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    The scan doesnt do it justice. Its E100VS, my favorite slide film. Its less magenta and more Orange.
    This is city hall again, I tend towards an aesthetic as its the way I see. Ill try and use the entirety of the viewfinder image to fill with a scene and I will turn and tilt the camera and my head until i get both the scene, and the aesthetic I want. I like the concept of vanishing point and perspective, you will see that in my compositions. I dont necessarily think out an image in advance, but I do know from years of experience how a certain kind of scene will look, in advance, from a description, and from there it gives me a visual marker to work with when I am actually in the scene.

    I believe, that in order for images to actually work or perform a function of memory entrapment, a visual aesthetic is essential, everything from that point onwards follows. This aesthetic is achievable via cropping an image and for a news situation, for instance, where visual aesthetics are less important then content, the same applies; once the content is achieved then the aesthetic can be applied.

    This image was for a piece on security and the concept of the watchful eye being watched itself perhaps directly or indirectly.
    Incidentally I could not be seen my the security camera directly but via reflection I could see it.

    Comments and faves

    1. hurtadoc777, godzundza, zgodzinski, Kjetil Vatne, and 1329 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. hurtadoc777 (45 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Through Your Eyes To Ours, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      :: From Dark Colors ::

    3. Sandy Phimester (45 months ago | reply)

      An extremely well done photo, bravo! Its wonderful.

    4. Pawel Sawicki (45 months ago | reply)

      Great eye - composition is amazing. Great catch - perfect timing.

    5. chriscyw (45 months ago | reply)

      amazing reflections and so well timed. love the concept.

    6. tfjunction (45 months ago | reply)

      your photos are awesome, love the simplicity with strong accentuation on the right spot!!


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    7. Kjetil Vatne (45 months ago | reply)

      This one is amazing, love how you've been able to fit all those elements together. A picture you can look at in a different way each time.

    8. Paul A. Roid [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      awesome pic! would love to see a big print.

    9. Saskia Zeller (45 months ago | reply)

      Wow, lovely levels!

    10. andre bnz (45 months ago | reply)

      very good !!!! i like it

    11. WeldonG (45 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ektachrome E100VS, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      Very good composition.

    12. intheclearkid (45 months ago | reply)

      This is just amazing Joe! It reminds me of James Bond.

    13. rick1126 (45 months ago | reply)

      wow! i like this one!

    14. www.jeffromeo.com [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      nice one.

    15. bschneider (45 months ago | reply)

      Looove this picture!!

      Such a nice lighting!

    16. Empire pressphoto (44 months ago | reply)

      definite definite fave

    17. Arddu (44 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful photograph. But if you are not happy with the olour balance, why not change it in photoshop. Using VS film changes the natural colours anyway (this is why I liked it but could never use it for wildlife subjects) so there should be issues with changing the scanned image.

    18. brokebusyhungry (44 months ago | reply)

      wow, the composition in this is fucking stellar.

    19. sinetsin (44 months ago | reply)

      Nice shot!

    20. WesterW (43 months ago | reply)

      Just brilliant. Colors and comp are really outstanding

    21. johnkershner (43 months ago | reply)

      this is beautiful! it has a 007 feel to it (maybe thats because I saw the new film yesterday).

    22. Mark Waldron (43 months ago | reply)

      This is great - I'm sure the original slide is even greater! I'm never happy with scans either. The slides can be so beautiful - like stained glass. I'm sure this is the case with this shot. Nice one!

    23. photoeng91 (43 months ago | reply)

      damn you are good! :)

    24. remo rufer [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)

      very well seen!

    25. mongrelnomad (43 months ago | reply)

      Looks like a Gilbert+George painting... lovely work.

    26. *Jor (43 months ago | reply)

      I Like it! Great composition!!

    27. ttilmo (42 months ago | reply)

      Hi

      This is a stunning image.

      Just came across your photography in a post made by Smashing magazine. I just wanted to say that i loved your images. i too am a urban photographer and just wanted to let you know about my website where I am trying to promote urban photography etc. If you would like to take a look at my site and submit any of your work to help contribute to the site it would be most appreciated and I know that your images would help to inspire others.
      there are many different areas on the site where you can contribute.

      Any way I hope you drop by and take a look at my site it is at www.urban-photography-art.com

    28. heiko_w (41 months ago | reply)

      amazing work. love everything about this, colours, composition, fragmentation. layering, beautiful!

    29. pfrgo (41 months ago | reply)

      fantastic!

    30. p.g.r (41 months ago | reply)

      amazing

    31. postylem (41 months ago | reply)

      absolutely fantastic. I see alfred hitchcock!

    32. RenatoD (40 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called art tate, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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    33. ethanea (40 months ago | reply)

      Really interesting one! The reflection work and reds are wonderful.

    34. Christo70 (40 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    35. oliver j taylor. (40 months ago | reply)

      Stunning photograph, vivid in every sense.

    36. trimethylxanthine2 (40 months ago | reply)

      amazing piece of work
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    37. el_molino12 (40 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 35mm Street Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    38. danny st. (39 months ago | reply)

      wow, such a beautiful work of art...

    39. Michal Warda (39 months ago | reply)

      amazing photo!

    40. topfloor (39 months ago | reply)

      Very well seen! A fav.

    41. Laurent Filoche (38 months ago | reply)

      Very interesting stream, it's been a long time since such a discovery.

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    42. Serge Kruchinin [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called LEICA СНГ globetrotter, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    43. Arsumigli aka Papi (36 months ago | reply)

      bella bella bella!!!

    44. Calub (36 months ago | reply)

      holy shit main

    45. ıusnɾ@w|©kedf|lm (36 months ago | reply)

      Red and black is just awesome. You have anchored the man right on the sweet spot. Top drawer image!

    46. TristanKrap (35 months ago | reply)

      Awesome reflections and nice composition!

    47. hurtadoc777 (35 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Concepto, idea (Sólo FOTOS), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    48. Photo.Ecology (35 months ago | reply)

      absolutely spectacular!

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