James Lemon
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Now, that is different. Could you do more on the subject?
I'm being followed. If I turn quickly I can catch him by surprise. I've seen him before in the crowd. Hiding behind the darkness. He pretends to be elsewhere, but I know. Shifty, like a shadow. Knowing who I am without reciprocating. My guilt is creeping up on me. I need to say something. Or run and hide from the eyes I can't see. Deep crevasses with a glint of light. He's everywhere. What does he want? What have I done? what does he know? He's a dead man walking. So am I.
Jim,
Nah! I don't think this guy is the "Grim Reaper" or any other threat to me, especially if he hasn't noticed me and is on the other side of the street! In Los Angeles, the "hoodie" like this is so common, akin to wearing dark glasses, but this disguise costs much less. It appears more in lower income neighborhoods. In isolation, it's just style and no big deal. If, however, 3 guys like this storm into into a liquor store and divide the territory, then it's different: drop to the ground, or escape through the back door, as there's a robbery going down!
Asher
That's how I look when I go to the UK in winter. I've been followed by security guards and little old ladies cross the street when they see me approach. Whats this lower income neighbourhood stuff? Its called Dressing Down among the neuvo-riche
I am not sure I understand your question can you elaborate?
I meant that the picture uses a different language than the street pictures you normally take. This does not only come from the fact that we do not see the model's face, but also from the particular rendering due to low shutter speed shake, use of limited depth of field, low contrast and bold composition with the empty room and the two black frames.
Yet, all this works beautifully together to give a somewhat surrealistic atmosphere to the final picture.
So the question is whether you could do more of the same. More pictures with a puzzling subject and a surrealistic atmosphere. It does not have to be only people hiding their faces under their hoodies, of course.