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white and light grey in wonderful forms - this photo really stands out - an architectural shot of a different kind - if there were no title, one would find it difficult to determine what one sees - the interior of a church with an arch and a column - the image is divided into two parts - the left one shows the ceiling with a cross-shaped arch, the right one another arch with the column - the light is somewhat diffuse and very soft - the photo is almost of an abstract kind and derives its impact from the marvellous "conflict" of forms and monochromacity - only little distraction arises from the upper right corner and a covering cap of the electrical installation left of the column - this is a wonderful image

a dark sky, two silhouettes if the front: women talking to each other - the left one is pointing at the other, it seems that she is telling something important to the right woman - i cannot see her faces, just their contours - but this is just enough to transport an emotion with this image - an emotion of threat (the heavy clouds in the background) and an emotion of hope and care - so the title is absolutely perfect for this photo - the colors also transport the same messages - the head of the left woman is in front of a lighter part of the clouds so one can see her outlines more clearly: perfect - if the lower parts of the women's legs were not cut off so abruptly, the image would have been perfect - still: this is a wonderful image

an open window, a young lady sitting in the aperture, her back leaning against the side - her left leg is bent, the right one almost stretched out - her hands on knee and thigh - her skirt has rode up, showing lots of her beautiful legs (this is THE eyecatcher of the photo) - she's wearing a white blouse, a dark skirt and dark shoes - the background is blurred, the light comes from the outside and there seems to be a light inside too - the gesture of the young lady is somewhat seductive, though her face does not show emotion - it's a sexy photo - fortunately it's in b&w, that cuts off the pinup edge - the crop is good, but i'd rather have the girl not that centered - i'm not sure if it's a fashion photo - it's technically near to perfection and although it's very near to a standard shot, i must say: this is a wonderful image

a simple photo, yet complex - there is a trunk of a tree, but one cannot see the ground - green chairs are hiding the view - the chairs surround the tree circularly - somebody deliberately made a little piece of art of a pile of chairs, probably in a beergarden - although the colors of this photography are sort of bleached out, the object matter is very interesting - never saw this kind of pattern before - the photographer has well detected this - technically the image is not on the spot, but in respect to the unusual sight of ordinary objects i must say: this is a wonderful image

an image of one of my favorite photographers: so i'll probably be biased - but so what - the title gives a clue, we see a scene of a crime - the dislocated legs of a person in a corner of a claustrophobic room, stains (of blood?) on the wallpaper - the set looks like that of a cheap hotelroom, but it could be as well elsewhere - the light is sort of dingy, the emphasis is located at the most unimportant spot of the scene - we don't know what was going on here (really a murder?) - the photo transports uneasiness, fear (horror), uncertainty - it's more an ambigous riddle than a document - and exactly this is what makes this photo so impressive - this is a wonderful image

an image that pops in the eyes - an everyday scene: a woman sitting on a bench, her handbag right next to her - she is studying what appears to be a streetmap - it's summer, she is wearing a dark costume and sandals - that's all - but then: the crop - it is unusual and "outrageous" - the photographer cut off the head - what usually is a crime, here it works perfectly - even though the photography is technically not of high standard (blurs, strange focus), it's the scene and above all the crop which makes this one different - the photographer (i know her work) deliberately chose everything in and about this picture, and right she did - this is a wonderful image