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Papafrezzo (Frédéric) 6 months ago

perfect title... could do as a still for a movie.

talie zarei 6 months ago

so nice black & white pic! good luck Andre!

dorel f 10 months ago

great work !!

Floriano Macchione 1 year ago

fantastica!

Andre du Plessis Floriano Grazie mille!

crabland 1 year ago

oh so beautiful!

Andre du Plessis Thanks, and do like what you wrote about your motivation on your page.

Sieger Joostens 2 years ago

What an amazing piece of art!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Sieger. You make it sound so good:)

KPK 2 years ago

Congrats for the selection of this image to be included in the 2010 1X photobook!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Peter. Sorry for the late reply.

alexandra hon 2 years ago

gosh, this is just....BEAUTIFUL <3 :)

Charlie 2 years ago

thats wicked - I love the high contrast black and white. The child playing adds softness to an otherwise very sterile professional environment

Geir Danielsen 2 years ago

Awesome!

Umit Agirsaygin 2 years ago

just perfect !

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Umit!

Timmy Gambin 2 years ago

Dare I say: 'timeless'!!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Timmy:):)

marius grozea 2 years ago

I raise my hat !

Andre du Plessis Thanks Marius. This was a super duper unpleasant day, and of all my images from that Saturday afternoon in the Docklands, this was probably the only one where it rained less than cats and dogs, as the English say.

Zaahir Essa 2 years ago

You just keep churning out better and better images. How? :)

Andre du Plessis LOL Been some time since this one, and very few lately. Annoyed for have had little opportunity to try my luck again.
Been at 'home' in SA for a month now, and so little to show for it! DIY and maintenance galore instead. Cheers! Andre

Frederick Lim Cung Wei 2 years ago

Very very nice...

Codrin Lupei 2 years ago

A really great capture, Andre, a big fave for me! Excellent work!

FQE 2 years ago

Great piece of work, my friend, congrats!!!

latoday 2 years ago

Andre, that´s REALLY great! The title is fitting so well. I could not say if it is taken 50 years ago or nowadays. Wow!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Anja. My humble attempt at the reflections that is so much your forte:) Thanks for the lovely words, Andre

Cheron 2 years ago

Wow
Great shot !

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Cheron

Siavash 2 years ago

this is really good

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Slavash, and best wishes to you over there in Iran.

Siavash Thank you very much Andre...I appreciate your kindness.

Andre du Plessis 2 years ago

Many thanks for that Tuk:) Regards to the wife, Andre

Suryo Tutuko 2 years ago

stunning shot indeed Andre, regards

Andre du Plessis ..sorry Tuk...your reply is above

ris 2 years ago

great as always!

Andre du Plessis Thank you ris!

Stefan Dusicka 2 years ago

good

Andre du Plessis Thank you Stefan

Fabio Giannelli 2 years ago

wonderful Street Andre, captivating, and that kid is a really poetic note into your composition, (he is almost mimicking the watch lancelets !) love it! :)

Andre du Plessis Thanks Fabio. True..his arms like the clock:) Did not even notice that. many thanks for commenting, Andre

Morkel Erasmus 2 years ago

another stunner Andre...timeless indeed...

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Morkel, your comments is truly appreciated.

Jorge Goncalves Silva 2 years ago

what a beautiful composition playing with the silhouettes and the clocks. Greta Andre

Andre du Plessis Obrigado Jorge! As mentioned to Robert below, there were factors in my favour to break the full-on silhouette feel, for which I am grateful. Regards, Andre

Deborah Fort 2 years ago

Love it. Absolutely love it. Wish I'd taken it. :-)

Andre du Plessis It was far too a yuckie day to have enjoyed it, so no loss:) Many thanks for the nice comment, Andre

storytaylor 2 years ago

brilliant.

Andre du Plessis Many thanks ST

lucas markides 2 years ago

Bellissima !!

Andre du Plessis I am always pleased to satisfy Italian taste, so thanks for that:) Andre

Lukasz 2 years ago

wow wow wow...

Andre du Plessis Thanks:):)

Marcus Björkman 2 years ago

A+

Andre du Plessis Marcus - Tiny Ghost have whetted my appetite and waiting for more!!!!! Regards, Andre

Marcus Björkman Really?! That´s very nice to hear Andre :) I haven´t been very lucky with the screening lately, but I hope to be able to show some new photo soon. Regards // Marcus

Kizi 2 years ago

Andre du Plessis Thanks Kizi.

toothpilot 2 years ago

Top Class Andre.

Andre du Plessis Moerse dankie Hendrik.

