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Ode to Cartier Bresson

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Ode to Cartier Bresson by Thomas Hawk.
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elshaneo says:

Yeah indeed, very beautiful composition ;-)

Keep it up!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

btezra [deleted] says:

~a fine image that conjurs up memeories of Bresson's fine work in the streets...~
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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OlivemanMC  Pro User  says:

He would say "Très belle vue, contraste et profondeur de champ intéressants".
Nice Picture. Faved!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Osvaldo  Pro User  says:

the beatle walk
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron23 [deleted] says:

Nice one!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Chris_J says:

excellent shot! fantastic composition and use of B&W
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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CARNIVAL OF LIGHT says:

WOW... amazing shot...I got re-directed here by a contact. Glad I came. NICE work!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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+psv says:

depth, tonality, sense of movement and journey - all greatly captured in a single image. fab!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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paulwoolrich  Pro User  says:

Instant fave! This is a very nice shot and works well as a black & white shot.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Sully Pixel  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous levels of blacks and whites, great job.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Guy Flâneur  Pro User  says:

Mais, je crois que m. Bresson utilisait un 50mm. (Still a fav.)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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oliviermela says:

Beautiful, I love the wet street and the reflected glow of the lights.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Budi Sukmana [deleted] says:

perfect...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lawrie M  Pro User  says:

And an excellent homage at that...

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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monoflop  Pro User  says:

1 fav more.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Stitcher  Pro User  says:

Great shot! Excellent composition and tone.

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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jcandeli  Pro User  says:

beautiful shot. Great DOF, lighting, contrast and composition. Very sharp too.

-save3
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Normal [deleted] says:

The street car is even vintage.

Great feel to this one.

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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slowburn♪  Pro User  says:

saw this in your stream earlier and was close to adding it as a fav.
damn, where do you find the time to take so many great pictures?

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!!sahrizvi!!  Pro User  says:

the best i saw 2day!

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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torbakhopper  Pro User  says:

back again. this shot is classic.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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lbj79us  Pro User  says:

I just like seeing that PCC streetcar.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Henry Roxas  Pro User  says:

Very nice. I like the contrast. save.

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*kid rock* says:

although there is not even a pebble in this one I will vote save.

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Iggy. says:

Nice one!
save8
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H@shim A™ says:

Just a little too much in the foreground for my tastes...

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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EastBayAnt says:

Beautiful... Just a great feeling here.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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day4coffee  Pro User  says:

A most excellent streetscape! No doubt this should make the Folio!

-save9
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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andertho  Pro User  says:

i think there is too much foreground

delete
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Marc+Turnley  Pro User  says:

i agree with the crop. the foreground is boring.

delete3
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jingles_97 says:

Yes the foreground is boring, but I really don't have the heart to delete this one. Hawk, can you please crop it before sending it to the folio?

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Guy Flâneur  Pro User  says:

Crop or no crop, the photo works. The suggested crop line is a natural break point because the reflection changes at that point. But the photo works as-is. Its statement comes from the expanse of reflective street in the foreground. I'd leave it alone.

Removing much of the foreground would make this a completely different photo. You'd have a vintage streetcar with a lone pedestrian. The environment of a rainy-day street would be lost.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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lethAL-PINball-player  Pro User  says:

wonderful! I'm like a lot :))
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lunatic w/ a Lens says:

movement, reflection and silouette all in one shot.
very nice!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Markydeee  Pro User  says:

stunning black-and-white composition. I love it.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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torbakhopper  Pro User  says:

this shot just jumps out as stellar on the DM gallery page its located on. best shot of the page, hands down IMO!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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dlemieux  Pro User  says:

love the mood...
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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4dan says:

This shot works really well, the composition, lighting, subject, keep it up.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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FRAME01 says:

stunning shot!....i liked the composition!!!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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pop500km says:

It's my like too. :)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

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torbakhopper  Pro User  says:

camera haiku is rolling out the red carpet for your shot if you'd be so kind!!!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

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Zeb Andrews  Pro User  says:

Beautiful shot Thomas.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

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Rodrigo Neves says:

Very nice street photography!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mantelpieceart [deleted] says:

this shot makes me happy* it even makes me like the rain...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

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analogtangerine  Pro User  says:

great! you really captured somoe sort of Bresson style here. great work.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

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Occhio Nero says:

very classic, very good!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Liva [deleted] says:

cool shot. interesting to watch your shots because it's absolutely different place for me.

Liva ;)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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deji_01  Pro User  says:

Great shot! Fav'd

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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coccinella's photos says:

Beautifull bw and excellent shot!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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_Hans van de Vorst  Pro User  says:

Indeed a classic decisive moment. Congrats!

