Quite an uncompable place to be reading a book! :-) But a great capture.
Posted by Thomas Solberg / Project neXus at October 16, 2006 02:11 AMthis is fabulous!
Posted by Krisztián at October 16, 2006 02:45 AMdry and cool.
Posted by Harlequinpan at October 16, 2006 05:16 AMIt was a beautiful day yesterday. I had gone down to B&H Photo on 34th to buy a new camera (you MUST go there if you haven't ever done it, you won't be sorry). It was closed for some reason and I came very close to going up to Central Park for a stroll before heading home. Who knows?... you might have taken MY picture!
Posted by BW at October 16, 2006 05:44 AMThis is a wonderful shot! I love the composition, the toning and last but not the least the simplicity.
Posted by Anil at October 16, 2006 06:39 AMamazing beautiful: simple things ~ somehow, you capture them; amazingly consistent impressions without affecting the amazement. if i could i would ~ support you in photographing so many places ... we need a magic bicycle for you sam.
Posted by lyn at October 16, 2006 06:59 AMSo, enjoying another bite of the Big Apple, eh?
I like the incongruity of the business suited reader on all the rock.
Posted by Hugh Petrie at October 16, 2006 07:20 AMNice simple photo! I really like that you made it black and white, it makes the cliff look rough.
Posted by Lars Gundersen at October 16, 2006 08:27 AMVery nice, it looks like hes sitting on some rapids!
Posted by Hitesh Sawlani at October 16, 2006 10:12 AMLove this one. B&W works well here, great composition, and it evokes the feeling so well. I need to do what this guy is doing!
Posted by Kent Blumberg at October 16, 2006 11:50 AMAs usual. An Interesting photo.
Posted by Gabe McIntosh at October 16, 2006 02:32 PMGreat shot, lovely blak & white. Totally different picture then you usually make!
Posted by frans (the netherlands) at October 16, 2006 02:46 PMWOW!!
Posted by Babak at October 16, 2006 03:03 PMGorgeous shot! really unique and wonderful.
Posted by Susanna at October 16, 2006 03:58 PMWonderful B&W shot! Beautiful structure of the rock.
Posted by Ries at October 16, 2006 04:56 PMvery tarkovsky-ish!
Love the gritty detail, excellent shot.
Posted by Craig at October 16, 2006 05:06 PMSuperb composition. The desaturation just suits this perfectly. I think we all need to do more of this sometime.
Posted by Gavin at October 16, 2006 05:13 PMIts always good to take a moment out of a busy day to appreciate a good book.
Posted by Jeff Ambrose at October 16, 2006 05:56 PMAt first glance I thought this photo was pretty horrible. It looked way blown out and super contrasted. Then I looked at the gradient bar at the top of your site and realize that my laptop monitor needed some serious re-calibration.
Now this (and everything else) looks like a wonderful photo! So I (and my laptop) thank you for this post :)
Posted by Elissa at October 16, 2006 06:51 PMI never realised Central Park had big rocks!
Posted by Ash at October 16, 2006 07:00 PMtotally awesome!
Posted by marie at October 16, 2006 07:06 PMthat's a good book..anyways nice shot
Posted by sarah at October 16, 2006 07:19 PMWow!His left leg is spectacularly long. Is he related to a spider crab?
Posted by Steve at October 16, 2006 07:31 PMI like this. Its a different style then you usually see here at ddoi.
Posted by Andrew at October 16, 2006 08:05 PMthe guy in the picture looks very much like jon stewart. at least the hair...
This is great...but that does not look like a comfortable place to curl up with a good book.
Posted by Laurie at October 16, 2006 11:31 PMfacinating composition/contrast/tone/everything!
Posted by Ali at October 17, 2006 12:52 AMJENUINE SHOT!!!
Posted by susan at October 17, 2006 02:50 AMMore power to the guy for being able to lounge on such a hard surface long enough to get through ANY number of pages in a book!!! Must be cushioning his bum w/something....I like how capturing the gentleman on the rocky surface lends a certain stillness and depth to him that wouldn't have been present had he been in the midst of grass or under a tree...
Posted by stillatello at October 18, 2006 12:37 PMHa! Great framing. Nice tones with the B&W. And he's quite a character...
But it really doesn't look like the most comfortable place to read! But that only adds to the piece. ; )
this photo made me stop in my traks. everything about it is just the way it should be... come to think of it, it reminds me of that beautiful b/w portrait of james dean, "bulevard of broken dreams".. it really does.
fantastic shot!
lol
Posted by Fakhry at October 22, 2006 08:59 AM