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One does indeed wonder about the rest of the window display. A rather old fashioned sort of shop it seems. The set back door too seems quaint in this age of out of town shopping.

I was thinking that this looked a little contrived, but the Sweet Factory and its Pic & Mix pulls it through.
 

Colin - I don't know what small Scottish towns are like nowadays but the small rural towns here, particularly in the Welsh-speaking heartlands, are still quite resistant to globalisation and cleave to habits some years behind England. There is a small area with its Next, M & S and Boots but otherwise plenty of thrusting fashion emporia such as this! I'm not sure that 20 seconds of note and shoot is contrived!!
 

John,

I didn't say it was contrived, I said that it might look a little contrived. Different, no?

On the social context, it is rare that I go into a small town. It is either village or Inverness. Portree will still have older type shops but that is nearly as far away as Inverness so we don't tend to go there. Inverness is all out of town shopping and indoor malls these days.
 

There is a lot going on here to enjoy. The play with the 'Sweet Factory'; the expectation of new arrivals in the empty window, the silver-haired passer-by's look. Perhaps the latter could have been a little further along in her walk so she is removed from the poeple behind her? Also the top right section of the right hand window display is a little 'busy'.

One further observation/contrast - the pure white lingerie versus the red awning of the sweet shop...
 

To my eye, this is a bit too busy. The timing on the passing figure is just about perfect, but I don't think she competes very well with the window display. Perhaps that's the point, but I'd be tempted to convert this to B&W (the red awning draws the eye) and tone down the right side.
 

Thanks for comments. This was very 'spur of the moment' and the timing of the woman was probably optimum given what I intended to say. As I've indicated already to Colin, ths is small town West Wales: shops and their displays could be said to be from a different age, certainly set alongside shopping patterns in larger conurbations in England. But it was my intention to capture age against youth (the mannequins are without doubt setting out to appeal to those who are young, or, at least, have a good figure). Apart from the (very famous) Yeats poem, the little green shoot dots the i (if unintentionally!).

I tried b/w but there seemed to be more appeal pictorially in colour, so I stuck with that. ISO 400 on my Fuji.
 

I have an initial reaction to the display that might be somewhat akin to the one Rex had to the jumping dog. Not that I've ever been bitten by a bra, but they can be quite uncomfortable. Lingerie often seems to be designed and marketed more for the sake of how it looks to men than for functionality and comfort, much like women's shoes! (though with shoes the choice is much wider)

I like the reflection very much and the woman with her pink shirt in particular -- and at her age I feel fairly certain she would nod in agreement with my first statement.

From a design perspective, I agree with Matt on the busyness (is that a real word?) -- iI think I'd prefer this with a simpler window display, though if the content were changed, you'd lose whatever reactions people have to seeing women's undergarments.
 

John, we may have been posting simultaneously -- but the youth vs. age intent is achieved, though maybe for me not quite in the way you were thinking of it.

I have plans to buy myself the new Fuji F40dfd (a reward once I finish up this big project). Probably this week or next - I believe it will have the low light capabilities of the F30 that you have impressed me with, as well as a bit higher pxel count, and it takes an SD card. Since starting with this forum, I've been noticing all kinds of things that I'd like to try to shoot, so thanks to you all for the inspiration.
 

Christina - I have every sympathy with your reaction! Lingerie does seem, however, to be one bastion that feminism hasn't stormed; maybe it doesn't want to! Thank goodness the same is not done for men's underwear!

I hope that the F40dfd is OK - I suggest that you read any reviews you can to compare it with the F31fd (mine + fd but incrementally improved processing)
 

Don't mean to leave the impression that I'm antii-sexy lingerie. I only wish that its appeal could come combined with a modicum of comfort!

I've looked for reviews of the F40fd, but so far have not found a complete one. I considered the f31fd, but it does not take an SD card, for one thing. I may have to be a guinea pig on this one.
 

Christina - if anything I was reflecting that I do not see the need for sexy lingerie and always wonder why it is seemingly such an important ingredient; isn't the person wearing it enough?!

Good luck with the f40 and hopefully we will see the results idc.