Raphael Guarino 2 years ago

+++

Andre du Plessis Thank you Raphael. I have learned a lot from your work, and still learning from every upload that you make. Regards, Andre

David Sotosek 2 years ago

Excellent!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks David:)

Semir 2 years ago

great one

Andre du Plessis Thanks Semir - your comment is appreciated. Regards, Andre

Marl1 2 years ago

Exceptional picture. Timeless ;-)

Andre du Plessis Baie dankie Marlain, en beste wense. Ek sien dat jy een maand gelede aangesluit het, so sterkte met die fotografie. Groete, Andre

JBA 2 years ago

Good one Andre. Canary Wharf? And you didn't get stopped for being a terrorist? They are quite paranoid round there i am told. Maybe they figured that terrorists don't like rain...
Tell me, what time was it when you took that? . . . ;-)))

Andre du Plessis You know - I aimed everywhere. Stations, buildings, underground, and was never hassled. However, there is CCTV everywhere, and I guess that all the security people deferred to the main control room with the screens. So if the van does'nt come, all should be OK with this monkey getting his camera wet. The time.....Hmmm, I think that it was about 16 before 2 pm.

Paolo Giudici 2 years ago

Great photo, period!

Andre du Plessis Thank you plenty Paulo

Laurent Roch 2 years ago

Fantastic !

Andre du Plessis Thanks Laurent!

Nabhgupta 2 years ago

beside an excellent composition, expression in the shot is also beautiful

Andre du Plessis Thank you very much for your favourable comment:)

Stephen Edds 2 years ago

Looks like a great place to meet with good friends and talk of African skies
and forget about the rain :))

Andre du Plessis ...and have delightful pasta and wine and still go home hating your guts! Thought about our nice evening in that place in the shade on the right, and was silently hoping that you will pick up on this image. Lots of best wishes - the ground coffee was great, and say Hi to Janet.

Ricky Siegers 2 years ago

Super Andre I feel like watching Mary Poppins :)
well captured, I like the mood here.

Andre du Plessis Hi Captain. Over here I took three direct hits in 48 hrs, but the 4th kept me sailing. So best wishes to you, and thanks for commenting, Andre

Fulvio Pellegrini 2 years ago

great capture. You staunched the time:-))
F.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Fulvio, so am quite perplexed by JBA asking which time of day it was:)
Maybe it has something to do with him being English?

Fulvio Pellegrini :-)))
F.

Andre du Plessis ...oops - wrong place....meant for Jorge...sorry Fulvio:).....deleted

Fulvio Pellegrini no problem ;-)))

sasson haviv 2 years ago

a timeless feeling to this image even with all the clocks:) i am happy to see that and learn from your control of the light and DOF. your vision of BW is outstanding.
take care my friend!

Andre du Plessis Hi Sasson. Nice words, thank you very much. Very rewarding to receive this compliment from someone that I truly believe whose work oozes with passion, and whose work will down the line become very desirable and seeked. Regards, Andre

Luc Van Sever 2 years ago

I can look and look at this strong picture, the boy add many things, like it very much

Andre du Plessis Thanks Luc. The true potential on this only dawned upon me in viewing the image afterwards. Thanks for sharing, Andre

Marco Scintilla 2 years ago

wonderful composition

Andre du Plessis Hey Marco. Very few (if any) members from Argentinia. My friend has just visited your country, and came back describing the photo opportunities in supperlatives. So awaiting your pics! Many regards, Andre

moses stell 2 years ago

really great shot Andre!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Moses. It is always so nive to receive comments from You and R ant T over there in the flat lands. Same event, same time next year? Regards, Andre

barbara 2 years ago

excellent.

Andre du Plessis Veliko uva?evati, Barbara. (Gosh, I hope that worked)
Regards, Andre

barbara lol,nice try, but i do not understand your point. Still, you made me smile and that's all that counts!
:-)

eugkyr 2 years ago

Absolutely wonderful work!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for visiting - I have a particular passion about anything Greek. I worked out of Piraeus for some 3 years.

Jose Luis Cunha 2 years ago

very nice! great shoot

Andre du Plessis Thanks Jose!

Chris Dixon 2 years ago

Great shot....and great timing :-)

Cheers Chris

Andre du Plessis Hi Chris. Luck of the draw, yes, timing is what it seems to be about. So much more in Street. Sometimes I think that one must rather pick a spot, and forget about the rest. Wait, and go home with many images....all of the same subject. Then, maybe something comes out of it. This day was particularly miserable - weather, and that feeling of getting something worth while was absent. I visited this place twice, took 20 images, and something came from it. For the rest - 200 images, average 2 or 3 of the same subject, and all trashed. What I seem to be (slowly) learning since joining OE is that one has to be cerebral about the potential of a scene, and less opportunistic, and varied. A walkabout starts with an open mind, but somehow one scene will make more sense than the others. Then stick to it, forget the rest, and go home, saturated woth images of that particular scene. Hum, hum....thanks Chris, and best wishes.

Donato Buccella 2 years ago

beautiful photo, great composition and wonderful mood!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Donato.

SofiG 2 years ago

:-)

Andre du Plessis Thank you, and equally nice to see your image up on the PF again. Regards, Andre

Alex OBrien 2 years ago

Mystically sublime. I love the tones you work with Andre.

Andre du Plessis Hi Alex. My darken tones don't always work to well afa OE, but I am hesitant to change that. So simply very happy when an image manages to get chosen. You take care, Andre

kregon 2 years ago

a little bit sureal.
great image!
regards, egon

Andre du Plessis Hello egon. Glad that you like this. Thanks! Andre

S.C. 2 years ago

excellent shot!!!

