JPG: Photos: "Straight Up Class[ic]" by .:Sagan:.  Anthony

Straight Up Class[ic]

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by .:Sagan:.  Anthony

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Outside of Heime's Haberdashery downtown St. Paul. True meaning of a classy storefront.

173 responses

Sue Schultz gave props (15 Apr 2008):
clear, good light and nice color.
Massimo Congia said (16 Apr 2008):
Great Photo!
The cut in the shoe and box doesn't lower its beautiness
Massimo Congia said (16 Apr 2008):
Great Photo!
The cut in the shoe and box doesn't lower its beautiness
James Leocadi gave props (16 Apr 2008):
Great Colour, i love the compostion. It feels like alots happening in this image, i also feel drawn to the reflection in the window
Vionette Torres said (18 Apr 2008):
This picture tells me street, tells me fashion! Great choice, The lighting ,composition and color is wonderful! Good luck.
Jonathan Nafarrete gave props (18 Apr 2008):
Great capture. Love the colors!
Elultimodeseo said (19 Apr 2008):
great composition! i like the colours!
:D
Sol Hess gave props (19 Apr 2008):
Totally rocks! What's more, the perfect entry! Big time class!
Henrique Pousão gave props (19 Apr 2008):
Great photo !
Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (19 Apr 2008):
Good shot. My vote
Bryce Lansing said (19 Apr 2008):
Great Shot! Where is this?
Cesar Santamaria said (20 Apr 2008):
You've My Vote:D.. i like i lot the work Color in this One.
Robert Demchak said (20 Apr 2008):
Reminds me of my mis-spent youth. free-spirited and care free
Michael Portugal gave props (20 Apr 2008):
great picture, reminds me of the on i took of the sax player on my 2nd page, check it out.
Diego Sierralta said (21 Apr 2008):
thanks! I like the small touch of the hat inclined in the same direction as his head...
Eloy Muñoz gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Love the reflections, great photo, congrats.
Pongamart Suttipongkanasai said (21 Apr 2008):
I like colour and reflex on the mirror, so nice!
Iraklis Lianos gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Great shot! He plays it with such style and coolness....
Ana Aguilar said (21 Apr 2008):
Definitely a great image!! The background is really cool, and I love the look he has... he's out in the street playing his music and he's looking fancy!! Great capture!! ;)
Marshall gave props (21 Apr 2008):
i think what makes it special is the fact that he's so.. formal? fancy? and in the background are what could be his clothes. good work.
C.C.Photo86 ::.. said (21 Apr 2008):
Voted Yeah
Jason Kuni gave props (21 Apr 2008):
great shot & tonality..stay up!
Lisa Slifko said (21 Apr 2008):
Awesome image....Tells a story !!
Christopher Kent gave props (21 Apr 2008):
This shot rocks the house. I love the color and hi-definition. Sweeet!
David Bowden gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Gets my vote. The color and clarity are perfect. Good balance and composition.
Misko Kordic gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Excellent... got my yeah...
Max Schenk said (21 Apr 2008):
If I could, I would vote for this twice - colors, composition and tone are all excellent ~ congrats!
leslie ghent gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Yes...love it!
Juan Ramon Sanchez said (21 Apr 2008):
Well done! great style. Keep it up.
Michael Fancher gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Good shot, got my vote!
KRITZ ARTWORKS gave props (21 Apr 2008):
Great work!!!
Sina Sabbagh said (22 Apr 2008):
Great Colors! makes it so classic...
and a sax player sitting in a chair in front of store. wowww!
Blackhole Photography said (22 Apr 2008):
I love the colors and composition in this one. I vote yes.
reynold palayukan said (22 Apr 2008):
love the tone
Thomas Henry gave props (22 Apr 2008):
Great picture...has a definite Depression-era feel to it.
Janice Mezzacappa said (22 Apr 2008):
Great comp! Love the details, lighting and title!
Konrad Ragnarsson gave props (22 Apr 2008):
Yeah,it rocks!!!!!!!!!!!And thank you for your kind comments and making me your contact.
Dorothy Menosky gave props (22 Apr 2008):
Absolutely Wonderful!
Dorothy Menosky gave props (22 Apr 2008):
First try at complimenting you wouldn't go through. This may end up being a repeat. "Absolutely wonderful photo!"
Pierre Belhassen said (22 Apr 2008):
Great stuff !
Ken Takahashi gave props (22 Apr 2008):
this is cool! you got my vote.
kim howarth gave props (22 Apr 2008):
Great photo! Definitely gets my vote!
Jamie Nardoni said (23 Apr 2008):
My inspriations have always been color, music and nature. This pohoto is great because of the subject matter and the backround! GREAT job!!
Seb De Poortere gave props (23 Apr 2008):
very good shoot
Wayne Jones said (23 Apr 2008):
Love the colors and the comp!
