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Published: 2004-06-04 05:48:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 863; Favourites: 13; Downloads: 212
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A piece of China, uprooted and transplanted upon a white canvas.6 photos from ShangHai.
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very nice. i love the subtle colors. without them it would look like ordinary threshold trash. i also love that row of balconies, how they remain untouched.
the only thing i dont like is the white at the top, which would could work better as an compositional element, if it was a bit more extended. i also dont like the greygreen space at the bottom. the borders to the black at the left and the right look a bit flat, it kind of destorys the aesthetic of the lower 3rd of the pic.
but still, i really like it.
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! that's an impressive design. down of the massive structure starts surrealism.
color tones are well choosed too .
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I love this style of exposure and contrast
totally an instant
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Brilliant manipulation! All the elements seem so perfectly put together! 
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Very interesting and well done. btw, I too, live in Berkeley.
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Lovely. Elicited a strong emotional response: it seemed to me a distillation of cities I've visited.
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This really IS a stunner, I'm entirely taken with it.
I like how it's so mightily compelling in the smaller views, and then the color adds a lovely new dimension in the larger ones.
Normally, to reduce a subject to such "bare bones" as these effectively iconocizes it, and makes it more universal to us all and all our experiences, more familiar because it's less unfamiliar. This is often a potent strategy.
So what makes this so cool is that you've pulled that off, but then with this sheen of color have invest some richness back into it. I'm not sure I like the color far right - that might have been a good place for pure silhouette - but honestly it takes the eye forever to even wander over there, because your central subject is so compelling.
The mixtures of bronzes and cobalts on the building itself seem like the perfect primary color contrasts to have there, both stylized to the point of unreal, yet uncannily natural and believable. And the blown-out edge and high-contrast tonality make it shiningly charismatic.
Finally, the absence of "environmental detail" (above or below) is perfect for a shot like this, back to the iconic strength mentioned above. Sky and water are communicated to the viewer with not just minimal but pure economy-of-means. The building is the star, and there's nary a distracting bit of "reality" to distract us from it. Combined with the fundamentally grand perspective of the shot, and the implication of the sun downing to the left, it's about as resonant as you could ever hope for. The story here is told fundamentally in black, and it's a marvelous visual.
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What a great piece, its so dimentional. Well done.
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it's sad that this should go on unrecognized
it's really sad that this is not on the list of Daily Deviations
it's the saddest to see so so stuff on Daily Deviation and favorites
you need " connections"
goddamnit this world is depressing
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don't be concerned about my statistical popularity. i'm not.
but thank you for the words, the constant support.
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great composition. the black and white is very balanced . i am not sure about the gray part though. it makes the whole look dirty . you could use a color in that part. well just an opinion ...
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so GREAT !!
i really like this one -seems to open a parralel world at the bottom of the flat, very interesting.
also the contrast between white and black,
congrats
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ohhh, i love it. the colors and contrast are nice. i like how the building blends into the background. the billboard is cool and so is the bottom of it. 
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