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Trapped In Patterns

Posted by
Bettina (Los Angeles, United States) on 10 May 2010 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

Patterns repeat. It's the nature of patterns. Downtown LA. Running off to the daily grind.

Panasonic DMC-FZ35 1/500 second F/5.6 ISO 80 49 mm (35mm equiv.)

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, Afghanistan

A stunning image Bettina..the light is outstanding and so is your composition, exposure and processing! Great pictures is another pattern I see repeating here:)

10 May 2010 5:05am

@Pavan Kaul: Thank you for your kind comment, Pavan. :) You show this pattern yourself.

rem_la from Villiers, France

joli jeu d'ombre ety de lumiere !

10 May 2010 5:24am

roeb from rotterdam, Netherlands

tangible (de)light

10 May 2010 5:26am

Yvon from Orleans, France

great composition with the shadows

10 May 2010 5:35am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Nice black and white, beautiful and a great atmosphere

10 May 2010 5:47am

Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Un N&B très réussi. belle lumière et jolis jeux d'ombre

10 May 2010 6:30am

STEED from Somewhere, France

I like this lines's game with the silhouet trapped in it......Excellent,B.....

10 May 2010 6:33am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Wonderful play of shadows and light, beautiful B & W Good day.

10 May 2010 6:46am

s from k, Iran

nice shades of gray and b and w i liked it so much

10 May 2010 7:00am

Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Lovely rhythm. Lovely 'ordered' chaos. Terrific- Works for me !

10 May 2010 7:14am

k@ from Paris, France

I LoVe this ! Light (through shadows, man, shapes...) is gorgeous and rhythm is fabulous in this framing. The round white shining tables seem like an accordion keys and my eye press them all : a beautiful music out of your image !

10 May 2010 7:21am

@k@: Accordion keys. What a great reference. You must be a writer. :) I know you would make it play beautiful music.

JPS from Le Havre, France

Incredible, all these lines on floor...

10 May 2010 8:07am

Céline from Paris, France

Great shot !

10 May 2010 8:16am

Photome from Uden, Netherlands

Very original and beautiful!

10 May 2010 9:15am

kiji from valenciennes, France

Very good B&W!
Patterns et Light make this photo very graphic :)

10 May 2010 9:27am

PATRICK from miramas, France

very great capture

10 May 2010 9:34am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

A very beautiful B&W, the repetitive patterns are working great ! Also the contrasts are really nice !

10 May 2010 9:36am

Lougris from Toulouse, France

magnifique jeu d'ombres et de lumières !!
très réussi !!!:):)

10 May 2010 9:47am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

I try for this morning to see your shot but unfortunatly i can just see the top and after all is grey... don't know why... may be later... :-)

10 May 2010 9:52am

Christian from Mantes La Jolie, France

Awesome composition! And a amazing light! Love the shadow alone and graphism! A great one!

10 May 2010 9:58am

@Christian: Thank you, Christian! :)

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Beautiful image . Light , shadows, and these chairs are in such a perfect game :)

10 May 2010 12:23pm

Larry Lefever from Lititz, United States

The chairs create a wonderful delicacy. Fantastic, Bettina.

10 May 2010 1:16pm

danou-yepa from Nice, France

wow very nice !!! excellent B/W and frame , amazing light and shadows .

10 May 2010 1:22pm

Stéphane Thémèze from PlateFormeRonde, United States

Lovely scene! This terrace is a sublime location for photography. There'sso much here. What a graphism paradise! Neat!

Cheers.

10 May 2010 2:06pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Awesome shot and point of view. The tables and chairs themselves created such a wonderful chaotic feel....the shadows give a kind of balance. Very cool and well done.

10 May 2010 2:19pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Excellent. Outstanding POV. Love the monochrome.

10 May 2010 2:23pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Excellent. Outstanding POV. Love the monochrome. I really like the silhouette of the person.

10 May 2010 2:24pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Quelle superbe lumière! Un magnifique graphisme et beau jeu d'ombre et de lumière, un petit plus avec cette silhouette qui a l'air bien pressée!

10 May 2010 2:49pm

Susan from Sausalito, United States

Wow again. Such enchantment in this. The patterns are mesmerizing and the light, from the gods! Thank you for this beauty.

10 May 2010 2:50pm

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Nice composition , good work with shadows and lights , and the man to give life , Phil.

10 May 2010 2:51pm

Sonia Nansid from Stockholm, Sweden

Nicely done! It looks like there is water on the street!

10 May 2010 3:24pm

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

And thanks for your congratulations about spotlight ! Phil.

10 May 2010 3:40pm

Mark Johnson from Rural Colorado, United States

There are all sorts of patterns there! I like that you included somebody walking through to break up a couple of the patterns.

10 May 2010 4:14pm

Céline from New York City, United States

Lovely shot ! Beautiful b&w, shapes and shadows ! 5 ***** !

10 May 2010 5:54pm

✿ Anina ✿ from Auckland, New Zealand

Superb play with light and shadows! I love all the patterns. Great composition and lighting. Very well spotted and captured. To notice a "scene" like this I believe you have to really "see & take in" your surroundings... If you know what I mean ;)

10 May 2010 7:21pm

@✿ Anina ✿: Thanks. It's true. It's like having a life crop tool in your mind. :)

clodagh smith from Sacramento, United States

the language of chairs! I never miss the opportunity to let them express themselves. great light, reflections, order and chaos all together. water adds something too. nice one!

10 May 2010 7:25pm

Majo from Mumbai, India

great composition, great exposure, nicely done.
superb lighting as well.

10 May 2010 7:33pm

rainboy from Nainital, India

The shadows ,they make the shot so interesting.

10 May 2010 8:26pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

nice shot

10 May 2010 8:36pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

What a play of light and shadow... 5 stars!

10 May 2010 8:39pm

Mhelene from Paris, France

Wow ..Very beautiful composition ! Superb !

10 May 2010 8:55pm

LauraS from Chico, United States

Great shot, of a moment in time in the usually much busier LA.

10 May 2010 10:07pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Superb catch of the shadows . . this really makes for an exciting shot.

10 May 2010 10:15pm

CJam from Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Hi, really like the B&W treatment and the play with lines and shadows. Very good

10 May 2010 10:19pm

Meysam from Montreal, Canada

The B&W choice has worked wonderfully for this shot.

10 May 2010 11:32pm

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

Well suited for B&W, the whites, grays, and the darkness of the silhouette.

11 May 2010 2:25am

Metti from shiraz, Iran

Very very very excellent. nice comp. perfect frame. good look angle. PERFECT SHOT dear Bettina ;)

11 May 2010 2:31am

Dana from Burbank, United States

Fantastic. A vibrant graphic image. And I live the peep and his shadow.

11 May 2010 5:21am

Danièle from ETampes, France

un très joli jeux de géométrie ! sous un superbe éclairage. Je boirais bien mon café du matin à une de ces tables ;-)

11 May 2010 5:28am

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

Perfect timing and a great title.

11 May 2010 4:57pm

Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States

Looks like a chaotic scene with all those dips and curves, but really well seen!

11 May 2010 10:38pm

Panasonic DMC-FZ35
1/500 second
F/5.6
ISO 80
49 mm (35mm equiv.)

chairs
patterns
shadows