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“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow." – Imogen Cunningham

“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” – Edward Steichen

Alice in Wonderland

This shot was kind of an experiment/accident. This wonderful cube sits in downtown SF, doing I'm-not-quite-sure-what, housing some kind of art maybe? I was out shooting with a friend, and trying to use my tilt-shift lens and get the whole thing in the shot (tough, because it is one big sucker), and I accidentally tilted it the wrong way (see all those vertical lines converging towards the sky?) and then I kind of liked the zaniness of it, so I shifted the lens as well, making the two sides of the image go out of focus.

And then, the magic ingredient, the right woman walked by. I had actually been waiting for a skateboarder to complete the image, since there were lots of them around, but she walked into the frame first. And she was perfect.

Anyway, this is a little different from my normal style, let me know what you think.
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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    Very fantasy yet modern like...looks like it could be a scene from the movie Inception (when she is creating the city)!

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  2. Niamh BJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    This is very cool, well caught!

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  3. Scott LawJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    I think you found a super combination here, though I might like to see it with the side buildings a little more in focus, just to compare. Great shot!

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  4. terricreatesJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I like the convergence. And it seems from what I can see is that the most in focus is right around the point of the building. I like that idea.

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  5. Wolfgang LonienJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Most wonderful...

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  6. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Reminds me of that "All the World's a Stage" sort of metaphore from Shakespeare

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  7. JameeJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Incredible photo!

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  8. JameeJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Incredible photo!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Very nice photo. How did you make her more iluminated then the rest of the scene?

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  10. KaranJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I miss SF .. was there in nov..
    Good shot.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    How did you you get her lit up like that? Is it the sunlight bouncing off the tip of the building? Or just post processing?

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  12. atmtxJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    The angles and geometry is a perfect counter point to to that woman in focus. Fantastic. Looks like those tilt-shift lenses can be quite fun.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 22, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    meesotography and Anonymous: I 'lit her up' by making the background darker and her lighter. Usually I don't dodge and burn with such a heavy hand - it's obvious here, but I thought it would work with the slightly surreal style of this image.

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  14. LaraFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    I want to buy a copy of this!

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  15. K.February 17, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    For me this photo is amazing, and image is definately surreal. I would say I rather often like the way you see the things.

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