lady descending

on a shopping trip today at Embarcadero Center in San Francisco...

Added to Cream of the Crop as my personal favorite.

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Eggz says:

Nice composition and color.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

6element says:

This is a terrific shot!
The plant and the circular stairs compliment each other so well.The red in the corner finishes the image perfectly.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Wattwurm's View [deleted] says:

You know this is NOT a photo!!
This is A R T
Congrats!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

flappingwings says:

This is pretty cool -- I like how the lady's feet immediately attract the eyes.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

thank you!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

ToBNot2B says:

awesome!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Guern says:

Beautiful place! Where is that?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

San Francisco!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Dementia_X says:

oh wow.. thats an awesome picture!!
very trippy!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

ThePres [deleted] says:

Gorgeous shot!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

idle a while says:

Aren't architects (sp?) amazing. Just lovely.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

_ Krystian PHOTOSynthesis (wild-thriving) _ says:

Great Verve and Kontrast (Plant/Konkrete) - Nature is Lord!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

languid4 says:

cool spiral, nicely patterned by the tiles and burgundy lines. red/green really bring it out.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

av24x7 says:

Incredible...
I like the red pants just entering the frame...then my eye goes back down the stairs to the green again... W O W
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Junketz says:

....ahhh when its done right!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

cienne45 says:

Wonderful composition!
WOW!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

mindfuldocumentation says:

I've taken that same picture, only without the person. The red is what definitely sells it.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

i agree - i have another without the woman in red, and it isn't that interesting...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

carolyn_in_oregon says:

really need a larger version to judge this...particularly on sharpness

-voted as "deleteme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

i used to be [deleted] says:

like this photo ...it immediately caught my eye and your composition kept it ...my only comment is i wish you lowered your camera just a tad to enclose the rail ...think that would do cool things for the spiral effect ...great shot though!

-voted as "saveme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

andertho says:

just amazingly good - juxtaposition of man made and natural forms
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

andertho says:

saveme
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

skycaptaintwo says:

I am not crazy about this shot, but I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt. The patterns are really interesting, and I like the red coat entering on the left.

-voted as "saveme3" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

ok....not sure why you saved it then - but thanks! what aren't you crazy about....is it something specific?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

_barb_ says:

it's nice enough but the red doesn't fit in. I'd like to see well defined legs rather than the shapeless coat entering the image.
the round structure sticking in at the top right is unfortunate too.

voted as "deleteme2" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

H@shim A™ says:

Gorgeous...

-saveme4
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

dvaires says:

Taking a photo of a modern shopping mall's architecture that is not simply boring is something I couldn't even try. Still, it seems you had some framing problems that, given the subject, might have been impossible to avoid.... Most visible, the crop seems overly tight and nonetheless you've got those chairs on the lower corners and that round piece of floor on the top right.

-voted as "deleteme3" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

aphantos [deleted] says:

Don't like that plant and the solitary foot looks out of place.

-voted as "deleteme4" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Nex Ninek says:

I like the plant and the red on the top left makes the picture for me.

-voted as "saveme5" (from the Delete Me group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeywobble says:

The rail at the bottom is just barely cropped out. Keeping it in frame would have been great but not a deal breaker. Cool patterns and the red/green contrast is nice.

BTW: which Embarcadero was this?

-voted as "saveme6" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

i believe Embarcadero 3 - right near The Gap
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

duconihilum says:

I really dont like this one at all. The color sucks... And its not very... interesting.

-voted as "deleteme5" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

a bit boring
technically very well done
some disturbing details in the crop
not all the visible lines are necessary

-voted as "deleteme6" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

benoist says:

duconihilum thanks a lot for the constructive comments ;-)
Anyway, I would have liked a much longer exposition to see a trail of the woman in red...