Sam Angarita said (23 Apr 2008):
Oh so you're the guy with this shot
I saw this earlier today
love the variety of colors man
sweet capture
Got my vote
Leanna Lomanski gave props (24 Apr 2008):
Great capture - I vote yes!
Tim Martin said (24 Apr 2008):
Fantastic photo. Not only great composition, but great colors and subject.
Jeremy Schnyder gave props (24 Apr 2008):
you have my vote, and thanks
Maria T. said (24 Apr 2008):
hello there! indeed a good street capture and an interesting personage, got my vote :)
Andrew Lawson gave props (24 Apr 2008):
Excellent!!!! I love the colors!
Jerrica Aldridge gave props (24 Apr 2008):
You've been shooting for only 5 weeks? You have a great eye, I find myself jealous!
Irina Shoyhet gave props (24 Apr 2008):
Got my vote!
Jessie Anderson gave props (25 Apr 2008):
well done
Zach Gibson said (26 Apr 2008):
Composition and light in this are awesome. I really like how the stuff in the store behind him matches his outfit. Awesome shot
Mark Gilliland gave props (26 Apr 2008):
Great shot! Got my vote!
Gerville Hall said (26 Apr 2008):
Wonderful urban flavor! I am a fan.
Lance Van Tine said (26 Apr 2008):
Great shot and good subject matter for the voting
Magda Beda said (26 Apr 2008):
damn, sick colours. Love it you've got my vote! hope it get's published!
Robin Smith gave props (26 Apr 2008):
great shot!
John Coleman gave props (26 Apr 2008):
Superb, my kind of shot.
John Edwin May said (26 Apr 2008):
Sagan,
It is indeed a wonderful image.
You are using brutally, harsh, rude light extremely well. Unfortunately, there are so many interesting elements within the frame, you are loosing a great deal of attention of the man. For me, I am most interested in this person. I am interested in the way he is holding the sax, his hands, that ring on his left hand, his fingers on the keys. The shape of his face while playing the instrument is most revealing. The other elements in the photo are very distracting, beautiful, but distracting nonetheless. They are distracting because you used this descriptive light so well. Crop this image in half right down the center. You have two interesting images, but the image on the right with the sax-player is where it is! Even though I am not a huge fan of verticals, I would like this image to be rendered that way just to get that tip of his left foot were that possible. This image is just too tight for my tastes. Your subject and viewer cannot “move” within the frame. It gives the image an unwanted cramped feel. As far as the hat with the similar tilt as his head, the hat is in the background and should remain there. Your darken corners seem a little heavy-handed. I would think about darkening that light hat that is almost the same size as his head. Additionally, I would darken the suitcase and the shoes above the stark red case. I would not be so distracted with the left side of the image were it not for the reflection of the building. It just takes my attention away from the gentleman. Sagan, please take these comments as something to think about. This is NOT an attack, as some will assume. They will not know that you emailed me asking for my opinion. Feel free to delete my comment after you have seen it… or leave it up for others to think about. Your call!
My best to you!
John
Allan Meek gave props (26 Apr 2008):
Voted man, great pic
jay Delavin said (28 Apr 2008):
There's nothing like the sound of mean sax solo! Love jazz, love the shot just as much. Keep up the fine work.
fox gave props (28 Apr 2008):
advanced!
Amelia Rhea gave props (28 Apr 2008):
like the treatment you use for alot of your work. it gives a very distinctive feel...
Mandy Crandell said (28 Apr 2008):
Fantastic!
Cristian Sorega gave props (29 Apr 2008):
Great shot. Really like the colors and expression on his face. Voted!
non clemente said (29 Apr 2008):
this is a great shot, the composition and the colors are simply great.
Eric Abernethy said (30 Apr 2008):
Interesting comments by Kevin D. and John E., they are both right, good constructive criticism. I personaly love a busy picture and would have cropped the image like you did. It reminds me how Norman Rockwell used to paint really busy paintings. I love to look around and find all the smaller woulds in photographs and a busy window has those smaller worlds.
.:Sagan:.  Anthony said (30 Apr 2008):
Here is my response to all of the great comments:
I like to shoot a "feeling," not an object. To me the sax player picture portrays a lifestyle, bringing out the fact that nothing is more important than music, and the open box shows that he can't pay for what he has by himself. It's about his passion, his lifestyle, and honestly if the picture was cropped to just him, it would still be interesting, but all of that feeling would be lost and it would just be another "good" picture, and you wouldn't know anymore about him besides the fact that he plays saxaphone. Thank you all for the great constructive criticism, it's well appreciated!
! Slimeface said (30 Apr 2008):
Cool and colorful image! Voted.
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dell bro said (1 May 2008):
wonderful..good light,compo and tone...
