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Published: 2004-02-08 16:50:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 791; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 461
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I was shooting this unusually small door in an alley in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Though I kept thinking the shot needed a little something extra. That's when the guy came walking down the other end. For all I know he may have been a security guard coming to tell me to stop shooting. I didn't stick around long enough to find out.Related content
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love the textures and tones along with the perspective and rear lighting. great job!
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impressive... but the angle makes this door lokks like it was build up for midgets....
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That's a very awesome perspective. Why is that door so small though? Weird!
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Ahh!! This is SO awesome! I really love this type of photography, very Alice in Wonderland indeed 
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Crazy perspective on the guy. I feel like Alice in Wonderland.
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aptly titled for the cropping, definitely feels that way
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amazing perspective, angle and composition! would be...somehow... boring without the man. b&w is really good here, and yeah! with a little bit grain
but at all... it's not claustrophobic for me
well done work, as usual!
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yeah man good shot...
I know that kind of security guard.... one I almost get some kick in ass, but for my luck - I have good boots.
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my thoughts: hmmm.... claustrophobia. wait... i dont see spiders. ooops CLAUSTRAphobia. lol
i love it
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Nice perspective and angle.
The size of the door makes the man looks really tall.
Run, Arthur, Run
Run Run Run
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That's how it is.....simple and this is what makes this look so good. Nice line and the bricks give almost a motion blurr effect
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i guess it always happen to a lot of people when they are taking photos - there'll always be "extra subjects" which compliment the whole composition. and if the original is well-composed, having those extra subjects would be like a bonus.
and if it's not, i guess, the whole picture will turn ugly.
i really enjoy this picture. haha
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That's a funny effect. It's either a normal door and an unusually tall guy approaching you or a small door and still a tall guy coming at you.
And the negative space of the wall is mesmerizing.
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amazing perspective. love the cold colours too
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Hmmm... this certainly makes me feel some kind of uncomfortable sensation. Yes - too tight. Really oppressive!
Wonderful crop, composition, dark tones (beautifully exaggerated by the white light at the end of the wall). I like it a lot. Very much, indeed.
(How are those most tantalizing 
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yep, definitely the guy adds a lot to get the small size of that door
excellent capture, also love the B&W texture of the bricks...
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A very good example how a little addition can shake things up a little. But the guy isnβt what makes a god photo. Again you succeeded in creating a good composition with strong lines that draw the focus and some interesting details.
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haha, I like the situation that you're shooting from here. From the thumb I was thinking "I think that shot needs a little something more than that door"
and then it happened. Creepy...well not so much really
Nice work
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Yes, I think you really will change the world one shot /image
at a time. This one is terrific....kept me looking for quite a
while....mostly because of the strangeness caused by the
size of the door compared to the man.
Laurie
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Awesome composition and lighting. That guy totally makes the shot, though.
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... you make the most interesting photographs. really beautiful. the perspective is kinda surreal.
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wow, you used a great technique here...the right wall isn't shown at all, but you're still able to generate a narrow seeming atmosphere...great work
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Stunning shot... the perspective on this is so interesting! This just came out so beautifully.
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Very well done !!!
angle , perspective, contrast ... just great !
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Specatcular perspective and overall symbolism
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Yeah, that is strange. Guy doesn't look friendly but picture wouldn't be same without him. I saw some very small front doors while I was wondering around on few Greece's islands...
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Wonderful angle and wide focal length. That guy looks like a buffed up trigger happy characted from some video game I played once.
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gosh! Claustrophobia indeed! Strong and unusual composition that really works for this type of feeling.
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what a nice picture! I love the dark and light spots
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Damn! I love this photo! SO great!
Reminds me of those streets in the movie Billy Elliot in a northern England mining town. Nevertheless simply great!
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hehe, cool shot.
the title fits so well...thanks to the weird door, the desaturation and the almost scary figure this has some angst-feel to it ^^
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Excellent shot, i think the contrast of the black and white really makes it. Awsome Job!
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Great timing with the shot dude... the guy coming into the shot really adds to the perspective.
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Yes, the level you took the picture from helped a lot. I love the lighting and how it seems that person is coming from another dimension. 
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I love the dirty look in this shot! Dunno if it's grain, but
whatever it is, it works. I like how everything behind that
guy is overexposed...where does he come from, what
does he want...? Β¦o)
I'm not quite sure about the cropping though. I would
like to see more of the lower left, underneath the door.
Anyway, this is very nice Β¦o)
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Love the composition here! The narrow area of pure white on the right edge of the frame seems maybe like some portal that this random person is traveling thru. The textures on the brick and sidewalk are quite spiffy, and work extremely well with the tone used. That little door is just a real curiousity... perhaps there is a secret society of little hobbits living there? That would be cool.
And yay once again for Kalamazoo!! Woo!!
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wow!! that is such a cool shot! I just love it!
+fav for sure
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great capture arthur...intresting title, but it works perfect with it, the lines r awesume here...lol the guy is so huge to the door
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