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"The moment always dictates in my work. What I feel, I do. This is the most important thing for me. Everybody can look, but they don't necessarily see. I never calculate or consider; I see a situation and I know that it's right, even if I have to go back to get the proper lighting."
~ Andre Kertesz

Richard T from Leicester, United Kingdom

I really like the strong darks and shadow play. Powerul composition with power to the peddle and ... yeh yeh girl power as well ;-)))

Ha! ... richard

21 Mar 2010 5:33am

rem_la from Villiers, France

joli jeu d'ombre avec la grille !

21 Mar 2010 5:58am

Sonia Nansid from Stockholm, Sweden

Fantastic backlight! And yes, the shadows are just great!

21 Mar 2010 6:11am

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Great mass of lines and shadows! And, yes, very ambitious capture. Love the title. :)

21 Mar 2010 6:20am

NaDu from Köln, Germany

Ah, this is a girl? Okay, the earring. She's cut by the sharp shadow stripes, so you clicked at the right moment.

21 Mar 2010 6:41am

fabrizio from Rome, Italy

great timing wonderful tones

21 Mar 2010 9:08am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

She needs to watch those trousers in her chain :) Nice shot. The bit of tilt and the dramatic shadows adding to the sense of movement

21 Mar 2010 9:14am

Larry Lefever from Lititz, United States

Great action and I love the flare.

21 Mar 2010 9:20am

Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Wonderful image with great movement. The verticality of the shadow cross with circles of the wheel is fabulous! Greetings, Adela

21 Mar 2010 9:30am

Chris.B from Olburgen, Netherlands

Fantastic backlight! And yes, the shadows are just great!

21 Mar 2010 9:39am

Thierry Masson from orly, France

very powerfull, i like the game between light and shadow

21 Mar 2010 10:10am

tede from Aubenas 07, France

She trains for the Tour de France! The shadows are beautiful. Good Sunday.

21 Mar 2010 10:21am

tce76 from Saint Laurent de Brèvedent, France

Bel instantanné qui fige le mouvement. Belle lumière également en contre-jour.
Quant à ces ombres....
C'est encore du très bon travail.
Bon dimanche.

21 Mar 2010 11:00am

oscar from Barcelona, Spain

A fantastic set of shadows

21 Mar 2010 11:01am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Superbe lumière et image dynamique! J'aime beaucoup les ombres sur le sol! Excellente image!

21 Mar 2010 11:14am

Emmeji from France

Une histoire de rayons en somme !!! :)

21 Mar 2010 11:20am

Magrat from Germany

Strong lights and shadows... I love the contrast and her expression! Superb, Mariana... :)

21 Mar 2010 11:35am

FAN from Besancon, France

A B&W powerful once again ! Bravo !
Beautiful placement with regard to the light and the incredible contrast. With a décadré of circumstance which strengthens all these lines

21 Mar 2010 11:40am

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Super cool shot wonderful B&W work and love the long shadows

21 Mar 2010 11:44am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Oh, COOL !!! Nice usage of shadows.

21 Mar 2010 12:40pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Very cool action shot with clever light management!

21 Mar 2010 12:51pm

PATRICK from miramas, France

very great capture

21 Mar 2010 1:15pm

Morten Pedersen from Norway

Very good with the shadows that makes it look like a lot of speed.

21 Mar 2010 2:01pm

Don from spokane, United States

The strong shadows and the rim lighting help make this shot very dramatic.
Excellent strong shadows too. Very well done.

21 Mar 2010 2:13pm

Florence from Paris, France

Utterly dynamic ! An ecologic business woman ! She seems determined !

21 Mar 2010 2:33pm

Ken from United States

Mariana! A strong image that could have been taken anywhere in the world!

21 Mar 2010 2:38pm

dany-yepa from Nice, France

très beau shoot , ombres multiples et n/B bien contrasté , j'aime beaucoup !

21 Mar 2010 2:46pm

Dilwenn from Bordeaux, France

Magnifique jeu d'ombre et de lumière! J'aime son attitude très concentrée, elle n'a pas l'intention de poser le pied à terre :) Elle est plus courageuse que moi!
Bon dimanche!

21 Mar 2010 2:51pm

Julie from Easton, United States

What a nice shot! The shadows work well!

21 Mar 2010 2:54pm

shelle from United States

nice grab shot!!

21 Mar 2010 3:00pm

Marcie from Newton, United States

Wonderful use of shadow and light. Especially love the look of determination on her face!!

21 Mar 2010 3:03pm

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Interesting shadows you've captured in this splendid action shot.

21 Mar 2010 3:09pm

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

On to the next best thing. best...jerry

21 Mar 2010 3:34pm

marc battault from clermont ferrand, France

I love this game of shadow and light!
kiss!
Five stars!

21 Mar 2010 3:44pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Yes the shadow and light and your caption make this a great set... keep being ambitious!

21 Mar 2010 3:57pm

@Earnest: thx Earnest . I was impressed by a shadow of this fence and door , when this biker came unexpectedly into my frame ;)) Lucky I was for I really starve for people in my shots !

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Great lines and shadows in this wonderfull b/w picture

21 Mar 2010 3:58pm

B.Held from Santa Fe, United States

i love the play of the shadows

21 Mar 2010 4:18pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

An interesting high contrast here

21 Mar 2010 4:27pm

Farnaaz from Iran, Iran

Many things in this photo are lovely . Cycling ! lights .. the feeling of movement ..and all the lines that catches the eyes .