Rogério Freitas said (8 May 2008):
Great capture. Voted.
sandro garcia said (8 May 2008):
I love this composition and motive!
Tomitheos said (9 May 2008):
excellent colors and clarity
this moment speaks back
well done!
got my vote
will pattison said (11 May 2008):
i think the composition is perfect.
wp.
Antonio said (12 May 2008):
I'd like to see in next issue :)
Mansooreh Shahtalab gave props (12 May 2008):
Great shot, Got my vote!
Rena Rezentes gave props (12 May 2008):
for a person whose only been shooting for only 5 weeks sure shots like a advanced member of the photography world. Love the photo and the colors. Brillant.
Angelika Gonzalez gave props (13 May 2008):
i love the colors
Lutfi Mohamad Rashidi said (13 May 2008):
dude.simply cool...u got my vote er
Christine Davis said (13 May 2008):
Wow I love this photo! Almost feels like you can hear the music!
Danuta gave props (13 May 2008):
it would be great as a poster or music cd cover, great ! congratulations :-)
Maggie Weber gave props (13 May 2008):
this is amazing i love it your pics are terrific seriously!
Raymond Torres gave props (13 May 2008):
Very Cool Shot!!! You Got My Vote.
Nicole Abba gave props (13 May 2008):
i love your shots very much
Claudia Martin gave props (13 May 2008):
definite class(ic), nicely composed
Gia gave props (13 May 2008):
beautiful photo....you captured his lifestyle and his love and rolled it into this photo. this is amazing. and 5 weeks...looks like you have been doing it awhile. lol
Andrew Nicol said (14 May 2008):
I really like the colors on this.
Abby Inn-Keeper gave props (14 May 2008):
This is great! I love the colors, light, reflections, comp, textures... Everything that has already been mentioned :)
Kris Duncan gave props (14 May 2008):
Fantastic photo. Easy vote!
Tim Wilcox said (14 May 2008):
I really like the color, contrast, and overall feel of this photo. Very nice!
May Lattanzio gave props (14 May 2008):
Just voted. Excellent. Ever smell the lining of an old instrument box? I love what he's wearing - great nostalgia shot.
Sharon Griffin gave props (14 May 2008):
Very good photo. A real classic !
Eddie Blanck gave props (15 May 2008):
good shot got my vote
John Hastings gave props (15 May 2008):
I play sax, I take photos, I love this picture.
Alexander Valhouli gave props (15 May 2008):
Great shot.
catharine amato gave props (15 May 2008):
got my vote
Jack Beaman said (15 May 2008):
Voted! Nice work...I like the treatment and composition here..
Olivier Vin gave props (15 May 2008):
yes indeed ! classy classical... well done, great job !
Leonardo Tamburri said (15 May 2008):
what a funky wicked shot, love the colour in this one it pops!
Edward S. Gault said (15 May 2008):
This has a lot of style, Excellent Work!
Edward S. Gault said (15 May 2008):
This has a lot of style, Excellent Work!
Anne Mcginn gave props (15 May 2008):
Simply wonderful
Mike Willshaw gave props (16 May 2008):
Oh yeah! Very nice!!!
Jessica McDade said (16 May 2008):
You got my vote :)
Jonathan Castellino said (16 May 2008):
Nice work! Ya got my vote-
Sarah Kasuba gave props (16 May 2008):
Awesome shot! Great composition & lighting!
Erik Howard said (16 May 2008):
Got my vote... thanks for the great photograph. The red velvet takes center stage.
Rick Scott gave props (16 May 2008):
You get props for this one.
Enrico Bolzan said (16 May 2008):
good shot and composition, good work
Michael Diamond said (18 May 2008):
Such a good picture, it ticks all the right boxes and deserves the title for street fashion.Your work is excellent,keep it up bud!
Roger B said (18 May 2008):
This is a beautiful capture. Like they say a Pic says a 1000 words. Great job
Jarko said (19 May 2008):
good work, my vote
Thomas LeFevre gave props (19 May 2008):
Awesome!!
emma h gave props (20 May 2008):
wonderful color!
Nigel Hollingworth gave props (20 May 2008):
Amazing! love the colour and comp
prihartono said (21 May 2008):
great composition! i like the lighting and colours.
Nicole Brunner gave props (21 May 2008):
This is a graet compostion i really like it=]
Michele Randell gave props (22 May 2008):
Love the fluidity of the sax leading down to the battered box - this says it all - the time spent honing his craft, his love of smoothness and elegance in the way of his dress and his willingness to perch himself upon a skinny little chair - This is what he does and loves!
Donna Beeler said (22 May 2008):
Beautiful shot...so personal.
Oregon Curly gave props (22 May 2008):
Love the composition, can almost hear the music.
