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13-FEB-2005

Curiosity, Shenyang, China, 2005

This image began as just a traditional scene of China, until I added an interesting layer incorporating this man -- looking as if he trying somehow to see into the past. The two prints depict the God of the Door -- they once served as the protectors of the house. And I am thinking they are really not happy with this guy peeking around here!

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/250s f/7.1 at 91.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Feb-2005 11:48:13
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
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Focal Length91 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
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JPEG Quality (6)
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Rob Oele25-Apr-2006 12:15
Great shot,
Rob
Ana Carloto O'Shea08-Sep-2005 18:06
This is a wonderful composition and Phil has already said it all ;)
"China on the move" seems really apropriate here, where the man, standing next to the old door seems to be peeking into the past while he has already moved into the future.
Alex23-Jun-2005 00:01
haha, I have to post here too, he's just like me, you have to take a peek don't you? Nice capture.
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Leo 30-Mar-2005 08:39
I like the picture, just because it's funny and I feel happy when I see such interesting pictures. It lifted my heart, at least for the moment.
Phil Douglis18-Mar-2005 04:46
***While this is not an image with great emotional content, it is incongruous because that ancient door, and its colorful traditional prints, speak of Old China, yet here is this contemporary guy trying to sneak a peek into the past. You abstract him by your vantage point so that he becomes all of us, with his parka and wrinkled pants, leaning into that ancient doorway to snatch a look at something that is closed to him. This image is indeed all about curiosity -- very much a human value. You have abstracted him so that you see only his form, not his face. This photograph uses the three most important principles of expressive photography -- incongruity, human values, and abstraction. Nice work, Jen!
night@shenyang 17-Mar-2005 03:43
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Vinh Luu17-Mar-2005 02:39
excellent catch! :)
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