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Published: 2003-08-21 12:28:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 972; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 377
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Bike theft is a common issue here in Holland.Upto some point I even see (but defenitely do not agree on) why they are being stolen. Upto some point, because why they are stolen and being ditched I don't get, especially not when it concernes childrens bikes....
They were cleaning the canal on my way to work and dragged around twelve submerged bikes ashore, among them this one. Why would anyone do this to a child? Just keep your damn hands off of someonelses property!
Seem to keep bumping into situations I want to photograph, rather than being able to give form to an idea..
tech specs:
Nikon 995
Original shot in color
Turned into B&W and toyed around with blending layers
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Comments: 38
This is such a great shot and I agree wit you 100%. children are pure joy and if you treat them wrong because you were treated wrong then yuo are becoming your own enemy... Well anyways I love the soft glow and the blue hues. It really ties it back to your concept.
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i am in absolut aww of this! i must favorite!
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Both a powerful image and message.
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Yes it is very sad that somone would do this, I hope the child with the missing bike was able to get i replaced, If we cought the ones who did this and did it to them would it be wrong? I wonder,
This is a wonderful picture that captures such a sad act.
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First, WOW, I can't believe I had totally zinged this one...
Second, I don't like the title - too obvious. Needs more distance from the subject. I hate riddles, personally, but there needs to be a little more conclusion made by the viewer, rather than everything we should feel about the piece spelled out for us.
Third, WOW, this is an incredible shot! It's been studied closely above, surely, but perhaps my favorite aspect is the misty background (even more than the spiderwebs, which ARE a great touch.)
As for your treatment, the intricacy of your desaturation is brilliant and perfect. Even though it's blatantly unreal, it all fits perfectly and believably.
The texture of the bike itself is amazing - somewhere between rust to death and burned to a cinder, a ripe range of interpretations. Moreover, I just feel profound ghosts in this image, perhaps driven somewhat by the unlikely/inexplicable location OF the bike.
It's a visually clever model of bike too - it's not generic, but rather, has character all its own.
Just top-notch and awesome.
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very dreamy, seems like a poetic winter shot. looks of snow-filled dreams.
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Beauriful photo,......yor description and tittle adds alot of emotion and meaning !!!!!
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lovely shot! like the colours you used!
great work!
see you around 
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Wow, I hadn't even noticed the spider webs in the corners. The mist looks good in the background, it was there when you first took the photograph, right? I mean, did you add it in Photoshop?
Anyway, I've had my bike stolen once..an old piece of shit that was falling apart, heaven knows what they wanted with it! I suppose it's one of the joys of living in Holland, but I can't say that I miss it much
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On that part, nope, you aren't missing much (I'm riding my sixth bike now; it doesn't matter how thick your lock is, they steal it anyway...)!
'Bout photoshopping: everything you see in the pic is as is, I only changed the colors.
Stefan
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you know you're the king of this sort of thing. of the delicacies of life- like rust and mist and blades of grass.
its a powerful subject and you've portrayed it convincingly.
personally, i would have moved the whole thing a little bit to the left...no, to teh right. i just get a little squeamish with centered things. but then again, working with that railing... i don't know.
you're great and this is super intense
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spiderweb?
you rock my world
who can CAPTURE that?
WOW
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This looks really creepy.
It almost looks like there has been a fire going on for days and that all the smoke has washed away all the colours.
And the ash has lied itself on the bike.
Great captured!
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Gee that looks like me bike when I was a tkye...I alwas wonder where it went...
A great shot...And you said you have no ideas...
You have the eyes and a flare to create good photos...
Click on the link to vist my 
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Being a genus is like ice-skating on edge of a razor blade..
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That is rather sad! 
I like the photo... I would love to see the original colors.
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when my son was four someone stole his bike..
this shot reminded me of his tear stained face as
he began to see our world treats it's children.
we never found his bike and to buy him another one.
some people never think of their actions having an impact on a child. they dont care.
thank you for sharing this photo... it sparked so much in me.
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This should be on the front page, no doubt about it. Awesome shot, sad subject... I love the spiderwebs on the railing, very beautiful.
It just has alot of feeling in this, too.
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Quite a story here...and the decaying quality of the image simply reinforces it. Powerful & effective. 
I'm not UBER keen on the washed out colors, but they work. Annoyingly, I can't think of any other suggestions. Full color would lessen the focus on the bike, I assume. (As would B&W.) Perhaps a dulled color background with full color bike highlight. 
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well noone is perfact in spelling babe dont worry bout it as for the innocence lost to the childern its a shame people cant just have respect at all for things that dont belong to them and to do this to a child is just so dam wrong its an awsome shot (awesome) lets us know that there are still people out there like you that really do still care take the shot and voice your oppion dont mind my spelling it sucks! hugz babe
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and i dont wanna hear anymore on that lol just looking at the image anyone would already know hun it was a typo we all do it hugz u tight
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we all knew what you ment tho so it doesnt matter babe hugzzzzzzzzzzzz
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This is beautiful! So sad. Maybe even a bit scary. Or 'haunting' might be a better word. I just love everything about it. The mistyness of the background. The spiderwebs. The weeping willow type tree on the left. Everything about it works toward a mood of extreme melancholy! It's a wonderful capture!
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woah this is really nice...
i simply can't see a single flaw...
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yep absolutely awesome picture...exceptionally beautiful...nothing more you can say really.
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its like a fairy tale, dreamy, very intresting
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this is excellant.
and full view is a must!
otherwise you'll miss some of the visual 'subtleties',...
(and i won't give them away)
nice work on the colorizing of the bike. really like those
soft pastel colors.
you've captured such a bittersweet moment.
thank you for sharing it.
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great soft tones, the desaturation is neat, a very good shot.
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This definetly comes across as being a very sad or possibly tragic photo. Very atmospheric. Nicely done.
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Touching... really.
The pic has captured perfectly your feelings...
Sad but nice work, man...
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thats so awesome, the soft reddish tone of the bike on the b&w background. The weather, the mist, the situation, really emphasize the kind of tragedy behind the whole thing.. wonderful job!
oh btw: it's spelled "innocence"
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'bout the spelling: Darn your right!
I already had the feeling I should have grabbed the dictionary....
I'll see if I can change it; thanx!
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