
you are skifull in creat splendid shots from very very simply events arround.
you are a minimalistic artist i believe, because your photos are brilliant pieces of the life.bravo. i would glad if you visit my new shots.
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Maurizio Massetti
{K:30463} 4/12/2006
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Very interesting scenery, wonderful tones and angle. It's a great street shot!
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Brian Fillmore
{K:4016} 4/7/2006
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Very interesting photograph. I like the black and white for the perfect effect dipicting the smoke coming from the stack. Creating a feeling of what a healty environment we've created..
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D W
{K:2560} 3/28/2006
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Sweet black and white tones and a very interesting scene.
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Roland Lacson
{K:12214} 3/25/2006
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Nice street shot, contrast & tones looks fantastic. The conversion to grayscale really adds imapact to the composition with the smoke adding the atmossphere, well taken Hugo, cheers.
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 3/10/2006
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Great picture Hugo!! I have a similar one (wiht the same subject - smoke - in New York too), made in 1997. I will look for it, and send you.
Regards from Brazil,
Leonardo
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 2/12/2006
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Oh my Hugo, you've been busy since I've been away and there are so many great shots to pick from. I'm popping in on my favorites from the thumbnails and right off the bat there are three. This is the first of them. Just love the composition, tonal range, and subject matter. It's a great city capture. How that smoke stack got there is a mystery -- rather odd looking. Doesn't it belong on a building...lol?! Excellent in BW. Antonia
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João F * Photography
{K:41945} 1/20/2006
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Hugo wat a wonderful shot here , nice B&W compo.
regards
joão
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/19/2006
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Hi Elisa, thanks. Part I is my favourite too, as it is the most harmonious one in it's composition, eventhough it's much more complex than this one.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/19/2006
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Hi Marco, I visited your portfolio too, and it sure is interesting too! I like your description, as it matches the mood very well. Thanks, I'll be around soon.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/19/2006
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Thanks, John, always a pleasure to hear from you form time to time. It seems to be a draw between the three, my personal favourite is the first, though...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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NN
{K:26787} 1/18/2006
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Hmmm ... I´ve never come this close to Wall Street, a place I remember so well from the years I used to trade in stocks (as a hobby). Very good tonal range. Part I seems to be my fave in this series :)
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Morc Piantedos
{K:21834} 1/18/2006
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..and nice to know your very interesting portfolio ! at a first look of your last page i find this one very attractive....an harmonic vision of downtown (it's not easy in urban environment, i think)...with this mute human presence and the underground steams which balance the scene and enphatize the mood dominating the human in his almost(?) incontrollable urban contest .
regards Hugo,
Marco
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John Griep
{K:2521} 1/18/2006
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Downtown NY never changes, it's always if you travel back in time with those ever steaming pipes.
Nice capture, best in series.
John
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kike Calvo
{K:11291} 1/13/2006
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Hola Hugo.
He estado mirando tu portfolio, y es absolutamente MAGISTRAL! Eres un artista fotográfico. Tienes fotos buenísimas en blanco y negro y en color, tocas todos los temas, y todos los dominas a la perfección.
Te añado a mi lista de amigos para seguirte de cerca.
Un fuerte abrazo amigo. :)
kike
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 1/12/2006
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is the truth.. pure, real, truth..
ciao amico mio..
roby
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 1/12/2006
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great documentary. 7
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/12/2006
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Hi Roby, Thank you very much. A nomination from you in the forum means as much to me as an award...:) Good to hear from you!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 1/12/2006
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and here the other favorite.. a marvelous corner dear hugo..is fantastic the write "44" the place.. the background in the pollution.. and the man in the "one way" sense..MAD MAN PARADISE.
toned in a dramatic impressive b/w, I like it so much.. have all the best
take care
roby
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Bryan Steffy
{K:4910} 1/11/2006
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i really like the random guy just standing there...definately atmosphereic. again your b+w tones are awesome, great job!
b
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Glenn Edmiston
{K:7366} 1/11/2006
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Hi Hugo love your wok was just lookin through your portfolio awesome work you do .. THis one here is composed supurbly and your tones are right on the money awesome work you do Cheers glenn.. Thanks for your coment on work ..appreciate it
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Kevin H
{K:22502} 1/11/2006
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That streem really makes this picture interesting. It adds so much to the picture, letting you know how cold it is and thinnk the picture is thins strong only because it is in b$w. Keep up the great work.
