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gilad — Dynamics of Superstition
Published: 2005-05-17 09:39:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 9167; Favourites: 233; Downloads: 2728
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To believe in spite of evidence or without evidence.To account for one mystery by another.
To believe that the world is governed by chance or caprice.
To disregard the true relation between cause and effect.
To put thought, intention and design back of nature.
To believe that mind created and controls matter.
To believe in force apart from substance, or in substance apart from force.
To believe in miracles, spells and charms, in dreams and prophecies.
To believe in the supernatural.
This is again, a very lucky shot.
It's Wide angle lens (10-22mm) and a little panning that does the trick here.
I was approaching the cat, located at the edge of a big empty space, between wto buildings, figuring this could be a nice shot. Actually i got a much better shot when the little fellow got streesed and ran away.
I was able to do a little panning that empesizes the effect of the wide angle.
I feel this seems sureal enough to add to the "Superstition" atmosphere.
I want to dedicate this piece to the wonderful Yael Sela .
Beside being a wonderul artistic soul, she is a wonderful person. One I am very lucky to be a friend of.
When i saw the resault of this picture, i just knew she will love it, and so this is for her
.Shot in Neve Zedek, Tel-Aviv.
G
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beautiful shot. i'm admiring all your artwork, because the Daily Deviation person said its amazing. & it is!
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We just got a little black kitten about that same shape!
~Julie
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This shot is immense without the cat.
With the cat it is about more than just the places we live, the places we cut to our own benefit. It is about
the things we may be pushing out,
the animals and environment we are changing,
the things I left under the tire of my car, or never paid attention to at all.
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It seems like the cat is in a city of giants.. very well captured and the setting is interesting
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my heart is beating.
this is so freaking great. respect! :thumbs:
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What amazes me about pro photographers is how they almost always get the best focus and exposure just at the right moment. They say take a few hundred shots, which I did, but I know there's something else missing that's keeping me from shooting a good one. Maybe it's the soul. Hahaha, damn I admire you people.
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I love the feel the panning gave this shot. It's stop action, but it has such a feeling of movement.
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Good shot. kind of out of the ordinary perspective, which is great.
Immagine world leaders like Bush and terrorists like Bin Laden ruling their men all on the account of luck. That would probably make an even bigger mess of the world than it already is. lol
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I like the perspective. Since the cat looks scared, I guess he/she is a feral.
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Lovely centred
You're so lucky for this shot, indeed!
I love the cat sillhuete, that it's not detailed
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Hahaha 
I really love this photo. The deterioration of the walls has an enormous impact. The plaster (and is that paint?) peeling from the walls, the struggling foundations, and the cracked, crumbling walls seem as though they're degenerating in the whole scheme of things, moving backwards through time and becoming fragments of history like the rubble in the sand. The cat, meanwhile, seems to serve as a juxtuposition to the increasingly ancient nature of the walls; an other-worldly sudden spot of darkness in the light sand, like a slap in its face, young and lithe and energetic, looking to the future; the definition of youth and forward energy. The way the earth seems to curve dramatically is like a track for the cat, propelling it forward through the couse of time, the rigid ancient walls looking on with curiosity... or is it some form of disapproval? Doubt and fear, maybe?
As much as I admire the photograph, I have to say that the title is just as striking as the image itself, and more than fitting. The cat's fleeting nature and the way it seems to oppose its surroundings makes it look supernatural and ethereal. Something that can come and go as quickly, silently, and gracefully as a shadow... it's no wonder black cats have been viewed with suspicion in most of the Western world. It doesn't matter though... I will continue to tempt fate.
Congratulations on another astounding image.
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I want to thank you for the pleasure you gave me, reading your detailed comment.
It's just as good as the work i did.. I'll give you a 
G
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simply amazing..
the colours and the sense of movement are impressive..
congrats
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i really like how the shadowis the same shade of black as the cat, to me i sort of see this as the two ways of looking at the cat, 1, that black cats are unlucky and evil, and 2, this is a CUTE little kitty
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Wide angle lens? or just clever arrangment of sand?
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I wrote in my note, It's wide angle. 10mm
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The centered composition works well. The image almost feels like it has a zoom blur. It's a good argument to get the 10-22 EF-S lens.
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You bet!
How i crave this lens for Nikon... but they don't make it for Nikon... yet.
G
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Marvellous capture!! Unique indeed. The surroundings fit the black cat. There is drama and atmosphere in this photo, well done
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What a beautiful pic! 
I like that the colors and motion are so vivid and alive. Almost the inverse of a classic ominous black cat moment. Nicely Done.
Cheers
-Michael
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fantastic shot..really captures an almost sureal location
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The surrealism of this shot is killing me. Could the setting, lighting, angle and moment be more awkward? Great
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great colours and contrast, the walls are have a great effect on the composition.
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Love the title and the black cat in the friendly colored (alley?)
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If it wasn't for the shadow of the cat on the ground I'd have sworn that the cat itself was a shadow, this picture had me with my face up close to the screen trying to 'get it' which I think says a lot about how cleaver it is. The proportions are all very surreal and at the same time I am still drawn to appreciate something as random as the texture of the wall and the colours of it.. a really great image that I enjoyed seeing!
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sigh....amazing..i the scenery fits the "black cat superstition" so wonderfully. whatta fortunate shot.
the wide angle, the stride of the cat, and the colors really come together perfectly...you did it again!
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A very strong image. The cat really stands out from the subtle background colours. It's hard to believe that the panning makes a difference at 1/640, at least it's not visible in the background, but still one can sense it, that's magic. I am very interested in this lens, do you reccomend it?
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Do i recommend it?
Shittt, that's the best lens i worked with!
I have a friend that has the conon 300D and that lens, and since there is no lens exactly like that for Nikon, i keep going out with him for sessions, and lending his camera (and lens) for a while.
The 10-22 is very wide, but ut's not fish eye.
If im not mistaken, it's the widest without a fisheye effect.
That will get you the distorted effect, without the distorted frame.
Beside, you can shoot from 5 cm with it!!!
I love it!
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Thank you very much Gilad.
I just can't get enough of the world into my 17-55mm lens, so I guess this lens is the answer for me.
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a brilliant photograph well captured, and such wonderful words and i hope that Yael Sela really like this piece
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Great photo! It's hard to notice at first the cat but it's really great!
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