The colors of the rain, a photo from Beijing, North

Photographer's Note

Day II - 1:21 pm

On that day, in the Forbidden City, the colors of the rain were : pink, yellow, green, blue, green, violet...

carper, PJE, Tue, devimeuxbe, john_c, bertolucci, zeca, emjleclercq, ALIRIZA, yogi32, smash2707 oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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rychousmama (0) 2006-08-24 2:26

Wow! What incredible colors and composition. That was very creative of you to place the small figures of the people at the bottom left corner to contrast with the huge red wall at the top right. It is so clear and well done that I feel like I am looking at this scene in real life. Awesome! -Lara

geist_21 (664) 2006-08-24 2:34

Very nice minimalistic photo, you managed a gret effect here with the wet pavement, making a great contrast with the red wall and the people

xavshot (69835) 2006-08-24 2:34

Superbe Stéphane : pour moi c'est tout bon.Le cadrage, le POV et la présence de cesparapl uies. Trčs belle photo
Bravo
Xavier

ktanska (44788) 2006-08-24 2:35

Hi Stephane,
Really efficient composition. And surprising play with scale. Sheer size of the wall and pavement stones really shrink the people on the corner. Little people on a big country with big system.
Kari

Albrecht (11283) 2006-08-24 2:38

Hi Stephane
A beautiful compo with that diagonal and the red waal.Those tiny poeple iin the rain makes you wonder how big the building or wall must be.
-take care,Albrecht-

lestans (17258) 2006-08-24 2:41

This pic capture the eye firt for the colors composition, so strong, then it surprises for the size of the people, so small: proportions are different from the first glance.
Well done!!

Livia

battousai (827) 2006-08-24 2:48

Hi Stephane!

Excellent shot. I really love the minimalistic composition and composition of colors here. You've captured a wonderful moment. It's really rare to see only 3 people walking somewhere in China, especially in such a touristic place as the Forbidden City.

I would add a frame to stress the composition.
I've posted your photo to workshop, just small, cosmetic changes. Take a look.

Best regards

Pawel

[workshop] [compare]

adam_k (600) 2006-08-24 2:56

Hello Stephane,
What I like is the composition with this diagonal bar slicing through the image dividing it thoroughly into 2 similar sized triangles yet with different colours....
The composition resembles some national flags. The rain has done a lot to the colours which thanks to it look more attractive.

As far as humans are concerned - personally I'm not convinced to this type of composition which consists in pushing them to corners (quite popular recently). Instead I would prefer to have them placed somewhere in the middle of the lower triangle... The second thing is that these people with umbrellas seem slightly out of focus or not sharp - but I don't know if this is as a result of postprocessing or focusing the lens before...

Overall it's an interesting picture worth to have a look at...

danielswalsh (13597) 2006-08-24 3:00

Cool shot Stephane;

the diagonal of the wall is what attracted me to the shot, but upon viewing the full size image, we see these people which really convey the size of this wall.

Nicely done,
- Dan

falves (1405) 2006-08-24 3:08

Hi Stephane,
Great composition. Very geometric with the image divided by two red triangles. Ver minimalist. The pattern of the ground is superb and the inclusion of the two people with their colourful rain coats and umbrellas is great.
Well done
Fred

GLEM (3004) 2006-08-24 3:08

bonjour Stéphane,
partager l'image en deux triangles (de couleurs opposées) est une magnifique idée pour donner le sens de lecture. Le plus vient des deux personnes en bas ŕ gauche, et donne vie au tout.

vraiment bien.

kami1 (579) 2006-08-24 3:34

Simple and yet impressive

arjun_das (1851) 2006-08-24 4:01

excellent shot. presence of those small figures gives the image a nice perspective. nice colours. well done.

regards,
arjun

PixelTerror (0) 2006-08-24 4:09

Nihao Stephane,
Tu as ete te promener un peu a ce qu'il me semble, bonne idee d'aller decouvrir l'empire du Milieu, un pays que je trouve assez fascinant, meme si je n'en ai vu qu'une infime partie. Ce que j'aime beaucoup sur cette photo, c'est le cadrage et l'utilisation de l'espace, le minimalisme permet de concentrer tout de suite l'oeil sur l'element humain, c'est bien fait.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

delkoo (68) 2006-08-24 5:11

bonjour stephan
tres bonne photo dynamisée par la diagonale qui forme deux triangles les deux personnages aux couleurs flashies donnent la dimension de cette photo.

