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from Tony Rowlett (rowlett@alaska.net)
I really really like the subtle colors in this photograph (e.g. the red splotchy colored scarf looking area around his shirt, the blue of the jeans in the fellow we don't see), to the point even that this doesn't "seem" like a color photograph, or, rather, I don't really see the color when I absorb the photograph. This is a color photograph that really isn't about the color. The bright spots, all of which are crucial to the way this photograph works (for me), are all white, e.g. the cigarette, beer-cup rims, the shiny sequins on his shirt, and the sign. The skin tones seem very natural. This photograph would not be as strong as it would if it were in black and white. I also like the overall "dark" mood.
(posted 8527 days ago)

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