Different People-Different Problems Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi, there,
To indulge my whim to have some BW postings, I'm offering you this remake in BW to train your different perceptions:)
To learn the story of the shot, go to the photonote relating to the shot in colour.
I took this shot to have the waitress. Her thoughts were far far away from serving us when we had coffee time in Sliven:)
Enjoy and dream.It'll make you smile:)

JCG, danos, goodwill, snunney, Wandering_Dan, Emile, japiey, Sne011 trouve(nt) cette note utile

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kyzer (337) 2008-07-17 7:39

Hi Valeria,

Nice legs and faces .. very good title and good note..

A very good B&W photograph..depiction of the thinking beauties.. i like this one better than the color on in the relative sense (not that color one was bad)..

cheers
Paddyrags

batalay (22467) 2008-07-17 7:42

Hello Valeria,

I like this image, the portrait of the three women, with the two in the foreground conversing, the waitress in the background in a contemplative look. It works very well in B&W, indeed I believe much better than in color. There is a minimalist quality to B&W, where the subject and theme are sometimes overwhelmed by the splash of colors.

Warm regards,

Bulent

danos (36346) 2008-07-17 9:10

Hello Valeria,
nice snapshot in B/W of these women that each one have different expressions.I like the triangle of the shot as the set stare of the waitress.The tints of the blacks and the light are very good.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

amaryllis (18992) 2008-07-17 9:32

bonjour,
tres bien saisis les regards de ces deux femmes dans leurs discussions et la serveuse qui se tient derrière, debout, semblant s'interesser à une scène de la rue, peut être...
et une belle réflection en prime du batiment en face je pense?
belle composition
juliette

snunney (38467) 2008-07-18 1:06

Hello Valerka,
I very much like this black and white composition; it has a great atmosphere to it. The two ladies in the foreground deep in conversation whilst the waitress is obviously miles away deep in her own thoughts. Very good black and white conversion.

ninaL (19861) 2008-07-19 5:10

Bonjour, Valeria.
J'aime beaucoup la scène et la composition.
L'expression de la femme de gauche est peut-être un peu bizarre ;)) mais j'aime beaucoup l'ensemble.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

cobbydale (1930) 2008-07-19 5:22

Hi Valeria,
an interesting shot, well composed and the women's expressions well captured. TFS.
cheers
Leon

Wandering_Dan (3423) 2008-07-19 10:46

Hi, Valeria -

While the color version is OK, converting to B&W forces us to focus on the faces and the expressions in them. Very nice character study.

Best,
Dan

Polonaise (5644) 2008-07-19 13:15

Very good piece of the street shooting...

Flawless production... Flawless presentation...

A real feast

g.
...........

Emile (20202) 2008-07-19 15:18

Hola Valeria.
I think both shots are very good, the B&W vs color. I'm not a fan for B&W pictures but in this case the expression of each woman looks stronger than in the color shot, very good composition and a great POV.
Well done.
Wish you a nice weekend.
Cheers.

japiey (9631) 2008-07-20 3:31

Dear Valeria,

Blast of emotions..
What else?
Good shot, with a definite aim.
All the best.

jp

testmaniac (12610) 2008-07-20 3:48

Zdrasti Valerka, xubava kompozitzia s podxodishto ime na snimkata. B&W mnogo otiva v toia sluchai!

Pozdravi,
Phil

Sne011 (3103) 2008-07-20 9:38

Zdrasti Valerka,
It's a great shot! I prefer B&W here, and always on people shots, it's more dramatic.
Have a nice day!
Sneza

marcan44 (3215) 2008-07-20 13:34

Hi Valeria,
I did a overview on your gallery and I like very much your B&W photos.
In this shot you have picked an emblematic vision of the life every day.
I Like gamma tones and sharpness.
My compliments.
A presto
Ciao
Mario

Gregtom (7119) 2008-07-21 3:46

Hello, Valeria!
You have prtrayed three persons during one shot in this picture! It is really difficult and interesting. Very nicely arranged scene and good note to understand it.
best regards,
Greg

didemay (2493) 2008-07-22 3:31

Hello Valeria,
thank you for sharing the original version. it is very easy to see the influence of B&W on a photo with your comparison. it really makes you focus on the feelings of the models.
best regards,
D:)

wolf38 (13868) 2008-07-26 8:18

Hello Valeria. Your black-and-white photo is a wonderful person study. Very strongly and meaningfully. Really interesting and interpretationable. My acknowledgment. Best regards, Wolfgang.

sevy (15561) 2008-08-06 4:31

Hello,

Pour ce type de photos, je pense que le N&B est plus pertinent. D abord parce que l information de couleurs n apporte pas grand chose, ensuite parce que le N&B nous aide a ne voir que l attitude des personnes.
La construction en profondeur de l image est tres bonne. On entre dans l image avec les 2 personnes en premier plan avant de partir sur le contre-point de la serveuse bien songeuse.
La photo est efficace car facile a lire. La serveuse n est pas masquée par des elements parasites.
Petit bonus, le reflet dans la vitrine.

Yves.

turansezer (1009) 2008-09-21 4:02

Hi Valeria
Great composition
regards
Turan SEZER

JCG (27569) 2008-11-02 3:02

Bonjour Valeria,

Le noir et blanc convient très bien ici pour capter toutes ces différentes expressions, j'aime beaucoup celle de la serveuse, dans ses pensées, qui semble attendre l'appel du client... Je me suis permis un petit WS pour le plaisir, j'espère que tu aimeras.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon dimanche,

Jean-Charles

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kschanna (6) 2008-12-16 4:01

Hi Valeria,

I like the suggestiveness of this shot, what may seem like a normal everyday scene turns into a drama.

very well chosen PoV and framing.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

KevRyan (22634) 2009-02-27 13:12

This is wonderful Valeria - the relationship across the frame between the two women works so well, the one talking and the one listening - but then the presence and the expression of the waitress in the background lifts this to a great piece of observation and a really great composition. As george says it is a real feast!

best wishes Kev

coco (29193) 2009-07-03 12:30

Hi Valeria.

I love this photo. The composition, these faces, the black and white, the contrasts and also all these eyes... Well done.