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When I first worked on this image I quite liked it, both in terms of the colours, particularly the contrast between the jade and the creams and reds, and the vaguely abstract nature of the composition. But the more I look at it the less sure I am about it. The problem, I think, is that it’s difficult to work out quite what you’re looking at. The shadowed text, for example, appears on the seating within this coffee shop, but it isn’t particularly easy to realise that that is the case.

One of my previous shots was similarly confusing, and Joe’s comment on that one was that it wasn’t an abstract but nor was there sufficient information for the viewer to feel oriented to the content. I suspect that this shot suffers from the same problem.

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comment by Kjetil at 12:30 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

You have right about that. It's quite confusing what it is I see. And I really don't know what I'm looking at. It doesn't make the photo bad, but confusing isn't always a good thing. I like this one, but I am confused, and in the strange way. So be careful about what you take picture of. Some can make people think "huh?", and not "wow! huh?"

comment by PCG at 01:24 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

I like these kind of photos thta put together different "realities" or "stages" (in lack of a better word). Here, there's the the viewer's (photographer's) stage (how do you say "plano" in english?)and there's another dimension, where the first one enters through the title's shadow. Like we were entering somebody else's world via the shadow.

I'm sorry not being able to express myself better, but todya my english's a bit rusty.

comment by Fitz at 03:39 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

Au contraire, I think it's tremendous! We get the sense we're looking into something through a window, (we'll presume it's a cafe)...and that's enough for me. So excellento...and no sugar for me please!

comment by Balth at 03:55 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

Was introduced to this site this week from a photographer friend of mine, and I look forward to seeing the art you create. As someone who knows nothing about photography, I was looking at this photo and my first impression was "wow! vibrant colors!" The 2nd thing that caught my attention was the white lettering of Cappuc at the top. For a moment, I struggled with why you would have photoshopped the word Cappuccino into your photograph, and with pixelation at that. I soon realized that I was looking into a window display, but was a little confused at putting what I was seeing into something I could understand. I think that the shadow word helps that it has an extra letter in figuring out the puzzle. The aqua bar separates the near vs the depth of the distance which confused me. Being confused, as a viewer isn't a bad thing maybe, I liked the exercise of trying to figure it out. Great texture on the seats, contrasted with the shadow.

comment by djn1 at 04:39 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

quick update: I'll say more later but in the meanwhile I posted a new version that removes the worst of the pixelation from the word Cappuc - I can't believe I didn't notice it.

comment by Bob at 04:58 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

This image could be a very nice banner for a coffee shop web page .. nice capture -- great colors... composition is just right...

comment by rool at 06:04 PM (GMT) on 8 May, 2004

This photo is really close to abstract graphic work. The lettering and the blue line look so neat that they could have been added in photoshop... the composition is really great, and personaly, I don't really care if I can't figure what I see.

so, I love it!

comment by Joseph Holmes at 03:20 AM (GMT) on 9 May, 2004

Actually, I found this photo clear almost right away -- the first moment of trying to orient myself was rewarded by quickly recognizing white letters and their shadow. So I didn't find this disorienting at all -- I enjoy the layering of glass and shadow.

comment by djn1 at 09:38 AM (GMT) on 9 May, 2004

Thanks :-)