Wow that is a REALLY cool picture. You really are talented. I check out your site almost everyday now that found it. But this is my first time commenting. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy checking your pics. As a matter of fact you actually inspired me to take up a photography as a part time hobby next to my music. Once again Thanks!!!!!!! You truly are talented!!!!
Posted by Pres Seven at August 1, 2006 01:38 AMWas she leaning back on purpose? Posing for you?
Posted by JImmy at August 1, 2006 02:20 AMBeautiful shot, funny! My only critic I can give is that I would place the lady a little bit more at the right side.
Posted by wereldkeuken.be at August 1, 2006 02:22 AMHad to turn my head to realise how it was done, looks as if the person is being pulled across the floor, very clever!
Posted by VX at August 1, 2006 02:48 AMExcellent idea. I want my brain to click into creative mode like yours does.
Posted by ROB at August 1, 2006 03:15 AMSam you are a master.
Posted by Sourena at August 1, 2006 03:15 AMI noticed something similar in Prague. The effect was hightened because they hang the advertisements on the walls parallel to the handrails, not vertical as everywhere else.
Posted by theswiss at August 1, 2006 04:14 AMWow - That is beautiful!
Posted by MOOSE77 at August 1, 2006 04:15 AMLove the pic... surrealisted almost!
Is there any photoshop-ing involved in the post-production of this shot?
uh sam nice perspective. did u enjoy italy? i live next to it and i love the people there :)
Posted by sushi at August 1, 2006 04:47 AMit is a good point with tilt the photo. it underline the speed feeling in combination with the blur background...
Posted by maytree at August 1, 2006 05:38 AMridiculously simple but quality effect :)
Posted by Asby at August 1, 2006 05:48 AMVery creative and since there is nothing to suggest the horizontal plane, it seems the woman is falling backwards.
Posted by navin harish at August 1, 2006 06:00 AMExcellent. I like the tilted angle in particular!
Posted by Chris (the Swiss) at August 1, 2006 06:10 AMhmm.. so this is how the handrails of the escalator look at us, people ... strange
Posted by Susie at August 1, 2006 06:11 AMWhat a weird perspective...but that is wha tmakes this one great!
Posted by Laurie at August 1, 2006 06:25 AMThat did my head in. I had to cup my hand around the screen to block out the corners of the photo so that I could see the angle of the escalator! It looks extreme at first but I can see it is quite normal.
Posted by joanium at August 1, 2006 06:55 AMLOL, makes a funny image.
Posted by Chantal at August 1, 2006 07:16 AMMy absolute favorite of your pictures in the last time. This one is really great with that disturbing perspective and quality of the shot itself. You're quite an inspiration at times :)
Posted by Spyder at August 1, 2006 07:17 AMPure geniuous....
If you had not explained how you did it, I would have had to stare at it forever :)
Posted by perplex at August 1, 2006 07:20 AMFantastic idea, Sam!
Posted by Sean Galbraith at August 1, 2006 07:28 AMWow. That's really cool, Sam!
Posted by Joe (BikingToronto) at August 1, 2006 07:53 AMsweet..clever and wickedly cool.
Posted by doodlehedz at August 1, 2006 08:00 AMWow, such a creative shot. Right on.
Posted by Daniel Seguin at August 1, 2006 08:25 AMAwesome shot ... I love how you use new approaches with your new posts ... well done ...
Posted by Ali at August 1, 2006 08:25 AMHi,
nice picture.
i really like your photographs, y have you in my dashboard
and i like to see your photos every day.
you have a fresh style, that i like very much
saludos.
Juan.
Posted by Juan at August 1, 2006 08:26 AMexcellent. i like how you've cropped it also
Posted by tee at August 1, 2006 08:27 AMNice job! I really like images that make you tilt your head when you look at them.
Posted by Darren Squashic at August 1, 2006 08:35 AMAt first I thought this was a people mover at the airport, now I understand it is not. Fantastic shot.
Posted by Jonathan Greenwald at August 1, 2006 08:42 AMWow! Really sharp and creative picture! Nice to see some non wide angle shots from you as well! (Don't get me wrong though, I love your wide angle sceneries!)
Posted by Christian Wiedel at August 1, 2006 08:47 AMNow that's pretty cool...
Posted by Nardo Polo at August 1, 2006 08:49 AMVery cool. Looks like she's floating.
Posted by Julia at August 1, 2006 08:56 AMWicked!
Posted by shannan at August 1, 2006 08:58 AMgreat idea...turned out really well.
Posted by Primo at August 1, 2006 09:05 AMGreat picture! :D
I just love the effect! :)
Great idea. What a funny shot.
Posted by Rob at August 1, 2006 09:22 AMIt's like escalator is moving 100 km/h. Nice
Posted by Zuko at August 1, 2006 09:57 AMHaha, nice idea that makes the picture look really weird. I made this photo my photo of the day over at my blog.
Posted by EssPea | Photography at August 1, 2006 09:57 AMVery clever!
Posted by Karl at August 1, 2006 09:57 AMreally cool photo, and really cool idea. I like how you left it the way you took it, it looks fantastic with the person leaning back.
Posted by faustina at August 1, 2006 10:01 AMInteresting idea and good job taking an escalator shot (which many do) and adding a twist (no pun intended). Seems a little on the dark side though...brightness adjust?
Posted by CrankPhoto at August 1, 2006 10:04 AMNice tones. I like the angle treatment.
Posted by Kevin at August 1, 2006 10:16 AMGreat job!
I'm now racking my mind for an escalator so I can copy you.
This is very cool! And I love the way you've shown the angle, by making the escalator flat because of the camera angle. It looks as hot over there as here. What a great opportunity!
