Zen Finish
I had been thinking about all this montage stuff - and had all these ideas I wanted to try - so early this morning I went out with the tripod (for a change). The thing about living in New York is that as soon as I walked into the park you just see amazing things that you couldn’t dream up ahead of time.
So this isn’t exactly a montage - more similar to what in the old days would have been a multiple exposure - but I have to admit that I’d be lost in some other place. The guy finished up his yoga workout and then did a prayer facing east, west, north, south. Wish I knew who the guy was - I would send him a print. But he kept going into some other routine after this and I didn’t want to bother him.
I think I’m going to replace one image in the book that I wasn’t happy with - with this shot(s).
Comments
Comment from richo
Time: May 19, 2008, 5:57 am
Very nice shot Dave. What stops you from cropping out the surroundings? Just for fun I have cropped out all except the dark trees behind him and left in a bit of grass in front of him. Like that it looks very surreal and I like that a lot 
-richo-
Comment from dave
Time: May 19, 2008, 10:00 am
Sure. I have him separated in each position. There’s a slight reflection in the mirroring of the museum of him that I sort of like. But at one point I had him against a pure black background — good for a book cover on Yoga.
Comment from Susan A. Barnett
Time: May 20, 2008, 3:39 pm
The space in the garden is a wonderful metaphor on meditation itself. It is so peaceful but alive at the same time. The shrubbery wall is so black and oddly thin it looks like a theatrical backdrop and your guy like puppets.
I love the angle you took it from so you included the mirror that also transports you to another dimension.
Congratulations on a super photograph.
Comment from dave
Time: May 20, 2008, 4:29 pm
Welcome aboard, Susan.
Comment from Rory
Time: May 19, 2008, 4:51 am
Great shot Dave. Really like it.
Can you recommend areas of NCY / Central Park for a few hours shooting? I’ll be in NYC for a few days in July, but it’s so vast I’m not sure where to start!
Rory