退屈を斬る, a photo from 東京, 関東

Photographer's Note

I have the hobby of flying paper airplanes.
In order to perform light jogging and practice, I go to the open space which is in the neighborhood.
The open space has the scribble which the unknown man drew by the spray.
Scribbling on a public place is bad.
However, I will be fascinated unawares, if skillful scribble is sometimes seen.
I appreciated scribble, running about by practice of paper airplanes this morning also.
(Photoshop)

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olli (2091) 2003-12-15 3:11

Iｴm not a big fan of graffiti shots � but this one works for me. I like the Japanese subject and the whole atmopshere in it. Your choice of B&W works very well. Still, I would crop it tighter � I posted a WS.

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gaijin (398) 2003-12-15 8:54

Nice photo ! Although I would have croped just as Olli did.

flip89 (3418) 2003-12-15 12:51

Very cool. I like the black and white but I also am curious how the graffiti looks in color. I would crop from the top and leave a little bit of the ground for perspective.

Ebbe (9625) 2003-12-15 13:02

Very interesting to see modern american culture (graffiti) mixed with traditional japanese culture (warrior). A contrast in itself, thank you for showing us. Fine B&W to and I also think you can crop but maybe less than Olli did.

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2003-12-28 21:56

Fantastic. ... umm ... and nice picture too! I think your crop is just fine. It fits the piece of graffiti well into the East Asian tradition of using empty space in it's art. Also I enjoyed your poetic note.

Dinyar (704) 2003-12-31 6:34

I agree too, the crop makes it look much better.
And the frame adds to it. Good enough to enlarge, print and hang on the wall :-)
The black and white works for me. I much prefer it. Good choice.

dragonslayero (3592) 2007-05-17 17:21

Konnichiwa Mizue-san

Now what strikes me here is the sheer cultural overload. I'm only used to see lousy names sprayed all over the place.
The photo looks like it has a simple compositon, but I feel it looks great.
I really don't have much more to say, but this certainly cought my eye.
TFS.

Odd Jarle