didier

carper (96) 2006-08-24 6:08

very nice one Stephane,
the colours of the rain a very good title for the shot, the composition is very well taken and the details are good and the point of view is very nice, well seen shot, good job.
gr. jaap

feather (51130) 2006-08-24 9:16

This is an amazing photo; the scale blows the mind. Without the people I "saw" the grey diagonal as something the size of a skirting board around the walls of a room. Very creatine work.
Kath

Fis2 (170807) 2006-08-24 9:22

Witaj Stephane!
Interesting composition. I like the colors and sharpnes. Good idea, curious effekt. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

e30mike (312) 2006-08-24 10:41

Great shot, love the minamlist properties this shot has, and the nice contrast the clouds gave.

Didi (61589) 2006-08-24 12:51

Bonsoir Stéphane.
Je me demande si c'est un mur ou un parterre surélevé.
Cela donne un effet étrange, le mur de la cité sépare bien l'image par une presque diagonale.
La présence des personnages permet d'évaluer l'échelle d'une part et donnent une troisičme dimension ŕ la composition.

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-08-24 14:52

Wow! Stepane,
I thought there are some flowers infront of the wall when I saw the icon.
But so different. What a great perspective!!!
Such a wonderful colourful image.
This is another one for my favorits.
Nino

leo61 (0) 2006-08-24 14:58

Hi Stephane!
WOW,That`s wonderful.Excellent composition.Fantastic colors and contrast of the stones at the wall and at the ground.Great that the people and umbrellas have so diferent colors with yellow and pink.Your POV is perfect too.
Thanks for a new favourite.
Regards,Leo

AmiBe (6042) 2006-08-24 15:28

Hello Stephane,
graphique, colorée, et juste ce qu'il faut d'humanité... superbe !
Le jaune des vętements et le rose des parapluies flash bien.
J'aime beaucoup cette photo et l'impression d'immensité.
Bien vu, a+

PJE (20758) 2006-08-24 23:26

Well Stephane I love the deep red colors on the right hand side of the frame. Good work and excellent results seen here. Cheers!

Graal (103040) 2006-08-25 2:50

Hi Stephane,
great POV and composition. Nice colours. Another interesting view from the China. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

rosaline (0) 2006-08-25 4:47

Hi Stephane
Nice graphic feeling to this shot. And the minimalist look works well too. I like the diagonal formed by the base of the wall and the high impact from the red colour. Excellent work.
Aubrey

abulafia (4900) 2006-08-25 6:14

Hi Stephane, welcome back
lovely shot! and perfect composition, nice that you included these very small people, it shows very well how huge these walls are.
I love the intense red colour.
Harry

francbois (480) 2006-08-25 10:01

Salut Stephane!
On a rarement l'occasion de voir une telle pureté de texture. Est-ce une tenture? Nulle nuance ne permet d'en défaire la perspective. Et pourtant on est loin d'un ton saturé par une mauvaise expo (comme le serait celui des visiteurs, quand il monte..;-))
De męme les pavés reflčtent tout le contact luisant dont ils sont capables, ŕ cette distance, ça me laisse
coi.
Gentils lutins :)
A+, F'

jafadabret (56501) 2006-08-25 13:23

Stéphane bonsoir !
Belle composition en diagonale avec un rouge superbe pour le mur et ces tons orangés pour le sol. La pluie a fait ressortir les couleurs et cerise sur le gateau, ce bouquet jaune et rose fait par les passantes.
Excellent !
Jacques

gilou530 (34) 2006-08-25 15:42

salut stéf
yes, la diagonale (du fou) est géniale avec ce rouge et ce mur, a la limite les personnes sont de trop, trés bon graphisme de ta photo, tu avais pris une équerre? non je rigole
amitiés
gilbert

Tue (92402) 2006-08-25 17:32

Hej Stéphane,
The diagonal in this shot, separating the two main parts, is excellent! The red wall and the many other colours of the pavement are beautiful. The people are a great addition, very well done!
Hilsen,
Lars

kermit350 (9016) 2006-08-25 19:34

Bonjour Stephane, elle est impressionnante cette image, je la vois bien dans une grande salle dexposition ŕ la ney-yorkaise, cest flashant et ça le fait, c'est parfait sur tous les plans, les mots me manquent pour en vanter les qualités techniques, bien amicalement

capthaddock (28790) 2006-08-25 21:11

Hi Stephane - wow, very skillful composition, the placement of the dioganal divide is brilliant, very powerful and effective, both cultural and graphic, excellent work.

