Le livre parlé, a photo from Geneva, West

Photographer's Note

I'm really not sure about the composition with the cropped legs. I personally would have included their feet if only I had had the patience to wait two more seconds before pressing the shutter. But at 10mm I was almost jumping on their back, hence did it fast to avoid a public scandal in the republic of jolly private bankers. I still like how it came up and finally decided to share it with you. Taken also in one of the streets of Geneva's old town, just before lunch. These guys weren't heading for a kebab, that's a fact.

Rinie_Hoff, Fixfocus, Xalkida heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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designsoul (17843) 2005-10-05 17:28

Absolutely beautiful, Gal, very graphic, superb crispness and tonality throughout. I am like you, am not sure about the composition, if the feet should or not be included, but because you have waited for one of them to pass, it is not troubling my eyes at all. In fact, perhaps it is better this way, gives more dynamism to that little street I also know from the time I visited Geneva, its beautiful old town. Very nice shot, harmonious and has an excellent framing too
Sarolta

Luko (14000) 2005-10-05 17:33

le compte est bon, il y a bien 3 carreaux plus foncés dans le coin en bas à droite... ;). Ta composition marche bien, on voit la ligne de fuite par laquelle ces trois banquiers vont s'envoler vers un paradis fiscal caribbéen : c'est tout droit, à gauche.

je me fiche totalement des pieds, par contre j'aurais souhaité un mouvement de la main entre deux de ces financiers genevois, un mouvement qui dessine le symbole 3 milliards (ou un multiple de trois, on est dans la photo quand même...) de francs suisses en Braille par exemple.

Y a t-il des livres de compte en Braille? En revanche, je ne poserais pas l'autre question : Je suis sur que les bilans parlés ça n'existe pas...(ah non, je confonds avec parlants)...

Quentin (5280) 2005-10-05 17:43

Salut Gal
Je trouve cette composition très bien réussie, même sans les pieds
de ces beaux messieurs. superbe perspective et très bon piqué.
Bravo!
Quentin

eleparc (24063) 2005-10-05 18:01

superbe ta photo gal. elle me rappelle bcp une photo d'australie de mike ou l'on voyait des hommes lutter contre le vent et sortant visiblement de dejeuner ou s'y rendant.. en tout cas, belle composition et pas grave poour les pieds coupés...

Eric

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2005-10-05 19:30

Bonjour Gal, Very nice! Not the first time you have three of these guys in your shot, this one reminds me a bit of your 'Grand Mezel' (although there were 4 of them) and your 'after lunch'. I like you series about these 'serious men of Geneva', your tones are beautiful, and I like how you display old geneva in the same time.
The cropped feet was the first thing that I noticed, but I'm glad you shared this one with us, it doesn't really bother me, I can very well understand your impatience.

vapours (8264) 2005-10-05 20:23

Nice shot, I like the way youve captured the old men who seem to be doing their 'old men business'. Nice clarity and sharpness in the photo as well.

wangp (364) 2005-10-06 0:46

I like this picture, the cropped leg doesn't bother me. DOF is perfect, and I can hear the banker's whisper.
Well done Gal,

oochappan (4880) 2005-10-06 4:09

What I like here, Gal, is the use of a good B&W for the 3 old men nicely suggestive placed in front of the converging perpsective point, nicely done and radiates something timeless by these old men.
Well done Gal, B&W perfect nostalgique here, crop is ok for me as one man yiu got totally, the other in the middle of action walking in to the frame joining the other.
World is small hé, people cross each other everywhere, thanks.

fixed (3836) 2005-10-06 4:55

hello Gal
ces 3 hommes vont tout doucement là où tu veux les emmener ... ;)
une photo douce avec un traitement n&b également doux et adapté ...
bravo Gal très belle photo !!
A+
Arnaud

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-10-06 5:58

Hi Gal,
It´s afine B/W picture with a wide tonal range and it´s well composed,just a pity with the feet of the two men.From the thumbnail it reminded me of this picture.

Homerhomer (4080) 2005-10-06 8:32

I like the image alot, don't see nothing wrong with croped feet and feel that the image is well composed with all areas of the picture filled with something of interest, and the image has a "swiss bankers" feeling to it because of the old town architecture and obviously the trio.
I can't imagine how close you had to be to them to shoot it like this at 16mm equivalent, when I shoot at 27 I feel like breathing down poeple's neck, I am just glad one of the boys didn't suddenly stop, good chance you may have gotten one of them pregnant;-)))))
Using the translator I tried to understand what Luko was saying, I gather he wants something more special out of the hand position and I would concur, a small detail that could make a difference, and something that is to be brought up when a picture is uploaded from one of the better street photographers (you) on TE.
Peter

cessy (13647) 2005-10-06 9:02

I like this photo very much
it's very timeless
the moment, the three persons walking, love the composition and the black and white tone
I want very much to take photo like this

Porteplume (4036) 2005-10-06 15:19

The cut feet do not bother me at all but it looks rather dark & a bit too small format.

