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Personally I don't like it. Not sure if it was processed this way or captured like this at the moment of exposure, but the low image quality, lack of contrast, zero sharpness of detail, uninteresting subject and camera tilt just aren't working for me.
I like the semi-abstract qualities and the composition. However, it does have a "jittery" feel to it, presumably from the camera motion, which doesn't seem to fit with two guys standing there not doing anything. Perhaps there's a tension or some other subtext that I'm not getting.
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Are we really trying to find a deep meaning behind this motion blur of static people, looking at an iphone and just doing nothing
What would the meaning behind it be if it was in either of those?
I like it. I think I get it.
The one problem I have with it is that I am not sure if it's a subway or not. I feel like it's on a subway, and it all makes sense. If it's in the lobby of an office building or something, then it still makes sense, but differently, and I kind of wish the location was more obvious.
I think sometimes people are more likely to point out the qualities they dislike in a photo and critique it than they are to point out what they like about a good photo. I don't think it's really anything worth making an observation over though.I am surprised that a trifle like this gets attention and more 'meaty' pictures I post get no responses at all.
Personally I don't like it. Not sure if it was processed this way or captured like this at the moment of exposure, but the low image quality, lack of contrast, zero sharpness of detail, uninteresting subject and camera tilt just aren't working for me.
Thank you for taking the time to look and comment. I am pleased to give you the opportunity.
I think a "New York Minute" hustle of the city sort of shot would translate better with a crowded feeling to it rather than just a couple guys looking at their phones in a really vague setting. I can't even really tell that it's in New York. To me, even the motion blur would fit the theme better with a crowd of people rather than just the two, but that's just my personal perspective. The beauty of it is that art is perceived differently by every person who views it.Either way I like the sense of furious busy-ness, of hustle, of motion, of the city with the man checking his messages, perfectly still for these moments, oblivious to the city.
On the subway the motion is literal and easier to get a handle on. The connection between "hustle of the city" and "motion blur in the photo" is moderated through the motion of the subway. The motion of the train is a metaphor for the hustle of the city, or something like that.
If the location is actually static, then the "hustle of the city" is just represented by the blur in the photo directly, and it's harder to accept.
That's how *I* read it, anyways.