Vicki Koch said (24 May 2008):
amazing!~
aubrey marvin gave props (24 May 2008):
you're incredble
Rodrigo Gonçalves said (24 May 2008):
Great Shot!
Raymond Ruiz gave props (24 May 2008):
Classic indeed! Got my vote!
Patrik Ugone gave props (24 May 2008):
YeaH it Blues! ;)
Melanie Alexander gave props (24 May 2008):
Great shot! Overall composition is awesome and everything ties together really well
ashley ng said (24 May 2008):
Great colours and composition Sagan.
Gabrielle O'Connor said (24 May 2008):
Awsome
Martin Senyszak gave props (26 May 2008):
My favourite photo on jpg so far, I think. Total stunner.
Robert Valenzuela gave props (27 May 2008):
great shot Sagan got my vote
Simon Browne gave props (27 May 2008):
very nice!
Meres gave props (27 May 2008):
i love the colors and all the different stuff going on. great shot! you have my vote =]
groovE paranoiA said (28 May 2008):
great photo amazing colors :) ilove it
good job :)
kisses groove
eyal leave said (28 May 2008):
a great shot! Voted!
Mercedes Ramirez said (28 May 2008):
I love this one, Beautiful moment here!!
Scott Ciaglaski said (28 May 2008):
Oh heck yea!
Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (28 May 2008):
Excellent, I love the subject, the reflection in the window and the hats.
Helen Kington said (28 May 2008):
This is fantastic... very vivid makes you want to stop and take a look.
mark coyle gave props (28 May 2008):
Great picture. Love it.
Jessie Hall said (28 May 2008):
Love the composition.
Lotte Segers said (29 May 2008):
I guess this old man is playing some jazz...
Very nice pic and great colours!
mario bressan said (29 May 2008):
Very very good works!
My best compliments.
Patricia Woolard gave props (30 May 2008):
Beautiful!
Vladan Djordjevic gave props (30 May 2008):
Great photo! Love the composition, details, color, elements of design.
Pat Stevens said (30 May 2008):
Love it! Evokes memories and emotions!
Chris Wallendorf said (30 May 2008):
This is a fantastic photo. Great composition and a lot of feeling. This is why I love photography. You got my vote!
Hillary Shemin gave props (31 May 2008):
Wonderful shot. I really love this kind of full picture. Great comp, color, light and subject. You got my vote. Thanks for visiting my gallery, too. I'm new here and appreciate the vote of confidence and encouragement!
Kyle Wilkins gave props (31 May 2008):
great tones and awesome comp.
Tammy Kimble gave props (31 May 2008):
I can almost hear the smooth sound of jazz sax! Excellent image!
Scott Baker said (1 Jun 2008):
sagan, you kicked my ass again with your still life --- great eye
great vision --- 10+
Claire Organ gave props (1 Jun 2008):
great lighting and contrast
James Blucher said (1 Jun 2008):
greatness, you don't a lot of this anymore
Marc Schoonackers gave props (1 Jun 2008):
Great picture, man. I voted yes!
Cathy Cale gave props (1 Jun 2008):
Fabulous shot. YEAH
Monique Wilkinson gave props (2 Jun 2008):
well thought and emotive photo
Katie Bushueff gave props (2 Jun 2008):
Fantastic. Good title...very classic indeed! Love it!
Jo Anne Rodrick gave props (2 Jun 2008):
What a great shot! Got my vote!
Atisha Paulson gave props (3 Jun 2008):
the red velvet looks inviting.
Faisal Almalki said (4 Jun 2008):
Fantastic shot. Well done
Jinn Ng said (4 Jun 2008):
very nice. the images on the window arent distracting although they're there. nice compo and warm effect. it's just great!
Patrik Jandak said (4 Jun 2008):
nice capture
Giorgio Constantine gave props (4 Jun 2008):
I love the gold tones. Great composition.
May gave props (4 Jun 2008):
beautiful capture. great composition and colour.
Pat Stevens said (4 Jun 2008):
This photo speaks to me so many levels.It evokes memories of my child hood and father.My dad dressed similar and was very musical.The old store front is similar to those in my home town.
David Taylor gave props (5 Jun 2008):
Excellent!
Gregory Peters said (7 Jun 2008):
From jacket to hat to shoes - this photo is the full outfit!
Shannon Huber said (8 Jun 2008):
love this image.. just wish his foot wasn't cut off.. take into consideration framing the entire subject when shooting.. its always better to have too much room and crop then to cut something off awkwardly.. especially here where you have space around the entire rest of him
Jeff Clark gave props (29 Jun 2008):
This reminds me of JPGer Tony Day's work. I love it!
Nick Nicks said (8 Aug 2008):
This is really a "classic"...It has a very timeless quality to it. Beautiful shot.
John Hastings gave props (31 Dec 2008):
Jazzy.