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and then there was man
and then there was man
kolasi


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Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30
Location: Freedom monument, Riga, Latvia
Date: Nov 3, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 120
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Black and White, Street
Date Uploaded: Nov 3, 2008

Viewed: 677
Comments: 21
Favorites: 10 (view)

 dont know why but this reminds me of a modern day version of the opening scene of mel brooks' 'history of the world part I', or more patly, as colorcarnival suggested 'war of the worlds'. i think the the former being a spoof of the latter, bioth by orson wells

Not much to say about the editing, took it with a simple mini camera. the white balance was pretty bad, converted to bw and adjusted contrast

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 12/07/2008 02:08:31 AM
I swore I commented on this. Or perhaps I just thought I did. I did fav it already - it wouldn't let me do it again. This really is exceptionally good. Something I wish I'd taken.
 12/06/2008 08:35:57 AM
Has the sense of a penultimate moment - right before emotion overtakes the scene - panic, fear, joy?
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 12/06/2008 04:24:59 AM
Makes me think of that scene from Close Encounters. GOOD STUFF
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 12/05/2008 07:48:15 PM
Archive Collection - The Posthumous Masters
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 12/04/2008 05:57:16 AM
Reminds me of Russian cinema. Those guys are fomenting revolution, I betcha. The phallic statue represents either the tyranny they are fighting or the tyranny they dream of creating. Wait... a couple of them are getting a little too close for comfort...
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 11/30/2008 08:43:16 AM
Katapliktiki
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 11/27/2008 03:38:14 AM
mel brooks? uh no, I'm thinking more of an orson wells, "war of the worlds" type of thing. hehe. This is flippin cool, Panos. I love the silhouettes and the mist. I see all the people together and it makes me wonder what they are all doing and who they are interacting with. I like this new style you got going on :)
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 11/12/2008 01:08:47 AM
it has a very calssic feel, I could see it hanging on many walls to be admired. I think maybe because we have all walked at night and realized in the light ahead of us is the "scene" where everyone is hanging out enjoying the city.
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 11/11/2008 05:09:15 PM
I would be proud to have this in my portfolio. Nice timing.
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 11/11/2008 04:48:08 PM
As per my usual, as I am late in commenting I won't read others comments so forgive me if I am repeating what has already been said:

What a visual impact - I feel like I have gone back in time - everyting works ... the grain, the fog, the scattered figures... the sense that something is going to happen and I don't know if I want to be there when it does - wonderful shot,and great pp.
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 11/09/2008 03:47:06 AM
The foreground darkness leads into the eerie lurking figures and creates an interesting photo of mystery and intrigue.
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 11/06/2008 02:22:05 PM
Lovely atmospheric shot.
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 11/06/2008 08:06:46 AM
Just coming back to say that this is an image that lives in my mind/visual memory.
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 11/05/2008 03:25:00 PM
Very avant garde.
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 11/05/2008 10:38:08 AM
Love the atmosphere and the shadows
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 11/04/2008 07:54:41 AM
Very mean and moody. Loving the grain and the dark shadows. (Side note: Guess you finally moved then!)
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 11/03/2008 06:24:42 PM
I like this just fine. And I hope it is teaching me something I haven't learned well enough - that suggestion is way more powerful than we imagine.
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 11/03/2008 05:22:29 PM
Love the silhouettes and the way the lights get diffused in the mist/fog. Great moody atmosphere.
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 11/03/2008 04:54:56 PM
Awesome! I really love it.
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 11/03/2008 04:50:44 PM
I love the grain and sort of earie feel here. Well captured.
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 11/03/2008 12:39:17 PM
This is really good Pete...very atmospheric and as if taken many many decades ago...
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