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Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 19 March 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

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Comments (27)

Karthik from Chennai, India

Lovely composition!! Perfect!!

19 Mar 2009 5:28am

Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom

This is a really interesting one and very well composed. The black and white is perfect.

19 Mar 2009 5:46am

@Mike: Thanks, Mike - this whole scene was as odd as it appears in this image. There really is no road where the sign stands - and the fence is complete in its job of keeping people out of that world.

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

Very beautiful photograph

19 Mar 2009 6:23am

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Magnificent image - the patterns from the fence are hypnotic!

19 Mar 2009 7:04am

yz from Budapest, Hungary

wow, great idea, very well seen

19 Mar 2009 7:17am

Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

What an eye for a shot,you are the Man !! Stephen...

19 Mar 2009 7:46am

k@ from Paris, France

Ooh, this IS framing ! Bravo, great result !

19 Mar 2009 8:08am

chrissy from uk, United Kingdom

very unusual, well thought of, I like it

19 Mar 2009 8:17am

Peter Frank from Karmiel, Israel

Wow! Great B&W. I like it

19 Mar 2009 8:37am

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

How cool is that, Stephen. Great image, and the gray scale works out really well.

19 Mar 2009 10:35am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

This one is a really cool composition; I'm smiling at the humor.

19 Mar 2009 11:01am

dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States

Not a through fence either! Excellent composition. Great eye.

19 Mar 2009 2:02pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

well spotted - awesome composition and perspective.....

19 Mar 2009 2:28pm

BoB from Milano, Italy

fantastic composition and amazing texture

19 Mar 2009 2:51pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Magnificent great eye my friend!!! Such a strong composition!

19 Mar 2009 3:22pm

Liang from San Francisco, United States

an awesome catch in mono. I like your use of DOF here, and how the sign is very nicely focused. well done stephen!

19 Mar 2009 7:09pm

bruno from les Ollières, France

Excellent angle of view and depth of field.

19 Mar 2009 7:12pm

peter from new york, United States

not only is this an excellent composition but i love letting my eye wander as the fence bends and curves. great stuff!

19 Mar 2009 7:21pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

great shot, love the angle

19 Mar 2009 9:16pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Well spotted! This is a great image.

19 Mar 2009 10:43pm

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

what a great shot...the intensity of that fence is wonderful....great catch!!!

19 Mar 2009 11:38pm

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

Great composition. The way the fence frames the sign is just perfect. And the BW fits perfectly too!

20 Mar 2009 12:17am

willow from Chelsea, United States

Very, very cool.

20 Mar 2009 5:45am

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

A superb composition.

20 Mar 2009 5:53am

grant from kansas city, United States

i'm convinced. very cool shot.

21 Mar 2009 2:39am

@grant: The lesson I took from this: A road less traveled must be chosen with some care.

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

There's something special I like in this composition

21 Mar 2009 4:53pm

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Nice use of selective focus! Well done

26 Mar 2009 5:43am

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