Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => Street Showcase => Topic started by: OmerV on June 19, 2018, 09:00:05 am
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A young family, one of many.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/888/42849576112_857a9a4dfa_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28hth83)County Fair (https://flic.kr/p/28hth83) by Omer Claiborne (https://www.flickr.com/photos/146601120@N02/), on Flickr
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Great shot.
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Good shooting, Omer.
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Great shot.
Good shooting, Omer.
Thanks guys.
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A fine shot it is.
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A fine shot it is.
Thanks Ivo.
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Processing spot on for me
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Nice one Omer.
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Processing spot on for me
Nice one Omer.
Thanks guys.
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I would find it interesting to know what viewers are seeing in this picture. Perhaps it's what I see, but perhaps not. Does it leave you feeling nostalgic? Sad? Perhaps Omer meant for it to be ambiguous and without judgement, but perhaps there's something implied.
As for details, what is the mom holding/not holding in her right hand? Does the man's t-shirt really advertise the Fiat Panda or something else? Is the background of Sawyers Piggly's BBQ integral to the picture, or would another "county fair" scene have sufficed?
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It’s a good question. I would be very interested in the answers. Hope many people respond.
For myself then. Nostalgia plays a part. I lived in Florida in the early 90’s and that explains the nostalgia to a degree, even though it wasn’t the best time of my life, and this is most likely not Florida. It’s how I see American culture as an outsider. The fixation on the flag, the unhealthy fast food culture, an urban environment dominated by large loud advertising. Mostly negatives I must say, from my perspective. Then there is the family and family values. Important positives. I am also left wondering because really I know nothing of the lives of the people I see here. I cannot guess at their politics, education, economic status. Non of those clues come through to me. Does the woman work, what work does the man do? To me they are just quintessential Americans. Mysterious and unknowable.
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As European never visited US, I don’t have pejorative feelings looking at this picture. It doesn’t call for nostalgia. But I do recognize the family moment and I can associate the scene with a ‘leaving a McDo’ discomfort.
So, the picture attract me because it is alienating and at the same time I have sufficient recognition to project a story.
I find color important and I’m attracted to red, so that add to the appeal
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As European never visited US, I don’t have pejorative feelings looking at this picture. It doesn’t call for nostalgia. But I do recognize the family moment and I can associate the scene with a ‘leaving a McDo’ discomfort.
So, the picture attract me because it is alienating and at the same time I have sufficient recognition to project a story.
I find color important and I’m attracted to red, so that add to the appeal
O, and the light. In Western Europe this light is very unseen.
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I would find it interesting to know what viewers are seeing in this picture. Perhaps it's what I see, but perhaps not. Does it leave you feeling nostalgic? Sad? Perhaps Omer meant for it to be ambiguous and without judgement, but perhaps there's something implied.
As for details, what is the mom holding/not holding in her right hand? Does the man's t-shirt really advertise the Fiat Panda or something else? Is the background of Sawyers Piggly's BBQ integral to the picture, or would another "county fair" scene have sufficed?
Well, I don't see anything nostalgic or sad, just a young family attending a county fair for the kids. The excess of American culture is on display, but it doesn't define the family necessarily. It is a picture of a young family that is, in fact, unconcerned with previous generations. This is their time. Whether you (or I) approve or not is of no concern to them.
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+1
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Well, I don't see anything nostalgic or sad, just a young family attending a county fair for the kids. The excess of American culture is on display, but it doesn't define the family necessarily. It is a picture of a young family that is, in fact, unconcerned with previous generations. This is their time. Whether you (or I) approve or not is of no concern to them.
Fair enough.
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I like the tight framing a lot, gives composition some tension.
For me it is a social study, rather than anything else. And though of course there's a lot that makes pretty clear it's american, I don't find it very dissimilar to things you can see when you go to a fun fair here (in Germany).
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I like the tight framing a lot, gives composition some tension.
For me it is a social study, rather than anything else. And though of course there's a lot that makes pretty clear it's american, I don't find it very dissimilar to things you can see when you go to a fun fair here (in Germany).
Thanks.
I’ve wondered about that. With the internet being ubiquitous, we’re all beginning to look alike.
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Good shot.