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Chuck Inglefield | all galleries >> Pre 2/14/2007 Archive >> Other Stuff That Seemed Important at the Time >> urban melancholy project leftovers > life moves on

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life moves on

Urban Melancholy Photo Project: http://www.pbase.com/cli4/urban_melancholy

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Ray Rebortira		11-Jan-2006 02:34
The energy, I think, comes from the technical tour de force, primarily the play of triangles which separates the elements. Everybody here is faceless and isolated, the main figure is actually headless, midway to nowhere. But the sickness of spirit here is not melancholy but despair and that, indeed, is a more depressing thought.

Guest		10-Jan-2006 17:37
Very nice Chuck, well composed. I would like to see it in a lower saturation version also, just as an alternitive. I like the feeling of not knowing where he is exactly going... Well done

Guest		09-Jan-2006 18:43
While it is true that the image is open to different interpretations, I also consider that anonimously going up to no where is defintively melancholic. To me, it works.

Chuck Inglefield		09-Jan-2006 14:30
thanks for the help....I agree that this one is a bit too energetic...I think I may save it for a future project I'm considering.

Guest		09-Jan-2006 14:26
I like this jaundicey (word?) yellow color tint, but tend to agree this has too much energy to be melancholic.

Steven Jusczyk		09-Jan-2006 07:55
It's good to know where you are going!

Guest		09-Jan-2006 06:39
interesting picture chuck. almost as if you were 'panning' the shot (from up to down or vice versa) but managed to keep the middle bit sharp. i feel like i'm moving up the stairs as i look at this pic.

Guest		09-Jan-2006 05:00
I like this image in terms of the composition and motion. I don' think it fits into your theme that well, however - I actually get a somewhat "energetic" feeling versus melancholy. It's probably in the processing - maybe try lowering the saturation almost to the point of b&w, but still leaving some color. Just a thought.

Dan Chusid		09-Jan-2006 04:52
I like the way the stairs (and shadowed area to the left) divide the scene into two separate backgrounds. The eye gets pulled into the signage on the steps nicely, Looks like this would be interesting in b&w as well in a totally different way.