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-08-26 2:36

La pluie fait le sujet mais je vois lŕ des liliputiens sur le pavé de ma cuisine avec la pleinte en bas du mur...
Super grande image, la composition est ENORME, tout est bien vu (et comme il n'y a que trois éléments ŕ assembler, c'est plus facile, mais il faut les trouver ces éléments) et bien disposé dans l'image.
ŕ Agrandir et mettre sur le mur du salon !
J'adore
Jean Michel

hubert (1591) 2006-08-26 12:22

Hi Stephane,
Beautiful and romantic this photo, with the women that proceed in-cellophane under the umbrellas to protect herself from the rain.
Effective also the clean cut of the color and a stained wet floor that probably could become protagonist of a photo with the women in the left angle...
Bravo.
Marco.

vinicio (23423) 2006-08-26 13:08

Excellent diagonal, the red wall catch the attention but the floor is the true thing to watch, beautiful indeed and the women are the right presence, compliments, good graphic image full of nice colors.
Ciao
Vinicio

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-08-26 18:41

Salut Stephane.
Celle ci, c'est vraiment une grande image; Le cadrage est génial. le jeu des couleurs est trčs beau et cette petite touche humaine et colorée aussi. C'est vraiment excellent.
Bravo
Bertrand

berek (50518) 2006-08-26 23:52

Bonjour Stephan,
woovv I like this working very much my friend. its simple but magnificent. very very good framing and composition. congratulations. have a nice Sunday from the Istanbul.
Berek
my overall evaluation -> :-)))

alejandroguzman (4684) 2006-08-27 2:20

HI Stephane

this is a STUNNING picture !
it's a really GREAT composition.

TFS
alejandro

bibiweb (8) 2006-08-27 2:50

Salut Stéphane,
Je viens de parcourir les derničres photos de ta galerie et j'aime beaucoup la maničre dont tu nous présentes ton voyage en Chine. Pas de bol d'avoir eu de la pluie pour la visite de Pékin mais je vois que tu as su en tirer profit avec ces images de parapluies et imperméables colorés. Celle-ci, malgré la simplicité de sa composition, est superbe et trčs graphique tout en nous montrant la dimension des murs de la Cité.
Bon dimanche.
Brigitte

john_c (24666) 2006-08-27 12:33

Hi Stephane,
Despite the rain, there is a happy glow to the scene, with the two people huddled in colourful regalia and balancing the frame nicely. The graphism is impressive and I like the angled view. It is amazing how much rich colour is present in the scene despite the rainy conditions. There is also an emphasis here on three distinct types of texture. Well done, Stephane.
John

LeToun (0) 2006-08-27 16:47

Excellent !

Ca fait trčs "chéri, j'ai rétréci les gosses". on a vraiment l'impression que les 2 sujets sont minuscules.

Angshu (56760) 2006-08-28 3:48

Bonjour Stephe
This is a triumph of a composition. The red wall is wonderfully diagonal across the frame, leaving the bottom half to be 'populated'by the colourfully dresses people. The rains did bring out their colours of their raincoats & umbrellas, contrasting against the pavement. Excellent work, superbly creative
Regards
Angshu

bertolucci (14052) 2006-08-28 12:41

This is really good Stephane, a marvellous study on scale! People pitted against the formidable scale and texture of the FC. The red-yellow contrast makes this shot of course and the pink parapliues top it off rather nicely. Congrats and have a fine week,
Bert

tcht (7565) 2006-08-29 7:07

Hi Stephane,
This is amazing!
Sometimes it's not too bad to get a rainy day :) Nice umbrellas and fewer people. (I guess...)
Good to see the bottom of the wall acting as a diagonal across the frame, that's extremely good frame and angle.
Thanks for sharing,
CheukHin

arnabchat (7233) 2006-08-31 1:13

Bonjour Stephane,
exclusive take. wonderfully seen and taken. quality work indeed.

these shots will be very useful, as i will be in Beijing for more than 2 weeks in 10 days from now.
Thanks for posting.
Arnab

danyy (0) 2006-09-01 8:46

Impressionnant Stephane, cette diagonale qui sépare le sol horizontal du mur rouge vertical. Si les personnes n'étaient pas présentes, on n'aurait pas pu se faire une idée de l'échelle.
J'aime toutes ces nuances dans les pavés et le rouge parfait et uniforme du mur.
Un tout bon week-end.
Daniel.

flydragon (0) 2006-09-02 5:48

tres fort Stephane cette photo
la notion de dimension est tres bien exprimée ici.
La taille de ce mur la largeur des pavés,
vraiment une belle image
amicalement
simon

manatee (4668) 2006-09-02 18:24

Interesting work. i like the big red wall is imapresiive and abstract to as my other pic. In other hand I like the two women with her umbrellas and the resd paviment, is interesting and beauty.