But eventhough the composition is just great, no doubt it was yours from the thumbnail Gal, very recognizable.
And it's the kind of pictures I like to look and come back to look again, your photos are always puzzling me.

dolin (7369) 2005-10-06 15:49

Salut gal.
Superbe cette compo
Ces pieds coupés....ca me dérange pas plus que ca !
Ton n/b est très bon et cette scène que t'as capturé et tip-top...j'adore le comment de Luko ;)
Bref je vais pas redire la même chose que tout le monde...alors juste bravo.
Fred

MKING (3054) 2005-10-07 2:47

Rich old men are universally fascinating aren't they? I swear, I shot their picture last year when they came to visit Melbourne... :)

I think there's something missing but like the others I don't think it's the feet-- we cut heads, we cut feet, we cut whole bodies, such is the trend in contemporary photographic composition. But you do need something to justify owning *that* moment and not any other.

Furachan (0) 2005-10-07 3:26

Je suis sidere par cette image, Gal. Sans exaggere (et j'exaggere parfois...), c'est du pur HCB, mais modernise. De la haute classe! Je me fous parfaitement du "cropping" des jambes, rien a faire, je crois au contraire que ca donne un certain dynamisme a l'acheminement fataliste de ces vieux messieurs...Ton genie fait qu'on ne ressent pas le vertige, le malaise habituels avec le 10mm.
Ecoutes, c'est tres simple - dans mes favoris, voila.
Amities,
Francis

flydragon (0) 2005-10-07 16:13

hello Gal
1 2 3 une musique pour toi
rien a voir avec ta photo ;o) mais cette image m'a fait tout de suite penser a cette musique, peu etre parceque le nom du titre est
3 donkeys in heaven.
les pieds coupés ne me gene pas du tout vu que le premier est bien dans le cadre, j'ai tendance a souvent couper les pieds aussi ,o)
superbe ton noir et blanc gal
bon week

••simon••

RGatward (20108) 2005-10-08 14:50

Well you've really got the measure of this new lens of yours. Amusing note, I wonder just what bankers DO do for fun?

Xalkida (11744) 2005-10-09 16:38

Hello Gal

That's a very fine composition. Cropped legs are minor insteed of faboulous place you captured. I like the B&W tones, are fits perfect. Nice work.

clodreno (0) 2005-10-10 7:16

WOW, j'aime beaucoup cette image Gal, elle me fait revenir en arrière dans le temps quand je voyageais avec ce genre de personnages...
une répétition des trois hommes, des trois carreaux sur le sol. Un beau n&b, moi qui ne suis pas fan du n&b, je dois toujours commenté les meilleurs images postées ici... en n&b !!

faubry (35447) 2005-10-12 3:26

j'aime beaucoup cette scène de vie, elle parle d'elle même, oui le titre est bien approprié! et le noie et blanc aussimerci
francine

fabio_ts (13696) 2005-10-20 7:59

Ciao Gal,
I love this shot, I think it's perfect in every details.. great mood and atmosphere, I really don't care if you have cropped the legs couse the third man is complete..
B&W tone is excellent.. BRAVO+++
have a nice day, Fabio.

entrelec (8328) 2005-10-26 4:07

Le système des vignettes est impitoyable;trop petit, on survole...
Ta visite me permet de découvrir cette pépite, impardonnable de l'avoir ratée, c'est une merveille.
Plaisir sensuel d'abord procuré par la qualité des NB, les lignes de fuite à la fois lisibles et compliquées par d'autres antagonistes, le côté difficile à situer dans le temps; après tout on pourrait être dans les années 50.ce trio au placement très harmonieux...
Bref, dans mes fav
Joel

maciekda (19895) 2005-10-31 5:22

nice mood here Gal, very soimple scene, but it looks good - the street is beautiful and those older guys fit there nicely, nice wide compo, maybe with their feet would be better though... nice work

joseelias (0) 2005-11-07 6:08

Editado: Já coloquei o WS. Não sei se é uma melhoria real, pois parece-me mais um interpretação diferente da mesma foto.

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Confesso que estou também dividido quanto ao corte das pernas… A minha primeira sensação foi de que gostava de ver até aos pés mas depois achei que o corte traz alguma tensão à composição.

No entanto a manter este corte eu seria mais radical. No PC eu cortaria até à beira do bico do casaco do homem do meio, e no topo até quase ao topo da letra E. Manteria a tensão do crop e o formato panorâmico traria uma forte dinâmica à foto.

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yanseiler (20) 2006-08-21 5:53

Salut Gal, j'aime bien tes photos de Genève qui semblent venir d'une autre époque, elle est vraiment sympa, ces 3 mecs an costard qui se dirigent on ne sait où au fond de cette rue... J'aime beaucoup ton rendu NB et je me demande ce que tu as fait en PP, tu dévoilerais le petit secret, on dirait un rendu de Leica ou d'Holga un peu tamisé...
A+
Yan