Andre du Plessis Hi Stefania. Thank you for that, Andre

limawhisky 2 years ago

YOU ARE THE MAN!
Unggul

Andre du Plessis Hello Unggul. You make me smile:) Cheers, Andre

Claudio Solera 2 years ago

Great work Andre! Ciao,Claudio.

Andre du Plessis Always lovely to hear from you Claudio. You will be coming into your busy season again now...so good luck with the adventure photography. Regards, Andre

Faddoush 2 years ago

Fantastic!! the kid the clocks....amazing scene!

Andre du Plessis Hi Faddoush. Fortune was wih me this time. Thanks, Andre

Chuck Gordon 2 years ago

Excellent :)

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Chuck

Tommy Str 2 years ago

Superb! Mood, composition, pov, and the child dancing backwards up the street..!

Andre du Plessis Hi Tommy. Yes I was lucky with the kid. Had he been a bit to the side, and intersected a pole, the effectiveness would have been less. Just glad that was not the case! Andre

maurizio blasetti 2 years ago

Wonderful ,allmost surreal .

Andre du Plessis Hearing that makes me very happy:) Thank you, Andre

m.j. arcanjo 2 years ago

congrats for this great image

Andre du Plessis Big Thank you! Andre

Piet Flour 2 years ago

Incredible Andre ! On first glance it looks fine, but then the eyes get explorating this unique composition, and it turns magic!
piet

Andre du Plessis Hello Piet. Thank you for your comment. I played with a more square crop, but including the darker clocks along the sides seemed more pleasing and atmospheric. For once I managed to previsualise correctly:)

Alexander Sukhov 2 years ago

very interesting picture

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated!

Frank Michael Helferich 2 years ago

Cool picture

Andre du Plessis Many thanks LandyMan!

Colmar Wocke 2 years ago

Andre,

Very nice one - congratulations from me - good addition to your Portfolio here!

Colmar

Andre du Plessis Thanks Colmar. That kind of makes up for the Chatterbox rejection. So the day is not so dull anymore:)

Rosalinde Philippin-Lipscomb 2 years ago

.. stunning !!!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that Rosalinde:)

KPK 2 years ago

Absolutely great! Like it very much!

Andre du Plessis Hi K-P. Thanks. I have to say, that 'clinical' last train platform shot of yours is superb. I did take pictures of some buildings, but the tones and everything looks like dirty sink water. I blame the light:)

Lucian Olteanu 2 years ago

Beautifully done!!

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Lucian!

Bernard Frey 2 years ago

Well seen! Love the light and the mood. Great!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for the comment Bernard.

Lars Klottrup 2 years ago

Great mood! :-)

Andre du Plessis Hello Lars! On the train there I was thinking 'What madness to come out in this rain' But once again it proves to me that never mind the conditions, sometimes a surprise awaits. Just do it! (Have always loved that Nike catch phrase)

John Taylor 2 years ago

Ab Fab!

Andre du Plessis many thanks John:)

Güero 2 years ago

This is a magnificent image!!!
Everything has come together so nicely.

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that. Yes, I am very happy with this. A few changes that I should have made, but now I'm not complaining:)

Prateek Dubey 2 years ago

This is such a fantastic moment captured..

Andre du Plessis Thanks Prateek. All down to the little boy - I just had to wait for him. Regards, Andre

Polydactyle 2 years ago

Splendid!

Andre du Plessis Thanks, Andre!

Patricia Sweeney 2 years ago

you are a gifted hunter.. in the best sense!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that Patricia, but on this occasion my strike rate was very low. Many images over 3 hours, and only one to show. The light was very poor, and lots of rain drops on the lens filter, so the architectural attemps were pathetic, to put it mildly.

rahmat mulyono 2 years ago

wonderful

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated.

Phyllis Clarke 2 years ago

Andre - ou - la - la!!!! I am pretty speechless not knowing this place and seeing it here so beautiful. I looked but could not find it on line. :) I love it. I like the light, the wet feeling..I want to know more about it. :) Great great image. My best Phyllis

Andre du Plessis Hi Phyllis. Thank you! This is the 'new' coorporate/financial area of London. Converted wharfs and plenty of modern buildings and yuppie apartments. It was pouring with rain most of the time, and the wind was very strong - hence this little boy 'spreading his wings' to drift with the wind. I did 2 sessions here and this was after the rain. Here closed down by 1,3 stops to assist with a more natural vignet, which allowed for easier editing, and less clipping on the reflections.

Tim Corbeel 2 years ago

You've captured a wonderful scene Andre! Love the light and reflections on those wet stones.
Fantastic job! Congrats :)

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Tim!

Balazs Pataki 2 years ago

Well seen, bro, with loads of luck. Cheers!

Andre du Plessis Yeah, I know. Next best was a chap pointing his rolled-up umbrella at one of the clocks, but this little chappie dancing in the wind added more energy to this. Thanks, and regards, Andre