Lost Statue
I'm in a New York City /East Coast frame of mind so I thought I would post this image from Times Square.I was drawn to this base of a statue because it seemed lost amid the overblown lights and colors of Times Square. The big neon McDonalds sign serves as a good example of this sensory overload.
It seemed interesting that a huge statue that would be a point of interest in most any other city, was barely noticeable in a city like New York. In order to emphasize the statue, I allowed it to take the majority of the frame and blurred the background since they would be noticiable anyway. By the way George M. Cohan was a playright who was known as the "man who owned Broadway".
Canon 20D, Tamron 28-75 2.8, AV 4.5
[click photo to enlarge]
posted by Ahamed Iqbal at 12:32 AM
8 Comments:
This is a very cool point of view. I like the reflections in the statue & all the bright colors seen in the street/building area. The angles & contrast of both sides of the photo draw your eye to each.
Times Square has so many things to capture, I remember from my trip in 2002.
Really cool shot Ahamed. I love New York City and try to visit every year if possible. There are so many incredible things to photograph!
Nice composition. It is nice to hear from you the "why" and the "how" you took this picture!
You put a lot of thought into this photo. It shows. Thanks for giving us a little look behind the lens and into the mind of the artist.
Thanks for the comments.
I guess I do think a lot in advance of taking a photo. Glad other people find it interesting.
I have to agree it is a very good composition. I like the big M!
Thanks for the comments,
Ballerinamonkey,
Interesting reaction, I'm glad the photo took tyou to that happy place.
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