Friday, July 11, 2008
Canal access way - Xitang
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And before you ding me for the sliver of white in the upper left corner above the rail, its already been "found" and fixed;- )
The sliver doesn't really worry me.
A fleeting first impression was of the Venice of Roeg's 'Don't look now' but, of course, the lanterns soon disabuse one of that notion. There are too many things balancing each other out to mention them (what would it look like without the snow one wonders) but a harmonious (and Chinese?) composition of lovely colouring results. The receding figure is certainly the right size!
Will this be preserved for tourists or go the way of the inner parts of Beijing, one wonders?
'There are too many things balancing each other out to mention them'
The abundance of slightly askew concentric rectangles - bricks, window pains, alcoves, passage ways etc - does give this its own kind of balance. Of your China pictures, this is my favorite.
How wonderfully evocative. This is so full of mystery and a richness. It makes me think that any moment I will remember I had a dream about being in such a place and, once again, I will be taunted by the puzzles I wrested with in the dream. I can feel the dampness and the heaviness of the laden sky. What a gift the red is—a simply perfect accent. All in all quite haunting.
It's interesting how the theme of the tiny receding figure—always walking away from us—is repeating in three pieces from the China series that I have seen (I believe only two of them may have appeared here).
The tiny figure in this one really makes this come alive. This has so much more going on in it that pleases the eye and, agreeing with Matt, I'd put this as my favourite from your China series. The red lanterns are vital in this otherwise I'd have thought them a little too clichéd. Glad it's not just Japan that has it own interesting not quite vertical walls. Well seen.
I heartily agree with the above comments. The red lanterns, the tiny figure, the myriad out-of-square shapes -- well seen, indeed.
what can I write that has not been written? So may interesting things to look at here as Matt has written. It is the variations in all shapes that makes this picture so interesting to explore.
Ordinary yet extraordinary.
I don't know if the placement of the figures has been deliberate (either at the time of taking or during the editing) but they are creating quite a theme in your recent posts here.
Without the figure in this shot I think that the picture would lose its ability to pull me into the centre and keep me in this place.
I got stuck looking at the frozen canal and intrigued by the apparent slope to the left, which I think is an illusion caused by the shadow.
I missed the man and I don't feel he is significant for me. I find the image to the right of the steps less interesting as my eye wanders round the steps ad windows.
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A fleeting first impression was of the Venice of Roeg's 'Don't look now' but, of course, the lanterns soon disabuse one of that notion. There are too many things balancing each other out to mention them (what would it look like without the snow one wonders) but a harmonious (and Chinese?) composition of lovely colouring results. The receding figure is certainly the right size!
Will this be preserved for tourists or go the way of the inner parts of Beijing, one wonders?
The abundance of slightly askew concentric rectangles - bricks, window pains, alcoves, passage ways etc - does give this its own kind of balance. Of your China pictures, this is my favorite.
It's interesting how the theme of the tiny receding figure—always walking away from us—is repeating in three pieces from the China series that I have seen (I believe only two of them may have appeared here).
I don't know if the placement of the figures has been deliberate (either at the time of taking or during the editing) but they are creating quite a theme in your recent posts here.
Without the figure in this shot I think that the picture would lose its ability to pull me into the centre and keep me in this place.
I missed the man and I don't feel he is significant for me. I find the image to the right of the steps less interesting as my eye wanders round the steps ad windows.