21 Mar 2010 4:28pm

MK from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

its the shadows that made this pic. well spotted n executed

21 Mar 2010 4:46pm

Pomme from France

Superbe jeu d'ombres :)

21 Mar 2010 4:53pm

SOUL AFLAME from The bosom of Mother Nature, United Kingdom

Wonderful, graphic lines and shadow play make this a winner, M. Briliant timing.

21 Mar 2010 4:54pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

I like the gritty high contrast with lots of black.

21 Mar 2010 5:30pm

tataray from St Laurs, France

Magnifique les reflets ...Bonne soirée.

21 Mar 2010 5:31pm

✿ Anina ✿ from Auckland, New Zealand

Beautiful! Perfect timing and placement of biker. Great use of light and shadows.

21 Mar 2010 6:37pm

@✿ Anina ✿: thx Anina, nice to see you on my page again ;)

Jaap from Heerenveen, Netherlands

It's biking time again. Great B&W shot, nice light and dark.

21 Mar 2010 7:46pm

macgo from Spain

Sensacional

21 Mar 2010 7:48pm

K.B.R from Switzerland

Wonderfull light and great shadows,
photo in motion, very well framed
love it!

21 Mar 2010 8:11pm

Jason from Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wonderful perspective and shadows! :)

21 Mar 2010 8:58pm

NANNE from DAMWOUDE, Netherlands

She is very hurry, nice the sharp shadow.


NANNE from FRIESLAND

21 Mar 2010 9:05pm

Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya

Terrific determination captured here.

21 Mar 2010 9:17pm

@Pied Crow: thank you Pied :)

Michael from Shell Village, United Kingdom

That's a very cool shot, I love the sharp contrast and the lens flare.

21 Mar 2010 9:42pm

R.J.Dee from Ettlingen, Germany

Wonderful B+W ! Sorry that I have to make a break in writing comments but I'm preparing a really important exhibition which will be opened on April 25

21 Mar 2010 9:53pm

@R.J.Dee: always great to hear from you, Ralph ! All the best for your work :))

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

A natural spotlight around her head, those are some shades, got to get my bike out.

21 Mar 2010 10:00pm

faisal from New York City, Belgium

cool timing. great shadows.

21 Mar 2010 10:13pm

DLee from Fanling, Hong Kong

A powerful shot! Really like the lines & shadows presented in this image!!

21 Mar 2010 10:37pm

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

Love the shadows i this.

22 Mar 2010 12:03am

Mohsen from Tehran, Iran

Nice

22 Mar 2010 2:11am

@Mohsen: thx mohsen :)

John from Geneva, United States

I almost want to isolate the primary components of the light at the top, the bike and rider, the front wheel, and the shadows below, but I like the way those elements draw they eye from the rest of the photo, even though there's really nothing else there in the other parts of the photo.
Sensational Mariana, just incredible.

22 Mar 2010 3:10am

@John: MAny thanks John . Glad you like this image .

Liang from San Francisco, United States

looks like rush hour for her, nice shadow of the bike here. =)

22 Mar 2010 3:50am

rian from mobile, United States

love how you captured this scene.. well done.. :)

22 Mar 2010 4:05am

Mark Johnson from Rural Colorado, United States

Great light in this! I wish i lived in an area where I could ride a bike to work; I'd get run over here!

22 Mar 2010 4:19am

Gary from Cochise County, United States

The shadows are really outstanding in this but I hope everyone appreciates the subject.

22 Mar 2010 4:24am

k@ from Paris, France

Strong lines everywhere as if she was running out a prison with big strengh, super dynamism in the picture and efficient Black&Light !

22 Mar 2010 7:31am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

superb play of light and shadows ! love the dynamisme angle and compo ! great B&W !

22 Mar 2010 7:25pm

Gregory Kowalski from Beijing, China

Good! I like the light on the top of frame.. especially.. I like the way how you use strong contrast..

23 Mar 2010 1:13am

shoti from somewhere in, China

wow, great play with light and shadows!

23 Mar 2010 1:48am

Satvik from Columbus, United States

Wonderful capture ! The lighting and the shadows look beautiful.

23 Mar 2010 3:09am

larans from Lund, Sweden

Yes, I like you a-girls! Wonderful capture!

23 Mar 2010 6:09am

Jean-Luc from Lyon, France

bEAUTIFUL B&W , a good mix between lights and shadows , i love the dynamism of your pic ! well done , S !

23 Mar 2010 8:53am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Super x 5.

23 Mar 2010 8:08pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

I think she can keep up with anyone by that determined look. Love that light and shadow play.

24 Mar 2010 3:28pm

Sugata from Newark, United States

Wonderful use of light and shadow!

24 Mar 2010 7:31pm

Peter from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Very interesting shadows . Who is she after?

24 Mar 2010 8:41pm

El pare from Prepirineu, Spain

A great play between light and shadows. Wonderful black and white.

25 Mar 2010 10:49am

Vitor Martins from Lisboa, Portugal

Nice play between light and shadows.

25 Mar 2010 1:50pm

moncler from putian, China

Merci pour la le?on de photographie si utile à l'heure du numerique et du vite fait ..sans réfléchir .
j'aime l'atmosphère de ce cliché et ce qu'il évoque , chacun peut s'y retrouver quelque soit son pays
et créer plusieurs histoires ...

30 Dec 2010 7:06am

hervelegerelite from putian, China

You are one great photographer! All combined with great creativity and humanity. I know I've said many times (I think) but never mind repeat ... You are a role model for me! Your pictures are all an incredible strength. So it is with your words! I ask you not leave us! It is a pleasure and a great incentive to follow the "red. " With all my love and admiration Happy New Year full of love and life! Cheers! A hug, Adela

8 Jan 2011 7:20am

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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ISO 80
6 mm

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