I dont know about your profesion but you looks like an arqueitect or desig of something, are you this kind of profesion or is totally diferent?

Enjoy you weekend.

Elias

napdsp (744) 2006-09-03 5:49

Hello Stephane. Stunning. I love that you play with the scale (and colors) very effectively. Tiny women in bright yellow raincoats and very pink umbrellas on rusty colored stone floor against gigantic red wall. What an impact! TFS.

jbweasle (9393) 2006-09-03 9:00

Hello Stephane, this is a wonderful composition. Even in the rain the deep red colour of the forbidden city is still vibrant. And the two wet people show very well the scale of the walkways and walls.

P-S-I-G (25536) 2006-09-03 9:42

Salut Stéphane,
Une trčs belle photo ŕ la composition trčs réussie. Cette diagonale et cette partie triangulaire rouge est vraiment bienvenue. La présence de ces personnes sous le parapluie amčne un plus. Du trčs bon boulot, bravo !
Amicalement,
Fabrice

donluicu (24741) 2006-09-04 17:03

superbe et tres intelligent cadrage..
dejŕ par la belle diagonale..ensuite par ces personnes en jaune avec le parapluie rose..
bravo, vraiment une belle perf'

ciao

zeca (19762) 2006-09-06 1:10

Salut Stephane!
This is amazing! Your capture looks like from the land of giants! Everything is so huge and that two people so small! I love the strong colours and your framing is perfect with the diagonal. This is a first class photography! Five*****! Congratulations!
Regards,
Zeca

cessy (13647) 2006-09-06 5:54

oh this is really nice !!
love the simplicity, the colors, very well seen and nicely capture of the moment, Stephane

cherryripe (21033) 2006-09-06 12:34

Bonsoir Stéphane
Image trčs dynamique avec ce mur rouge qui a l'air si énorme grâce aux dames qui donne de l'échelle étant superbien placées dans le coin. C'est bien comment les briques du mur et des pavés ne sont pas les męmes. Sympa les dames colorés avec les 2 parapluies couvrant la tęte ŕ une.
Salutations
Nikki

rewshearer (682) 2006-09-06 16:04

Hi Stephane
Not just a beautiful, breathtaking photo ...
Also a fine lesson in composition and how to make a simple scene absolutely wonderful!
Thanks for sharing
Rew

vincz (19113) 2006-09-07 3:59

What a good picture. Very simple composition but extremely effective. I like it a lot. Thanks.

cbrman (21685) 2006-09-11 5:44

Hello,

Surprenante photographie ! Le mur semble irréel tellement il est imposant !
Une superbe compo allié ŕ des couleurs impressionantes !
Bien vu.

A+

Dominique

emjleclercq (15778) 2006-09-11 16:38

Une vue effectivement trés graphique. La composition oblique est trés bienvenue et souligne l'ampleur de la place, tout comme les deux petites dames avec leurs parapluies roses. Trés réussi malgré l'humidité;

Bien cordialement,

Emmanuel

Sambussy (0) 2006-09-15 6:21

Aprčs quelques mois d'absence, me revoilŕ pour commenter tes magnifiques photos.
Le rouge du mur est sublime.
Trčs belle composition Stéphane.
Beau travail!
Charles

chriswhitley (2027) 2006-09-24 9:38

Hello Stéphane,
A very strong picture. As others comment, the size and positioning of the two people reflects the sheer scale of the Forbidden City. What a red wall!
Chris

pady (4800) 2006-09-29 16:45

Lŕ c'est un coup d'oeil trčs pro. Bravo pour cette magnifique diagonale surmontée du rouge du mur.
Cette présence humaine dans le coin fort de l'image en fait une toute grande image.
Hop dans mes favorites.
Amitiés
Pierre-André

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-09-30 3:46

Bonjour stéphane,

Elle est superbe cette image avec des dimansions impressionnantes ! Beau cadrage avec l'utilisation du mur comme diagonale, les couleurs vives sont superbes et pourtant il pleuvait... Et ces deux femmes en jaune et rose rajoutent non seulement une pointe de couleur mais aussi une présence humaine indispensable. BRavo !

