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Tim May | all galleries >> :Asian Journeys:: A Collection of Galleries :: >> A COLLECTION OF GALLERIES::China -September 2007 >> GALLERY:: Impressions of Beijing, China - September, 2007 > Child of Mao
Beijing, China September 2007

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16-SEP-2007

Child of Mao
Beijing, China September 2007

Olympus Evolt E-510
1/320s f/8.0 at 55.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Date/Time	16-Sep-2007 11:10:11
Make	Olympus
Model	E-510
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	55 mm
Exposure Time	1/320 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	200
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Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
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Exposure Program	program (2)
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Tim May		21-Mar-2008 05:32
I'm glad that you responded to what was one of the themes I thought of as I made this image.

sunlightpix		20-Mar-2008 22:14
I see a father and son metaphor.

Tim May		13-Mar-2008 21:03
Carol, you've added a new dimension to my viewing of this image. Mao did and to some degree still does hold a powerful place in China.

Carol E Sandgren		13-Mar-2008 18:59
Aside from the dynamic composition, I see this as a real statement, with the very enlarged Mao image contrasting the small stature of the lowly guard.

Phil Douglis		09-Mar-2008 23:45
I see the point of comparing the similarities here in terms of the facial expressions. Both take the moment seriously. The guard is grim, but I see Mao as being determined. Some may see grimness and determination as similar, but I see the grimly sour scowl of this guard as a warning, while Mao's determined image was originally meant to impress the masses with his ability to lead. Today, his portrait has become as much a historical artifact as it is a propagandistic image.

Tim May		09-Mar-2008 21:42
This image was dramatically cropped to emphasize the relationship between the guard and Mao. What I really worked on in the processing was to allow the viewer to see the expression on the guard's face. He so echos the grim expression on Mao's face.

Phil Douglis		09-Mar-2008 20:04
The guard and the Chairman -- a favorite pairing. Your Mao is huge, your guard grimly subordinate. I chose to make my own guard large and Mao small when I shot this pair of subjects on my first visit to Beijing in 2004. http://www.pbase.com/image/31310839 We tell different stories by switching subject and context.