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haya (839) 2006-07-28 2:58 [Comment]

Albatros (338) 2006-07-28 3:01

Hey Rafal!
Interesting shot you got here!
The subject on this picture seems to me something like : This way!
First the yellow line, second the arrow pointing in the same direction and last but not least the bollards giving us the one and only direction.
Nothing else, less or more. This plainness makes the shot!

adam_k (600) 2006-07-28 3:10

Fajne zdjecie... ladnie pokazany jogging... no i przynajmniej, jak to strzalka wskazuje - biegnie zgodnie z kierunkiem ruchu ;)
Pozdr.
Adam

Furachan (0) 2006-07-28 3:27

We're neighbors to day and let me tell you, I'm prtoud to be"jogging" next to you brother because this is ONE HELL of a picture. At first I thought "Zepi", who is a very fine photographer too, but no, it's my neighbor Rafal. The color, what I would call "Wim Wenders saturated", the pace, the placement of the jogger's legs, the arrow pointing the way (the JINJU arrow!) all add up to a sweet, experience. A high quality read...
Francis

SchwebagMike (1490) 2006-07-28 3:31

Hi Rafal, very well chosen and interesting POV and very good composition. The sign showing exactly the direction and the yellow line do fit very well too. Congrats, Mike

bantonbuju (51815) 2006-07-28 3:55

no i świetne!
taka desaturacja, przy tym kadrze, no stary nie wywiniesz się - pisz mi tu zaraz emaila jak to zrobiłeś te kolorki,
po prostu bomba!
pozdr. j.

Zepi (22848) 2006-07-28 4:39

Salut Rafal !
Ohhhhhhhh, ca déboîte grave ca ! ! !
Ja’dore le rendu, les couleurs et le contraste !
Composition impeccable, mystérieuse, rendu fluide par le mouvement et parfaitement balancé par cette grosse ligne qui balade le regard !
C’est terrible, je suis un fan de ce genre de vues !
Merci pour le partage
A++
Sébastien

Darren (6823) 2006-07-28 5:03

This is excellent Rafal, one of your better shots I think. I am glad to see this in color, quite honestly I usually prefer your color shots to your b&w, even though I am sure you go the other way. Colors here are great, and a little odd. Actually, the colors remind me of when I used to shoot film and got cheap scans done of Fuji Superia 200. That's a good thing: as long as you don't have to hold a ton of detail, I have always liked the Superia 200. Using the yellow line to parallel the action was great and I think your exposure was top notch. A longer shutter speed wouldn't have hurt for me, but that is pretty minor. Very nice.

sayan (2617) 2006-07-28 6:06

Hi Rafal,
I can not agree with some critiques about seeing this in b/w. Mainly because of two reasons-firstly due to the fact that your recent few posts are all b/w and one needs variation in life! Secondly and mainly I like it in colours because of the stron yellow line which takes ones eye straight to the end following the jogger! Wonderful POV as always and nice colourtone-may be a bit saturation in pp. I like it a lot. But not sure about the tilt. May be that is good too!
Regards
Sayan

ChrisJ (160008) 2006-07-28 6:46

Hi Rafal

I like the selective focus on the fg, & the tilt, which adds dynamism. The tight cropping has given this superb image an almost abstract quality. Excellent repetition of the barriers at right. Good work & tfs!

jlynx (12647) 2006-07-28 7:55

Witaj Rafale,
Alez Ty zabawiasz sie tymi subtelnosciami. To co robisz to tak, jakby probowaæ tworzyc muzyke symfoiniczna za pomoc± jednooktawowej harmonijki. Nie dosc, ze lapiesz nogi goscia u samej podstawy strza³ki skierowanej we w³asciwy sposób, to jeszcze jest to moment w ktorym maszerujacy dziarsko cz³owiek zawisa na moment nad pod³ozem. Pieknie to wykombinowa³es!
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

faubry (35447) 2006-07-28 8:49

hello Rafal, very amazing shot with colors lighting! it seems jogging! very speed, great action here and dynamism, i like this yellow line
thanks
francine

roamermark (1592) 2006-07-28 9:17

Rafal,
I LOVE this one...a rare colour shot from you but when you go colour you certainly dont' waste it. This looks like it could be a print ad but with more soul than that. Love the 'after the rain' feel to it and the deep saturation of the colours. Great work
Cheers
Mark

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-07-28 9:28

I like this colour shot. The minimalism is cool. The yellow line next to the walker is an eyecatcher. Good composition.
Have a nice weekend,
Nino

vapours (8264) 2006-07-28 11:08

Nice one Raf. Theres something that I like just a bit more with your colour shots, I think they seem to have a bit more life than your black and white work. They just seem to have a bit more energy and vibrance about them.