-voted as "deleteme7" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

the beauty of art...everyone has an opinion (and you know what they say about opinions....) Seriously - its unfortunate when people say that something you have created sucks, but I really do appreciate that it created some sort of feeling in you...even "boring"!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

crbassett says:

I'm on the fence. I like it, but probably can't vote either way. Nice image.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Coxee says:

Such a great image. I really like it. I also wonder what it would look like with the lady fully seen by the viewer (maybe not so good). The contrast of the red and green as well as the opposing geomtry is great.

saveme
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

Thank you Coxee - I have a couple of different versions of this - one without the woman (utterly boring)...and another with the woman near the bottom of the stairs (unfortunately I had a crap camera with me...) This was the most intersting of the three. Luckily I caught the woman when I did!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

yoprogramo says:

Probably the ligts are not perfect, but it is very good

-voted as "saveme8" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Zek Kelley says:

I think it would be better either fully with the woman or fully without but not like this

-voted as "deleteme8" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

schizoform says:

i'm wussing out and abstaining, but just to add to the debate, i'd like just a tad more of the woman -- enough to get a bit more activity and more red, but not enough to get a distracting face.

heh... how's that for asking the impossible?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

bbikkerr1 says:

It is not a bad picture at all..however even with the crop you have there are parts that have too much cropped out and other parts that do not have enough. You are missing railings, but yet have parts of chairs. It just is not worth a save. sorry.

-voted as "deleteme9" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

well, thanks @bbikkerr1 for not being as harsh as you were to @Ngudu Brown.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

Now you're free, little picture of plant in stairs, go to the heaven of spiral stairs

-voted as "deleteme10" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Bernard Schul says:

That's wonderful !
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

bbikkerr1 says:

@vsavarese: I was harsh to Ngudu? What did I say? Well I am glad you thought I was nicer to you I guess..lol
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

that was a long time ago...I have forgotten. I am sure it was said in jest! No worries.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiwi Mikex says:

I love it. The one foot is perfect, its suggested movement leads you down the spiral to the plant and the subtle tones and patterns on the bottom floor.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

| HD | says:

You know wat! I do remember seeing this SHOT b4! and I thought I did comment on it long ago.... appearantly not.

well :) I know I liked it then, and I still do.. great sense of perspective, and lovly framing of the subject here :) there is so much to see. well taken
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

thanks @HD - maybe you saw it in DeleteMe! before it got annihilated ; ) Seriously, thanks!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

edifica says:

Great One Love It!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

arjuna_zbycho says:

Nice composition and color.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

flikr says:

Great picture :) I love the patterns and flow.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

nyomee wallen says:

May not be great expense! But lavish looking and entirely beautiful.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

miwo76 says:

One of best exposures I've seen. The lighting is perfect in this photo.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

gwilmore says:

This is a very good one! Congrats for making Interestingness, which I have hardly managed to do at all since they changed the rules a few months ago.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

thanks Gary! What did they change the rules from?? you have a bunch in the top 500!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

gwilmore says:

Not lately, unfortunately. Only two of my photos have made it at all since the end of January, and they were only in for about a day each. I really don't concern myself with it anymore, because I figure if a lot of people like my photos and give me good feedback, that's all that is really important.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

:vicki: says:

i totally agree with you - and most importantly I like my photos, and they mean something to me...
anyway, good to hear from you! haven't heard much from you lately!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

gwilmore says:

Not to worry; I'm still here, and very much alive. And you'll be hearing more from me soon!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

*SΛM says:

Looks interesting. Nice composition. Well done.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Jinaa.com says:

great composition beautiful
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

MD fotos says:

Very eye catching. Nice composition.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

CraigMarston says:

Wow, there's so much to like in this photo! Even the plant is great. I think the anonymous legs walking down the steps work a treat too :•])

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Seen in your :interestingness: set. (?)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Denis Collette...!!! says:

A beatitude moment!
WOW!

I have faved and tagged your picture with BRAVO and this serves as an invitation to The Best: BRAVO.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

CláudiaM says:

superb image! I love the way the spiral stair ends in the plant and how the tiles of the stairs contrast with the ones on the bottom level. So rich and well composed!

I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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