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22-OCT-2004

The wall

Canon PowerShot G2
1s f/5.0 at 7.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time22-Oct-2004 18:57:42
MakeCanon
ModelPowerShot G2
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7 mm
Exposure Time1.00 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance8.610 m

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Jose Paulo Andrade15-May-2007 15:24
Nice use of shadow and light!
PauloCGama29-Sep-2005 22:14
simple and extremely complex at the same time.
congrats my friend.
Guest 15-Sep-2005 10:36
To me this image is wonderfully symbolic. The hazy shadows conjure up memories. What are the flowers for? Who is she remembering? The fact that she is on her own and the empty chairs seem to add to the symbolism.
aliusvetus31-Aug-2005 01:14
A work that graciously reveals by itself a paradigm of your photographic perspective and sensitiveness. You are a great photographer and I haven't a single doubt that you have a great soul not only as a photographer but equally as a human being. "The wall" is surely an exhibition of pure art. Congratulations.
Guest 06-May-2005 21:18
Ralph Gibson or Cecil Beaton could sign it... Fantastic picture Galina.
Leona 03-May-2005 04:29
I love the simplicity of this one.
Guest 04-Dec-2004 11:52
I really like this and the other shadow picture you should experiment and expnad on this theme.
Kayaker 14-Nov-2004 23:03
It is always the unspoken speaks the loudest. Here is a brilliant example!


The fine quality in the wooden furniture, the lovely and well arranged flowers makes one can't help but associate the quality of the lady in shadow.


The suspense could it be ... whom or what she is expecting for ... the anxiety is well orchestrated like a symphony. Whole is definitely more than sum of the parts.


Here is Tango in photography!


Oh yes, when and how the wall is coming down? Or will it come down at all?
jlm11-Nov-2004 17:43
Melancholy, that's right! she is waiting someone or she has lost a loved person...
inti11-Nov-2004 14:17
Looking through this gallery one gets a strong feeling that each picture is inviting us into a story..one simply has to look and put the pieces together.
From my imagination..
the flowers in shadow represent a love that is not present (also signified by the 'two' empty chairs side by side). The woman, a shadow of herself, waits to become 'whole' on his arrival.
This gallery is a delight Galina.
Guest 11-Nov-2004 10:23
How unusal that a photograph should remind me of the scent of cinnamon. This one feels reminiscent.