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Ben Goossens 2 years ago

Simple and so strong:-)

helenwilliams 2 years ago

Wonderful.

Patrick 2 years ago

Oui, j'aime bien cette composition.

Alex OBrien Merci Patrick!

Jordi Gallego 2 years ago

A great shot. It reminds me of other times. It is full of magic. Saludos

Alex OBrien Thanks Jordi, I'm very glad it brings back memories for you! :)

Shlomi Nissim 2 years ago

love it!

Alex OBrien Glad you do Shlomi, love your first photo, welcome to OE. :)

Shlomi Nissim :)

jovanybg 3 years ago

That is a nice composition! Did you stayed there waiting for a runner to come by or it just happend?! Like it a lot!

Alex OBrien I was walking past slowly hoping something would happen as the photo wasn't powerful enough by itself, and then this charming couple came along. :)

John Parminter 3 years ago

spot on Alex, alot of feelings in this and I can relate being a runner...:)

JP

Alex OBrien Yes John, we runners are all nutters, thanks a lot! :)

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

Very good one Alex, nice mood !

Alex OBrien Thank you very much Fernand! :)

Yavuz Sariyildiz 3 years ago

Dramat?c and beatiful...regards,

Alex OBrien Thanks Yavuz, I'm glad you think so! :)

Mark Wade 3 years ago

Bravo Alex!
Well done.

Alex OBrien Thanks Mark! :)

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

superb

Alex OBrien Thank you Jure!

Branislav Fabijanic 3 years ago

great mood!

Alex OBrien Thank you Branislav! :)

Dim 3 years ago

Nice shot!

Alex OBrien Thank you very much! :)

JBA 3 years ago

Well edited. You have your '1x eyes' in right now. Great to see that it got through ;-) Enjoy the D90, it's a great camera, but keep the casio around for those grainy moments . . .

Alex OBrien Thank Jon! The D90 at ISO 3200 has less grain then my casio at ISO 100... :)

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

This version is sooooo much better :)
Great mood and I particularly like the title!

Alex OBrien Glad you think so Daria, thank you very much! :)

storytaylor 3 years ago

I just love it. definitely an eye catcher! beautifully edited.

Alex OBrien Thank you very much! As far as editing goes, I just applied two gradient maps to the original and cropped. :)

Ada Panich 3 years ago

Great b/w, Alex!

Alex OBrien Thank you Ada! :)

doro rapp 3 years ago

yes! :)

Alex OBrien Ich danke dir doro! ;)

Ivan Radic 3 years ago

feels so good looking at this one.

Alex OBrien Glad to hear it, thank you very much Ivan! :)

Juha Saransalmi 3 years ago

Very moody image, Alex!

Alex OBrien Thanks Juha, that was the idea. :)

Patricia Sweeney 3 years ago

Honestly Alex, once you got it, you really "got it"! Congrats.. You have some good eye and talent!

Alex OBrien Thank you very much Patricia, I think this little got it phase is down to a lot of luck! ;)

Patricia Sweeney I think you have learned so much, and with so much enthusiasm, and with so much raw talent, (and patience) this doesn't surprise me at all..

Alex OBrien Thanks again Patricia, your words are wonderful to read. :)

MarieM 3 years ago

Another splendid one from you

Alex OBrien Thank you very much Marie! :)

Monica 3 years ago

Ah, it is back again. I still like it.
A great photo.
Best wishes, Monica

Alex OBrien Glad you do, thank you very much Monica! :)

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

You're on a roll Alex - wonderful! - hope you have/had similar success with your exams!

Alex OBrien Thanks Kevin, exams went very well! :)

KPK 3 years ago

A great one again!

Alex OBrien Thanks! :)

Colmar Wocke 3 years ago

Alex,

I've just arrived here at the computer and here it is, up on the front page!

What did I tell you - I was SURE that we'd see more from you.

Well done and keep it up.

Moody and strong.

Colmar

Alex OBrien Colmar, thank you as always, its wonderful to read your kind words. :)

Balazs Pataki 3 years ago

Casio QV 4000? Yep, that's the proof that pro equipment is not necessary to take strong photos... glad to see it on front page.

Alex OBrien Thank you kindly Balazs, I'll admit, I just bought a D90 yesterday, going from 4,1 megapixels to 12,3 is quite a change, but one I'm sure I can get used to. Spent two hours just zooming to look at the pixels full size yesterday.

Zaahir Essa d90?!? i remember reading your forum posts about possibly only affording some second hand d40 or something! :D i guess i got the wrong impression, ANYWAY, have fun with the camera, i envy you! great image here and building up your gallery strongly :)

Alex OBrien Hey! I went five months without lunch, working and training on an empty stomach so I could afford this! ;)
I'll admit, I spent a whole day with the camera on manual focus, got back home and everything was blurry. Thanks again Zaahir! :)

Zaahir Essa haha yeh, i know the feeling...i sorted it all out with a bit of target practice :D get the lens with the widest aperture you have, and shoot anything and everything. i used a 50mm @ f/2 like rapidfire, and i must say im now a pretty good marksman ;) find target, aim, focus, fire....all in under 2sec, and perfect focus :P im glad i did that, as all i have now is film...no delete button :P

i hope to chat to you more about the d90 in the future, since i've been planning on getting that when i can afford it, but a solid film camera with extra lenses is now looking like a better option, with a d40 or something as my digital backup for certain events :P cheers and enjoy!

Alex OBrien I'll add you to my friendlist Zaahir, then we talk about the D90, although I have to admit I am probably not the best I will only sing it praise. ;)
I would love to give film a go.

AtotheP 3 years ago

beautiful photo

Very nice you got it accepted :)

Alex OBrien Thank you! :)

Octavio Soto 3 years ago

lovely Alex... so glad it finally made it... grats

saludos

O.

Alex OBrien Octavio I made it two weeks ago! ;)
Thanks a lot! :)

Rejetto 3 years ago

Great street capture

Alex OBrien Thank you very much Rejetto! :)

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

Well done, Alex, happy to see it published! Grain rules! ;)

Alex OBrien I couldn't agree more, thanks again Codrin! :)

Codrin Lupei Go for what you really want...!!!

Codrin Lupei ...just forget!...or not?...about what you're feeling about...!

Alex OBrien Poetic words Codrin... I think Queen has gone to your head a bit. ;)

Irina Csapo 3 years ago

Exquisite capture!
Gorgeous!

Alex OBrien Thank you very much! :)

Andre du Plessis 3 years ago

Congrats Alex! It looks very good up here!

Alex OBrien Hehe thanks Andre. Oh and about that friend request, was an accident actually, meant to click on your profile, clicked add friend instead. ;)

Andre du Plessis OK, then we don't have to be friends anymore:(

Alex OBrien Haha because I really dislike you Andre. ;)
No, happy mistake! :)

Sebastian-Alexander Stamatis 3 years ago

Oh yearh. Didn't I tell you so?? ;-) Congratulations on the publish Alex.

Alex OBrien Hey! I was going to upload this anyway! ;)
Thanks a lot Sebastian for your help (can I call you Alex?). Glad you like it!

Sebastian-Alexander Stamatis I'm sure you were, but you were probably going to upload the square version, which would have been bad :-P
Sure, if that's easier :-P

Alex OBrien I did upload the square version... rejected. ;)

Sebastian-Alexander Stamatis Well, I'm glad they decided to give you one more chance with this one :-D