Your work has been recognised as Magnum quality. I have faved and tagged your picture with MAGMAG and this serves as an invitation. Please click the logo to get in, read rules and have a chance to be in the book.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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canbalci  Pro User  says:

great shot.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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SuicideGirls  Pro User  says:

that's a great shot!
xoxo,
SuicideGirls
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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Chihuahuamomma says:

Ode indeed...a classic...i love those trollys. The man crossing the street makes it. Crisp and nice array of gray tones....very, very nice...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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0zzie  Pro User  says:

Decisive Moments... Classics in B&W
I would love to have your photo added to the group.

Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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CiaoChessa  Pro User  says:

do you own a Leica?
Ms. Cartier Bresson would be proud of this either way...
i love the light reflected off of the water on the street.
I am so glad that i have revisited your stream...it's been WAY too long since I've been here.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

rantfoil [deleted] says:

very cool
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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Frank72  Pro User  says:

like it
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tuffy Loves Film  Pro User  says:

Very Nice!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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Enchanter of Camelot says:

Hi, please add this photo to Impressions & Expressions, and feel free to join us unless you've already done so...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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hk_traveller  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All My Favourites, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Barry McGrath  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous B&W

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Emmy Della-Porther says:


Images of the World is the
exact pool for this great picture!
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Please tag your photo with “Images of the World”
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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bulbshot says:

woooow !
great work !
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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epinician says:

I like the exposure very much. It makes the man's figure a shadow.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

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emma_dilemma  Pro User  says:

the black and white coloring makes the pictures look
mid-1900's. the shawdowing, the reflection from the floor,
and the angle make the picture even better!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Guy Flâneur  Pro User  says:

Let me see if I remember Cartier-Bresson's technique. He carried a simple 35mm camera in his pocket. When he spotted a potential photograph, out came the camer -- inobtrusively -- snap went the shutter and back went the camera. A master at the candid photo.

Of have I got my French photographers confused?
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Alejandro S.  Pro User  says:

Amazing!!
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novanator2007 says:

great shot
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Camilla Cuculiza says:

b e a u t i f u l.

love the reflections and the contrasts of the lightning in this shot
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yanoquedanangeles  Pro User  says:


Te invito a que incluyas tu foto en Haluros de Plata


You are invited to add this image to Haluros de Plata
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Ryan_Lim  Pro User  says:

great composition. B&W suits this shot very well.

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Melisa Castellanos says:

wonderful!
its just an "instante desicivo"
Pretty much like Cartier Bresson
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trazmumbalde  Pro User  says:

Excellent shot!

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abcannieboehm says:

Marvelous.
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Ame Otoko  Pro User  says:

Bresson is an all time favorite and you did a great job with this.
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marco.pucciano says:

very nice!!!
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Stephen Rees  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Transportation, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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colinh810 says:

Awesome photograph! Would have been so much cooler if you hit the shutter button 1 second earlier before his heel hit the floor, but it's still great!
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Jer LeB says:

Awesome pic!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

wintergarden - hibernating [deleted] says:

and a great ode it is, for the tonalities work the very same magic as Cartier-Bresson's - pas besoin d'être à Paris. Caught my eye on Explore...
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ARamøs says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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bobster855  Pro User  says:

i love it!
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Moe Focka  Pro User  says:

Brilliant! I don't know why it never occurred to me to attempt a B&W street shot with all of the imported, vintage F line cars. Actually I do; it probably wouldn't have turned out as nicely as yours. :)

Well done!
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Bill Jones Jr [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called City Scapes & Street, and we'd love to have this added to the group!


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torbakhopper  Pro User  says:

by the by...Postcard Perfect
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Raúl A.  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Urban Photograpy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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FullMoonRising  Pro User  says:

Excellent shot! I love the mood and of course the black and white!
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Mumblr says:

Great shot!!
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Melisa Castellanos says:

pretty "le instante desisive"
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suzylagasa  Pro User  says:

Hi, what a beautiful photos! Please add it toMuni Photos.
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desalinado  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called storytelling, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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marlysmand  Pro User  says:

Love the reflections..
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Nicolas Perriault  Pro User  says:

Very nice composition :)
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photo-vinc (I'm BACK (for a few days))  Pro User  says:

EXCELLENT!

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ten thousand years  Pro User  says:

amazing shot!
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bibendum84  Pro User  says:

Great shot!! :-)
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bigwhitefish says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art in Black and White, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Héctor Falcón  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called City of the World (Post 3 & Comment 3 Please), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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michele di giacomo • www.midigi83.it  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called homage à henry cartier bresson, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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