You portray the rain soaked colours well in this shot and as like all your shots love the graphical element which you bring to it. Two months into winter and we've finally had our first major hit of rain, so I can relate well to this scene.

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-07-28 13:09

Rewelacyny kadr, bardzo dynamiczny i aż chciałoby się pobiec:))))))

Pozdrawiam Cie, A.

     peter1892 (1681) 2006-07-28 15:15

Interesting viewpoint Rafal - the yellow line & forward arrow work with the small amount of motion blur to convey speed & direction, and also distance (i.e. he has this long distance to travel). Great concept. I think this one works well in colour, I'm not so sure if it would be so good in B&W (I'm too lazy to try a conversion & see for myself!).

Luko (14000) 2006-07-28 18:41

Very nice dynamics, I especially praise the colors which remind me some Kodak film with powerful yellows and the typical blue shift for the greyish or shadowy areas.

I thought at the time that Kodak print film was a gift to photograph monks, because of the saturation of the yellow in their orangy robe and the contrast it made with the bluish cast on shadows.

That YELLOW line is growing on my view. Can't take my eyes off it.

PixelTerror (0) 2006-07-29 3:31

Hi Rafal,
Aaaahhhhhhhh, colors :-)
Following the lines the perspective gets very deep, I like as well the timing to have the guy just running on the arrow, do you actually pay these guys or do you wait for ages until one comes ;-)
Have a nice week end,
JY

dolin (7369) 2006-07-29 6:04

Hi Rafal.
Waouhhhhh, perfect composition.
Une de tes meilleures sur les dernières photos que tu as posté.
j'adore ce que tu as ressorti, ce qui en est dégagé.
Ce vertical, ce pov proche du sol, ce cadrage qui tue, cette ligne jaune, la flèche, la position des jambes dans l'image.....géant
EXCELLENT
Fred

stefi (1230) 2006-07-29 17:11

The power of this image is incredible. It really hits you just from the thumbnail. It can be a shot made for the advertising of a great firm. Simply perfect, I really admire this work.
TFS
Stefano

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-07-30 5:27

Hello Rafal,
This yeelow line leads us thru the rest of the photo and is the main element of it along with this pairs of legs :) I like your pov for this one. Nice rich textures captured.
Rgds.
Paulo

verde (957) 2006-07-30 16:45

very nice color shot. the colors are very interesting here and the lines are very attractive especailly the arrow helping guide the jogger and our eyes
b

MayaG (2415) 2006-07-31 5:18

Hi Rafal,
you really have an awesome gallery, I love the moments you manage to catch, very moody photos. This one is fantastic - i am glad you kept the colours as I find them beautiful, together with the angle and the tilt. very dynamic composition!
I truly enjoyed browsing your gallery, thanx for sharing!
Marija

Luan (12971) 2006-08-02 9:50

Excellent one Rafal, you have been stalked ;o) I have a similar picture I have to post. I like the graphism and the way we have to follow here.
Well done
Luan

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-08-04 8:03

Hello Rafal,

Belle image faite sur le détail, avec la perspective donnée par la ligne jaune et les plots rouges à droite... Le style des couleurs est sympa et va bien sur cette compo. Joli style, j'aime bien !

Amicalement,
Stéphanie.

Don_Gusti (0) 2006-08-26 18:48 [Comment]

aralda (1240) 2006-10-03 16:11

Hi Rafal,
This photo spells the concept "wet" even though it doesn't show the rain (which just passed). It's the way it gets the viewer so close to the ground, sweeping the asphalt with his/her eyes up to where very thin sheets of mirror-like water have formed. The jogger adds punch and spells "grit" in addition to "wet." Seen from this perspective, the asphalt is also gritty. So I guess I would title this Wet and Gritty.
Also like that saturated yellow, showing the way -- adds a parallel direction of reading the photo than by following the guy's legs.
Raluca