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Thursday, September 18, 2008

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Here's a photo that was deleted to the trash because the colors were so washed out and I was shooting almost directly into the sun. But the image kept sneaking back into my mind so I retrieved it from the trash and put aside my obsessions with color and blue skies.

10 comments:

Stevenson Q said...

wow! Good that you retrieved the photo again because you might not have delivered us such a stunning photo as this is! I love it! Especially the little kids in the background that made a statement even with the very big subject in the foreground! Great Job!

Hope to see you soon too on my Blog! Have a great day!

Steven^^

Debbie Courson Smith said...

Thanks for saving it and sharing it. That's the real world from the perspective of a child.

Wayne said...

Maybe I should take a look at my rejects. Maybe not, there are too many of them.

Nice work Benjamin.

Knoxville Girl said...

This is what I call happy serendipity. It's a powerful, stark image softened by the figure of the child. Maybe a setup for a sci-fi tale: what is he looking at, why is everything so bright?

Eki said...

This is trully, trully, a stunning photograph! The singularity of the foreground subject against those smaller figures at the distance are just a masterpiece of composition! Thank you for sharing this inspirational photograph.

Benjamin Madison said...

Thanks all for your kind remarks. I'm still feeling my way in black and white and its a real relief to get so much positive feedback.

Steve said...

I like it. Black and white suits this shot.

Petrea Burchard said...

Goodness, Benjamin, it's perfection. I'm glad it haunted you and made you post it.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Normally I would agree about the wash, but the composition is so striking it deserved this airing. It's actually a really powerful image. This would be a perfect poster campaign shot.

Petrea Burchard said...

I came back to look at it again. I still love it. It's Ray Bradbury-esque.