Posted by talk talk talk at August 1, 2006 10:36 AMVery clever, Sam. The horizontal blur fools the mind into thinking the picture is not rotated because we all see so many pictures like that. But the angle she's standing at says otherwise, and the brain goes, "heh?!" Well done.
Posted by Russ at August 1, 2006 10:43 AMBrilliant! Great sense of movement.
Posted by AbsolutelyN at August 1, 2006 10:44 AMwow, what a great idea, i have to try that out sometime
Posted by Neo69 at August 1, 2006 10:47 AMHAHA That's awesome. Looks like she's on one of those people conveyors that's going REEAAALLLLY fast, and can't quite hold on.
Posted by Andrew at August 1, 2006 10:55 AMBrilliant...as usual, your photos continue to inspire.
Posted by Dave at August 1, 2006 11:00 AMWow cool!!!!!!!
Posted by Susanna at August 1, 2006 11:15 AMaewsome work, sam! excellent take on something that people have taken photographs of so many times already.
Posted by olya at August 1, 2006 11:19 AMvery creative and well-executed!
Posted by jesse at August 1, 2006 11:29 AMCreative Idea
Posted by Erik at August 1, 2006 11:32 AMNice shot, the colours and the clarity is excellent.
Posted by Craig at August 1, 2006 11:53 AMAmazing! So simple but the technique used is genius!
Posted by Tara Pinkham at August 1, 2006 12:00 PMWow. The thing I like the most in that picture is the red, black and white background. It turned out very well.
Posted by Ben at August 1, 2006 12:02 PMhehehe this is nice! i like it!
looks like theres alot of acceleration and hes losing his grip:)
I like this shot. I like how it plays with the viewers perspective. Is this someone that you know or was she oblivious to the fact that you were taking her picture (just curious). By the way I'm a recent fan of your blog. Keep up the good work, it's very inspiring.
Posted by Kelvin Gumbs at August 1, 2006 12:53 PMnice, it does like she is leaning back, but she is standing upright. cool photo.
Posted by Andrew at August 1, 2006 01:05 PMWith 51 commnets before me I am bound to struggle to find something new! I guess I will just register my positive feedback on an original slant on life. Nice on Sam. Phil
Posted by [t e r r o r k i t t e n] at August 1, 2006 01:27 PMGreat shot! I saw a lot of your pictures and I've found your work gorgeous!!!
My compliments,
Giordano
LOL, at first I thought "Wow, that was moving fast, or he was trying to make it look that way." Sometimes the description ruins it for me ;)
Posted by Steve LLamb at August 1, 2006 02:00 PMSam, that is fantastic.
But how did you get this young lady to stand still for half a second with a camera pointed at her? Or was she with you?
Michael
That's a great shot. The angle is awesome!
Posted by Dimitra at August 1, 2006 02:49 PMToo clever!! This is a fanstastic image!
Posted by micki at August 1, 2006 02:51 PMMy first impression was that this girl is rowing a racing boat-- but then I thought "Where are her oars, where is the water?" I had to read the caption to realize what you had really done.A brilliantly deceptive photo. If this was your original idea, then I consider you a genius for predicting how the photo would turn out. A real brain teaser. Thanks.
Posted by martin at August 1, 2006 03:02 PMReally clever, love the effect. An outstanding photo.
Posted by Ayash at August 1, 2006 03:03 PMAt first, it looked like someone in a rowing shell (crew).
Posted by delis at August 1, 2006 03:28 PMWicked shot, I would never have thought of doing that! Looks really surreal, they look so relaxed but in completely the wrong position, just brilliant.
Posted by kerry at August 1, 2006 03:43 PMWell, i feel really admirative day by day...i visit your blog every single day and i do not have anything else to say that you're a really good photographer.
Thks and cheers from France
Something else I must try! Good work! :-)
Posted by David [mondaymorningphoto.com] at August 1, 2006 06:01 PMSam when I first saw this shot I thought it was someone on a row boat and I had to double take it, very surreal shot indeed
Posted by nature boy at August 1, 2006 06:18 PMGreat eye. Blows me away.
Posted by Kent Blumberg at August 1, 2006 06:28 PMvery cool. very different perspective
Posted by /\/\J at August 1, 2006 08:20 PMThat is so cool. Very creative. Will try my own :)
Posted by Maran at August 1, 2006 10:57 PMHaha that was a novel idea.
Posted by PlasticTV at August 2, 2006 12:25 AMwow.
Posted by shula at August 2, 2006 12:29 AMGuaaaaauuu.... Really a wonderful picture.
Congratulations!
Posted by jgarcia at August 2, 2006 02:37 AMi had to tilt my laptop to the angle of the escalator to fully appreciate the way you took this photo...
wow! i've been a fan of your site for more than a year now, and when i look at your photos.. remarkable. keep it up.
- from a photo enthusiast from the philipines
Posted by xav at August 2, 2006 09:16 AMThat's a cool idea -- pic looks great.
Posted by James17930 at August 2, 2006 12:11 PMIncredible!!!
Very creative!!
Your eye for photography is proved yet again!!
It's always a pleasure to look at your photos! Keep 'em coming!!
Posted by Madhu at August 2, 2006 12:14 PMwow nice picture --- the elevator must have been really steep, eh?
Posted by alex at August 2, 2006 04:32 PMWow what an innovative shot. In a way I almost wish you had not stated how you took it (or at least not so obviously beneath the photo) as it would have made the sense of bafflement that was my initial reaction last longer!
Posted by Ishmael at August 3, 2006 06:20 AMExcellent framing idea.
Posted by AirBete at August 6, 2006 09:22 AMI think it's very difficult... but it's a fantastic idea!
Posted by Novocaine at August 6, 2006 03:01 PM