Symmetrical Assimilation II

Posted by Sash (Adelaide, Australia) on 5 July 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

It's all about the collective...

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Comments (9)

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nicely composed, great details and I love the BW tones.

5 Jul 2007 5:29am

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

Nicely composed, loved the repetition!

5 Jul 2007 11:53am

Alex Lee from Jeju, South Korea

The nail that sticks up will be hammered back down.

5 Jul 2007 12:24pm

@Alex Lee: Yeah, I gathered that from my experience over there. The difference between Asian attitudes and Australian attitudes is astounding. Individualism, especially through expression of thought / opinion, is a sacred right here. We're a country comprising of twenty one million nails that stick up.

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Wonderful image Sash! B/w is perfect and the tonal range highly satisfying. Congratulations.

5 Jul 2007 12:28pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

They've all got different faces - how cool is that! Another great b&w. The high contrast works well here, but I'd also like to see a version where the highlights were a little less harsh. Reckon a more subtle treatment could work well too.

btw did you tell me you used photoshop? I can't remember.....

5 Jul 2007 2:21pm

@Stu: Yeah, I noticed the faces were all different as well which is so refreshing for a setting tht would suggest otherwise.

I adjust the sharpness and tones (contrast) with 99% of my images, including this one. I deliberately wanted to make the statues at the back lighter than those in the foreground. I do have the original image which is, to use your wise words, more subtle than this particular treatment. Then again if it appears too harsh, it could also be a case of your monitor settings being different to mine. Just thinking outside the square, Jackie, just thinking outside the square... ;)

Raye Michele from Halifax, Canada

wonderful. thanks so much for sharing this fascinating place.

5 Jul 2007 9:00pm

@Raye Michele: My pleasure. Thanks for leaving a comment. :)

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Reading the comments above, each to their own, of course, but personally, I don't find the highlights too harsh. On the contrary, I feel that the treatment here gives the image a wonderful lift. Absolutely excellent black and white. (I have a calibrated monitor, by the way.) You're making me realise that I must get into in digital as I did previously in film.

7 Jul 2007 5:44am