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r u t h d r io
{K:4339} 1/11/2006
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I love this dramatic bw, the other side of subway life, wonderfull
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Andrej V
{K:6693} 1/10/2006
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In this series tihs one is my winner; The man in lower right corner convinced me, althow he is a bit cornered and pushed to the side.. I would give his some more value in this image.
Andrej
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N M
{K:4879} 1/9/2006
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Street photography is something that pretty much anyone can practice, but it's a whole different thing how well one manages to capture true interest in their shot of this particular matter. You've done a great job of capturing action in this frame,and not just any kind of action, but the kind that people see on the street everyday and can relate to, without dying of boredom though ;) I can almost smell the atmosphere in this shot, and that's exactly what a good photo should be able to do - to awaken our senses... great work, and thanks for your comments!
Best regards,
Niclas
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p e t a .
{K:18700} 1/9/2006
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hehehee, this is not a test - Love this busy scene and the hints of an underworld.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/9/2006
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Test reply to Site Admin
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al shaikh
{K:15790} 1/9/2006
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Test comment for hugo
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 1/9/2006
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Great street shot with much detail and mood. The square format in B&W works perfectly. Great work Hugo!
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JC Flowed
{K:1068} 1/9/2006
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A strong one, Hugo, but I like the previous one better.
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 1/9/2006
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hi Hugo
excellent street photo
the smoke is terrible, but it makes excellent composition
the BW tones are perfect
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Ursula Luschnig
{K:21723} 1/9/2006
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Wall Street 44...somehow I had another imagination,but have not yet been to NYC.The steam follows you through the city...and is very fotogenous for your scenes !
Cheers,Ursula
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/9/2006
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Hi Saeed, thanks for your "Contrast"! Made me laugh, and it's very appropriate, too...:) But more importantly, thanks for your indepth analysis; and I do agree. The previous one has more to it than this one (and the next one, which is still to come, I might add) The steam coming up from the subway underneath is the primary subject I intended to show with this triptych. You captured the essence well in your comment. Very helpful!
Good to hear from you again, too.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Toshi
{K:11924} 1/9/2006
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I love how there seems to be so much going on in this capture with the signs, smoke, etc., yet it seems a bit void with the person seemingly by himself (although there is another person in the back hardly visible). Interesting and well presented street photography Hugo.
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 1/9/2006
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...I think I have to "contrast" you for both...
I meant to "congrats" :)
Saeed
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 1/9/2006
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B&W is always the work of light and shadow or a good amount of contrast which is the case cover in this subject, some time it is difficult to judge a work without knowing the circumstances behind the composed image, certainly the “steam” being a focal point where I think there are a good attractive elements, left as a secondary, but always the good work can be criticized ,and I think this one of excellent subject but I prefer more the previous one for its starting and ending ,so to say a very well composed where the eyes scan and not concentrate in one pin point. I think I have to contrast you for both images as a B&W strong works.
Saeed
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 1/8/2006
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Hi Hugo,
I really feel I should check my archives to join into your series ;-) This is so NYC, I cannot describe it better. Tonal range is perfect, and the lonely man in the scene makes it.
best wishes, Thilo
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21795} 1/8/2006
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Indeed this image has NY feeling! Intersting work
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Ninni Termine
{K:8990} 1/8/2006
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Another good image of daily life to New York, with the classical smoke very noticeable and to the center of the scene, made alive by the person in attended.
Ciao
Ninni
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/7/2006
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Fantastic series of steaming vents, so typical and so much part of the urban landscape! NYC is perfect in B & W - Like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - and the utilitarian vents, cones, barriers, and even puddles and odd passers-by become sleek and glamorous, and the street stripes become fashion statements :) Great captures, Hugo, and superb contrasts. I like both equally for different reasons. Cheers, Ina
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jude .
{K:14625} 1/7/2006
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I'm really loving this series, Hugo...a delight in black & white. You've perfectly captured one of NY's myriad faces. Am eagerly looking forward to the next.
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Orazio Minnella
{K:49417} 1/7/2006
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Interesting work and beautiful street capture.Excellent composition with a wonderful tonal range.I like it a lot dear Hugo,my compliments.
