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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/23/2008
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It is indeed a picture of a busy time, Robert, and I am quite glad if it still generates a calming effect to you, since the intention was exactly that kind of familiar look of everyday.
Cheers and many thanks!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/23/2008
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I am glad that you also see it as everyday life of humans as I did, Gustavo!
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/23/2008
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Thanks a lot for the very interesting reply, Saad!
The enlighment and the standing as one that you talk about is *surely* what we all must tend to! We *have* to stand as one, or else we will fall all together! We can't afford any other of those old conservative suspicions and mistrusting any more.
Unfortunately the official politics of the superpowers didin't change much. Mr. Obama speaks about "change" and knows how to turn on enthusiasm, but what kind of *real* program did he announce? Nothing! It takes more than nice words to introduce that nice "change". His most important message would be a very anti-populistic one! It should communicate to the voters: Less consumption, less self-convinction, less automatic assumption of the own importance, more education, and more interest for other countries. As long as the average western citizen automatically assumes that a busting refrigerator and 10 TV-units switched on day and night are elements of "life quality" there will be no change at all! And once again the USA administration demands now from other countries to raise their own debt for covering the cost of destruction that the USA caused. This is quite obvious - there is absolutely no doubt about this. Now, if any new administration really wanted a chance for a change, they would rather say to the voters: "Now is the very time for us *all* to pay for our own stupidity." And what do we see instead of that? We see still the same old hollywoodian attitudes of complete ignorance. The fact that yet another uneducated marionette appears on some well designed TV-shows and spits out words of enthusiasm means politically and economically absolutely nothing. Quite the contrary, I expect things to get even worse in global politics since the USA *insists* on being the biggest economy worldwide, that has the *least* connections to all the rest of the world. (A study of the economical data readily demonstrates this.)
Does that mean that we shouldn't hope? Definitely not! It only means that less blind enthusiasm for "big words" and more thinking about the world as a whole is needed. The signs of that change to the better come stronger and stronger from the "ordinary people" - not from administrations. And that's exactly a very interesting development. It will take some long time but it will work at the end. In the whole history of modern politics there has been nothing comparable, which definitely shows: Something is boiling! That's good news!
Cheers!
Nick
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Campbell Cameron
{K:1682} 6/21/2008
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lovely colours in this Nick, very atmospheric. Seems busy but the effect is very calming through he muted colours. I like this one.
Regards,
Robert.
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 6/21/2008
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Las luces, reflejos y sombras son muy interesantes aquí, los colores que logras son fuertes e intensos, la foto llama la atención especialmente por el espacio vacío que tenes en primer plano que te guía la vista hasta el grupo de gente que camina en la galería lejana.
Felicitaciones!
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 6/20/2008
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Hi dear Nick. as you said it is just a( personal view of an image).when I saw the photo at the critique forum and read the word is it dark? All those feelings I expressed and more came to me at a lightening speed. And I wished to live what remained of my life in that much station light even without seeing the sun. about the rest of your reply (western uncle presents himself as the god-given introducer of "democracy and freedom" ) I can say in this regard, that is an old time dear when a nation or a person force his opining or position on others by what ever, this is an age of enlightenment and all what we need is to stand all together against such an attitude. Thank you very much for understanding and wishes .very best of me Saad.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/20/2008
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Many thanks once again, Yazeed!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/20/2008
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I had the impression it was too dark, Dave! So I am glad that you find the light OK. Thanks a lot!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/20/2008
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The people on the shot were way not travelling for leisure but coming back home after work at about 19:00-20:00 or something, Saad. (In wintertime here it is already dark at 17:00 or 17:30.)
So, it is too dark, and that's the only news of your message for a photography critique. From that I can orient myself a bit better next time when I try.
The rest of your message is rather a socio-political comparison of life conditions, injected in the personal view of an image, and that's very interesting for another discussion. Let's start with the absolutely unmasked truth: Some big western uncle presents himself as the god-given introducer of "democracy and freedom" (and I laugh aloud about that ridiculous attitude), and camouflages this way his insatiable appetite for thieving foreign properties in order to secure the own prosperity. Thus I can only be glad, very very glad, that he messed up his own economy and completely losed his face around the world, turning to some kind of laughable micky-mouse for everybody. It had to come that way. It was only a matter of time.
Now, I just sit and wait and send my best greetings to the "braveness" of that analphabetic clown, whom the fate of a super-power was handed over just because he belongs to some priviledged gang. But so it goes when you have a population with no knowledge of history whatsoever. Present them some hollywood-stupidities and they will enthusiastically follow, "fixing" problems before taking the time to analyze them. They think the world is a Rambo-story.
Perhaps as an additional remark considering your hard situation, Saad, there is some newer news about that uncle's ships sailing happily over the seas with some hundreds of "suspects" of terroristic actions in the cargo departments. Those people didn't see dayight for months under the "robust treatment" which that uncle may really be sooo proud of. Who knows what else we will hear in future.
But all those shots of our laughable uncle Sam actually fired back. Europe forms up, China arises, and the red bear starts getting seriously angry. Oh, and not to forget dear uncle Sam! The saudi-arabian liga starts withdrawing more and more capital from your markets, which already should give you sleepless nights, but you still cheaply sleep, uncle Sam! That's good news. It means that now you are alone uncle Sam. Go "fix" some more problems. Alone! >:-D
Saad, it's hard to live as you describe. A prognosis of the obvious may help a tiny bit?
Cheers!
Nick
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M jalili
{K:69009} 6/19/2008
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Really amazing my friend .............
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 6/19/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice detailed comment, Erin!
It is indeed everyday life (not so) late in the night. Actually it must have been around 19:00 on some day in the winter of 2006. Just the time when people get back homefrom work.
There is no post-processing. I don't like that at all.
Cheers!
Nick
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 6/18/2008
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Good overall shot, Nick, with great lighting!
Dave.
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 6/18/2008
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yes it looks too much dark,but for one lives in a country that have power failure 20 hours a day it is the 12 o'clock at noon.and the time of the shot is about midnight,and we confined to our homes mostly at 6 pm.and there is four electric lit signs,and we don't have street lamps.the people in the shot were traveling, and we don't leave our homes unless for necessities.yes its too dark but for me its noon.
regards, Saad.
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Erin Kelley
{K:1603} 6/18/2008
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Aw, Nick you did it again!
I love the rushing feel of this dimly lit railway station. I really like the darkness...it limits what the viewer can see but allows more imagination to take place. This is from a more limited perspective, but I love that the signs are not in English. Also, it’s interesting that the clothing store is open; the photo feels like it’s late at night and a bargain is the last thing a person is looking for!
Did you do much post-processing?
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