Really nice capture and conversion to B&W. I like the way this shot shows the light and dark exposed within the night before the viewer. The more one looks the more detail one sees in the dark portions. Nice work.

Do you mind sharing what camera and lens you used, EXIF data, etc. I always like to compare equipment used. Thanks for sharing this one.

Thanks for the comment. The EXIF is as follows:

Camera: Canon PowerShot S2IS (maybe I didn't need to drop $$ on a 40D ;-))
Exposure: 15s
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 6.9mm (No clue what that really means)

Hé bien ! Je reconnais cette photo :) Je l'ai ajouté dans mes favorites. Très belle photographie.

Creepy!

Nice work on this, Clyde. Love the light and shades of gray that you have managed to reproduce in this shot. Cooool!

Jon

Amazing! Beautiful abstracts.

Amazing! Beautiful abstract.

Oops! Sorry about the double post.

I want to look at this as an artistic achievement (which it is) but I'm a bit phobic about this particular critter I'm afraid... It's so unclear that I can almost enjoy the picture, but then I read Ana's comment, and imagine myself being the tiny person, and I find myself running away again.

Love this shot.

a piece of art!

Perfect!

Muchas gracias nightfire. Saludos

There seems to be too much empty space in this photo

Brilliant work - great use of space and it tells a story about the tragedy of fire. Nice.

Best,
Jon

@Christie: Well now, that's kinda the point now isn't it...? I am glad that you got the point. I am sorry that you feel it is a negative or a criticism. Emptiness or "negative space" in an image can be a very powerful tool for story, drama and impact.

See Jon get's it!!

great bw work. well composed and it tells a story!

Clyde, I like the bleakness that you have captured in this shot to show the devistation of a bushfire. I also think that the detail in the far mountains is very effective.

Thanks, Clyde. The Tights crop on the right is intentional, I wanted to show he's looking out of frame leaving his past months and starting a new part of his life.
Merci, Olivier. Je suis heureux de lire votre bonne critique. Une remarque : ce _n'est_ pas un portrait. (And I hope babelfish did a good work. ;))

Very nicely done!
Very compelling to me.

Interesting subject and very strong execution - the lighting and exposure help here becuase both are excellent. Well done.

I think what is particularly interesting is the story in this shot. I'm curious about the situation. Nice shot.

Thank you for all the nice comments.
Dana: the original story tells that during WW2 an archbishop and some of his best men used this cellar of a vicarage as refuge for several weeks. This shot shows the moment when one of the priests leave the cellar after the dangerous weeks. No celebration, a cloudy vision of the immediate future, some of his faith may be left behind but he returns to his flock with a pure, open and and willing mind.

I see ;)

:)

With your explanation, I sort of see what you're trying to do here, but I don't think it comes across that well. I think there would be other ways to communicate that idea better. As for this photo, what if you took the same advice you gave the dog photo--go for a square crop, getting rid of most of the left side and putting more emphasis on the flower on the right side.

To be honest, it does not come across easily even in the culture where the said way of fortune telling is customary :).

I also think getting rid of the left side would be a good idea, thanks Jim, I'll try it!

Motif: Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...