The faceless men come and go

Came across this juxtaposition of commercial images in a shopping centre. It struck me with a certain irony. I thought that selective desaturation enhanced the effect I was after.

Posted by Rory Hudson on Wed, 05/14/08 05:49
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Wed, 05/14/08 08:30

This image works particularly well for me when set against a grey background. Mannequins always give me an eerie feel when I see them in window displays and being faceless strengthens that eerie sense for me. The light playing across the featureless faces of the mannequins enhances the visual impact of the picture for me... I keep thinking of an episode from Dr. Who.


Comments by Linda Frey on Wed, 05/14/08 14:04

Looks good, Rory. I like the selective colour on this.


Comments by Maria Salvador on Wed, 05/14/08 15:37

Deep meaning... Well done, it conveys the sad story, irony or not.


Comments by Eduardo Revollo on Thu, 05/15/08 04:49

It has a lot of movement to it,I've always found the image of mannequins to be somehow macabre, their humanlike yet not human figure, and their posing I tend to find Intriguing, It's a subject Intended to explore myself some time ago but actually never did explore, it's giving me some ideas...


Comments by Rick Longworth on Thu, 05/15/08 08:33

Try trimming down to get rid of the bright upper right section.


Comments by Mark Rothwell on Thu, 05/15/08 18:00

I really like this composition, and as you say Rory, the selective desaturation works really well to enhance the image.


Comments by Dennis Hancock on Fri, 05/16/08 04:04

Well seen and taken with a good title. The selective desaturation has worked But I would pefer it without the colourful poster RHS.


Comments by Dennis Hancock on Fri, 05/16/08 04:04

Well seen and taken with a good title. The selective desaturation has worked But I would pefer it without the colourful poster RHS.


Comments by Alias on Fri, 05/16/08 11:24

cool
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