Amicalement,
Stéphanie.

Ulishna (2268) 2006-09-30 7:58

Hello Stephane,
very nice composition! I like strong red and diagonal.And proportion with people.
Julia

ALIRIZA (16423) 2006-09-30 14:05

Hi Stephane,
I can say only. SUPERBBB!...
Best regards...
Ali Rıza

henrytf (985) 2006-10-22 18:57

Quelle belle photo.
Tout y est : les couleurs saturées ce qu'il faut,
la diagonale, le rose des parapluies répondant au rouge du mur, la dynamique de l'image par les deux piétonnes et j'en passe. J'y reviendrai souvent pour m'inspirer - c'est pour cela que je l'ai mise dans mes favorites.
Amitiés
Henry

robob (3648) 2006-12-26 12:32

Hello Stéphane,
Excellent cadrage et superbes couleurs, principalement ce rouge intense. Cest vrai quil y a un effet surprenant de rétrécissement des personnages. Probablement ŕ cause de la taille des pavés et de la grande bordure qui orne le mur. En tout cas, belle image !
Amicalement et ŕ bientôt,
Robert

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-05-27 5:37

HI Stephane, this image is simply wonderful!
i love the composition with the diagonal line and the red wall..
The atmosphere of the rain is great,,,and i love the subjects with the pink umbrella...
A great eye!!
congrats!
ciao!
Valeria

JurgitaRA (67) 2007-07-07 0:02

Hi, I agree with Lara... its amazing :)

trekks (14348) 2007-10-04 0:12

Hi Stephane

A good example of photography rules, great shot from good location! TFS

Bill

noborders (1010) 2008-01-12 8:41

Hello Stéphane, j'ai bien aimé lire ta nouvelle intro et j'ai donc cliqué sur TES "top 12" oů j'ai reconnu plusieurs photos que j'avais déjŕ ouvertes et appréciées, mais celle-ci pas encore : on voit ici toute la "démesure" de la Chine, le mur surtout est incroyable dans son uniformité et immensité ! Je n'avais pas remarqué ce point de vue, super !
Compliments,
A +,
Cath.

Curioso (9271) 2008-04-08 11:03

Excellent. Hyper-graphique dans la composition et le jeu des couleurs. Tu était hyper-inspiré !

serp2000 (47063) 2008-07-24 23:55

Hello,Stephane,
Beatiful diagonal! I like your work, but I do not remember this place in the FC.
Interesting composition with two chinese women.
Greetings from West Ural,
Serghei

giorgimer (35017) 2008-08-22 0:18

Hi Stephane,

I had a look to your own favorites and I have to say that they are all great. I chose this one for the perfect composition and the great colors. The scale effect is impressive too.

TFS

Gio

zeynepe (0) 2008-10-04 2:13

Hi Stéphane,
I admire how to create a perfect diagonal lines in the composition.
"It is magnificent!!!" and one of my favorites.
Congrats ,
Zeynep

BennyV (34748) 2008-11-21 4:39

Bonjour Stephane,

Your China pictures are from before my time here and I discovered them through your forum item, late, late, late...

Anyway, I hope you can still read this, not that this picture needs the extra attention (it has gotten quite a lot already), but if Cath (noborders) says your pictures are worth checking out, I follow that lead...and yes, this is an ABSOLUTE gem.

I'm still a relative newcomer on TE, but it pains me if you would decide to leave. This picture is the kind of treasure I hope to discover on any TE session...and this comes from someone who must have seen zillions of Forbidden City pictures!

Original pov? You bet!

Amicalement.

Benny

Karsten71 (359) 2008-12-02 13:26

Stephane,
great composition, reduced to very few elements... the red looks almost surreal in the rain... well spotted!
Cheers,
Karsten

gmg (4202) 2011-02-13 10:46

Hi Stephan!

Beautiful and well thought, with stunning colours and great composition
TFS

gmg

onuruygun (73) 2011-10-28 15:11

wow, great minimalistic picture. it has almost a perfect geometry, and the wet pavement and marble are adding more to the picture. the couple is very well placed, they complete the picture with their different pale colors. this picture could be a flag :) nice one!

smash2707 (3320) 2012-12-14 20:26

Excellent POV. I love the use of the diagonal and the contrasting colors. TFS