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06-MAR-2004 Claudio Gatti

Lost in the Big City: Alley of Despair

For the MTF Challenge "Alone": 1st place

Minolta DiMAGE A1
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Date/Time06-Mar-2004 13:54:23
MakeMinolta
ModelDiMAGE A1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.3 mm
Exposure Time1/15 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.30
White Balance (-1)
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JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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Claudio Gatti07-Mar-2004 20:44
Hi Phil,

thanks for your comment. You have perceived very well what I was trying to comunicate: the paradox of being alienated and alone in the context of of a city of several milions people. In this case the image was much easier to shoot, since is a pure "visual representation" of that particular feeling, and it's actually a self-portrait taken with a tripod.

Claudio
Phil Douglis07-Mar-2004 00:51
Interestingly enough, this images deals with the same sad story you've told in the previous photograph. Yet it is completely different in both style and message. The scale incongruity -- small figure and long alley -- increases the feeling of isolation. The dark colors are also important to meaning. It is a somber, melancholy subject, and your use of light and color underscore that mood perfectly.