Wonder, a photo from Manchester, England

Photographer's Note

I went into Manchester this morning just to see what I could see: I wanted to try some urban photos for a change.

A cold, windy grey day made it difficult to grab many shots outside but when I went into the Triangle shopping centre I noticed this colourful wall of changing lights.
I waited until an individual walked down the stairs and took the shot: I was lucky that he was looking into space.
Oh, and he isn't blurred - it's an optical illusion caused by his thinning hair.....
And thanks to Rafal for the inspiration!

barrufeto_77, nwoehnl, gp_pl, isabela_sor heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-05-01 11:03

Hi Brian.

The composition with these colours is lovely.

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

azadys (717) 2006-05-01 11:07

Really Nice shot dear brian.
the color is awesome.
and also your POV.

regards
azad

nwoehnl (122) 2006-05-01 11:09

Well, this turned out very cool, Brian. The rainbow-colored illuminated wall makes a fine background to enhance the graphical impact of the stairs and the single guy looking in amazement. Compo-wise it is fine as is, might be possibly even better if the guy were two steps further up (i.e. to the left) and/or the next horizontal line below the stairs at the right were also visible. Well seen and shot.

gp_pl (1394) 2006-05-01 11:21

Excellent composition and colours!

kensimage (8563) 2006-05-01 11:25

It's beautiful, Brian, slightly other-worldly as if he just arrived at a space station. Very nice composition turning the stairs and railing into a strong diagonal. Good exposure, too--it must have been a tricky one. Regards, Ken.

maki (0) 2006-05-01 11:47

Hello Brian,
Beautiful palette of colors and nice POV with the thinkin man. I like here especially cropping and sharpness of the whole scene. Nice work. regards.
maki

delkoo (68) 2006-05-01 11:51

hi brian
awesome colors and great composition
nice shot

regards

didier

kajspice (4542) 2006-05-01 13:01

Hi Brian...

I know what you mean...many of my shopping center ones were the result of looking at Rafal's work.

The colours here are great and I'm never one to say no to a little bit of human interest. His sillouhette-like presence is quite cool. This doesn' look like a shopping center; more like an art gallery actually...this is almost a little surreal. I find the lack of adverts quite strange in this environment...

Vexxx (210) 2006-05-01 13:39

Nice color and geometrical composition Brian. Expression on person's face makes it even better.

tontonjc (6623) 2006-05-01 13:59

Helo,
belle prise multicolore et cadrage au poil.
Un bon oeil et un cadrage également bien fait.

Bravo

worldcitizen (16072) 2006-05-01 20:00

Hello Brian,
What a wonderful shot! The pastel colors are great, and so are the different lines: vertical, horizontal, and the diagonal of the staircase. I think you captured this man in the exactly the right spot, too.

vapours (8264) 2006-05-01 20:59

Hey Brian,

The photo is great, but what I really like is the connection you made with the title. It just seems to wrap up this mans expression and the scene around him perfectly. My type of photo. Well done.

jjcordier (79299) 2006-05-02 1:12

Very good, Brian. The man is very important in this composition. Very well done!
Best regards
JJ

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-05-02 6:45

The soft colors and the graphic impact are very impressive! Lots of contrast and details!
Congratulations!
All the best
Isabela

ben4321 (9875) 2006-05-04 13:43

This is great Brian.
I don't know if it was possible under the circumstances, but it might have worked even better with the man and staircase as a silhouette.

RGatward (20108) 2006-05-10 6:00

Great backdrop you've found here, and this one works well in spite of maybe questionable tech. On the other hand maybe the lack of definition helps, can't decide.

s10001in (0) 2006-05-15 20:31

Brian Graney,
This is really amazing.

Nice colorful wall.
single getting down from the steps.

What said by nwoehnl is really intresting.
By all mean, wonderful shot.
TFS.

dcawker (5717) 2006-06-05 11:02

Hi Brian, Beautiful colors and composition here. And to think that the band, The Fall came from such a colorful place! :) Regards, Doug

t0mmm1 (5442) 2006-07-31 9:50

Hi Brian,
seem that I've missed this masterpiece... rainbow walker... Excellent DOF work here, but what I like most is his look upwards this colourful-rainbowed (well, I know this term doesn't exist but you'll understand the meaning) "sky". It's a simple but very beautiful shot.
Have a nice week,
Tomi

Glint (6171) 2007-03-18 8:32

Hello Brian,
browsing your site and thought I recognised this picture. But it was a shot by Chris Conway entered in this year's Digital Photographer of the Year. Saw it in tDigital Photo magazine.I think I prefer yours as your figure looks more human!
regards
Bev