djedfre
electro challenge 3
Posted by djedfre (schaumburg, United States) on 3 February 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
toronto, canada
okay, i'm cheating a little on this one since i've previously posted a slightly different crop of this image in color - but nonetheless it remains perhaps my proudest moment in street photography!
Part 3/3 of the Aminus3 Street Photography Theme
see links to other entries at http://electro.aminus3.com
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
I don't think its cheating mate:-) This is excellent and you should be proud! What a great image to see and capture! Goodness knows what the event is but I would be a bit worried!!
3 Feb 2009 5:08am
Alina Livia Lazăr from Leigh, United Kingdom
You have reasons for being proud. I like this very much. A powerful image!
3 Feb 2009 9:25am
Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya
So, what happened next? This is very strong, thanks. Do you like it better in color or B&W?
3 Feb 2009 11:09am
@Pied Crow: kind of a long standoff with some minor scuffles before they took the whole thing down the road a bit.
i think i prefer the b&w (other than the long scratch in the negative i forget to clean up!)...
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
You can feel tyhe tension in the air. Violence in the offing. So powerful in mono, and a photograph that you should be proud of. Excellent
3 Feb 2009 3:15pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
They certainly look like a fun welcoming committee:-)
3 Feb 2009 3:25pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Lots of Robo Cops. Great composition. Nice silvery tones in their face shields.
3 Feb 2009 4:16pm
Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran
It's not cheating at all! This is recreating a favorite shot, and now we have a whole new experience!
Great shot :)
3 Feb 2009 5:52pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Very good social image, I like the note of humor of the situation put by the words "Upcoming events". Its's a beautiful artistic shot, but not comfortable, of course.
3 Feb 2009 5:56pm
DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic
i like it :-), lower part is very nice expression for upcoming event :-))
3 Feb 2009 9:41pm
Matt from Gainesville, United States
Wow, that's a shot that'll stick with you for a long time! Just awesome.
3 Feb 2009 11:39pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Wow. This is powerful and ironic. An 'Upcoming Event' on which I'll pass, thank you.
3 Feb 2009 11:59pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
We have come to accept this as the norm, it's an image with impact and you should rightly be proud of it.
4 Feb 2009 12:37am
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Wow - what an impact, and so stark in black and white! I think this article is apropos and chilling.
4 Feb 2009 5:10am
@Damon Schreiber: thank you - and thank you for the link! par for the course - so far i've been evicted or restricted from taking photos of (a) a large shopping center ("i was told you were taking pictures of escalators", (b) an 80-story skyscraper in downtown Chicago ("we don't want no pictures in no magazines!"), (c) out the window of a commercial airline flight ("it's a whole new world since 911..."), (d) a train platform ("hey! hey! hey! you can't do that!") to name but a few.
curiously - and maybe you could shed some light on this - the Toronto cops could care less as i and a friend walked back and forth between them and the protesters - and even behind them. in Chicago, i'd probably have at least half a dozen stitches and a broken camera!
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Well so far (and I have a little experience in this area) there's no problem here photographing emergency workers going about their jobs on public property as long as you're not interfering in any way. It is of course easy for anyone in uniform (often security guards in my experience) to get carried away with the 'authority figure' thing. I did have one of these try to grill me recently when I was just taking a photo near the commercial building he was 'guarding' recently.
When was this photo taken? I can't remember a demonstration this tense happening here in the last few years. It looks like it must be Front Street near University Avenue (I think I see the CBC building reflected in the glass).
4 Feb 2009 6:54pm
@Damon Schreiber: i've done a little research and it would appear to be this:
Hikari from Kumamoto, Japan
Very well seen ! , the message on top makes the photo!
5 Feb 2009 10:12am