Regards...Orazio
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 1/6/2006
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Another nice photogrph from N.Y. city, very well captured. Great street moment, well composed angle. Great atmosphere here, lovely mood. Well done dear Hugo! Great one! :)
Have a nice week end!
Robert
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 1/6/2006
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A beautiful b/w image chock full of things to look at. I love street photography and this one is really interesting. Nice job.
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Kevin Christensen
{K:3891} 1/6/2006
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Nice capture, Hugo. I really like the way the steam really stands out from the rest of the image, and the guy standing on the corner just chillin is awesome. :) The image has a very nice texture to it, and the detail is great.
-Kevin
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Frits Selier
{K:455} 1/6/2006
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that strange mood of American urban life in nice b&w. Good one Hugo!
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Martin .
{K:24957} 1/6/2006
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Hugo,
Wonderful contrast, tones, textures and crop regarding this 1 my friend,
Martin
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karen clarke
{K:18893} 1/6/2006
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I love to just analyze a photograph and find those little things hiding within an image-whether it be intentional or not. In this one, the very first thing I spotted was that the steam was obeying the "one way" sign and going in that direction. I had at first thought, why not take out the street at the bottom-however that little bit of extra space helps the image to appear less cluttered. Of course the very first thing my eyes landed on was the huge pipe, then it followed the trail of steam and eventually lands down upon the man-who then makes you look over to the left of the image where his eyes are looking to. Thus your eyes never really seem to land in just one spot, but instead keep looking through in a continuous cycle. I could just stare at it for days...
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 1/6/2006
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They must be steam trains on the subway! I do prefer this one and I guess you know why - it just allows my limited attention to concentrate on the main subject.
John
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 1/6/2006
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this image definitely has a NYC feel to it... good street image... b/w adds to the mood and composition.. good work
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Mireille Heirendt
{K:7258} 1/6/2006
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Hi Hugo,
Another great capture here with so many things to look at ( don't take it as negative! ) which are necessary for a good street photograph!
I like this one too!
Regards,
Mireille
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/6/2006
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An interesting shot with many interesting details to look at... a kind of square within the frame is created and my eyes follows it around around. I stop at the man watching me and ask my self why he is there, crossing the street or watching you capture the steem (?)....
Jeanette
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Massimo Di Maggio
{K:-53658} 1/6/2006
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I think this photo is even better than the previous one, no distracting elements, only the smoke that makes the atmosphere and the human presence, very important for a street shot. Bye, Max
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Janet B
{K:16139} 1/6/2006
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From someone who has never been near NY, I think I just caught a great sense of the atomosphere through this image. Much to see and much to avoid! Well captured in b&w as I believe color would ruin this otherwise outstanding image. Well done, Hugo, thank you for sharing!
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 1/6/2006
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It must be pretty hot down in the subway! The lone fellow makes a very interesting place for your eye to end up. He looks so unconcerned about what is going on around him. Great black and white. Don.
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 1/6/2006
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OH Hugo, I just gave a long comment that went up like the steam when I hit the comment bar(maybe for the best)LOL
Good addition to series but not quite the strength of first, interesting the different result shot only steps away from where the first shot was taken. I think it would have benifited to have a more interesting character in the shot(no offense guy on corner)or if the one by lamp post were more prominent, but a good fit with part one.
Looking forward to part 3.
Randy
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Marco Donatiello
{K:12147} 1/6/2006
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Una street davvero interessante, come molte delle tue fotografie!
Complimenti!
Ciao
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 1/6/2006
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great bw from NY street! i love it
PAOLO
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Aykaan K
{K:13601} 1/6/2006
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belle prise... n&b très bien utilisé...
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{K:9196} 1/6/2006
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I'm impressed Hugo. And with a D100. :)
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 1/6/2006
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this is so "ordinary" in NY, but by the way you have captured it you made it quite "extraordinary" and impressive dear Hugo!!!
superb street photography!!!!! just love it!!!! :)
Marian
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Branimir Fagarazzi
{K:38367} 1/6/2006
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Excellent street shot.
Regard
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Czeslav Gavinkovski
{K:6800} 1/6/2006
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Very interesting street photo and scenery here( is very mysterious and amazing).Good work.
Czeslaw.
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Marco Brivio
{K:14339} 1/6/2006
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Beautiful again the square format.
I like the atmosphere, the sensations that ooze from your work.
Well done
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