Thursday, January 29, 2009

Shoppers Wanted!


These days every store owner dreams about those good days when shoppers were crawling non-stop...
This is a three years old shot from a Koln (Cologne) busy street.

52 comments:

  1. I love this and what a perfect commentary, and title, for the world's dire situation !

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  2. Great shot and I love what you did with it!

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  3. Fantastic capture!!!

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  4. Yep now days ya can't even get that crowd in for a WalMart sell. Super work
    **Peace**

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  5. I love it! Nice postwork!! :)

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  6. Are the days of 'shop 'till you drop' a bygone era ?
    I guess, we must have almost everything...especially with those cheap Chinese imports, where is the quality in that ? we have become a 'throw-away-society'!!
    But don't get me started on that...
    What makes this pic so good, is the B&W image, with just a hint of selective colouring on those signs, brill.
    Cheers *BB*

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  7. Wonderful and very creative work

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  8. They need to clear the alley for the fire trucks for that smoke rise. Thought at first it was just a nearby volcano.

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  9. Yes the days of shop till you drop...are long gone...Super work on this

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  10. Awesome work! Love the compo!!!

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  11. Good effects with the post work

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  12. AmaZZZZZZzzzzzzzzing photo manipulation!

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  13. you haven't captured Germanies Tallest Woman.. she is from Keulen (Koln)
    and will walk these streets now

    I think you people have Sinterklaas aswell ?

    Just at the right.. from where you stood is a little (small) hotel
    where I stayed several times because of the TallPeopleParty in the old parts of the TrainStation

    a wonderful place

    the bells of the Dom Church we will never forget

    ha ha

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  14. Interesting image. wonderful work!!

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  15. haha I love that manip and its direct symbolism, very funny, moody and an excellent satyre, too:D!

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  16. Wonderful work on this!

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  17. Really fantastic!
    Superb perspective and an original postwork!

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  18. very wonderful commentary! What would be interesting is to see a picture of the same spot taken now as a C&C shot

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  19. Wow, that's quite a crowd! Looks like it's going to pour down rain on them. Very cool image! (:

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  20. great creative idea. I know some of these stores : there are the same in Saarbrücken :-)
    I love the color manipulation

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  21. A realistic title, great work!

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  22. the selective coloring here and angry sky really gives it a dramatic feeling !!! awesome work of art !!!

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  23. This is wonderful!

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  24. You really selected the coloring in this artistically and uniquely for the most appealing view. I really like the look of the sky which contrasts so well with the unsuspecting crowd below.

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  25. ~Movement of the World~ So Evocative... FABULOUS!!!

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  26. The work has a great feeling with the bw and color contrasts. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Nice shot and post work! Well done.

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  28. Very nice work.

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  29. great shot.The contrast "colour" and "half tones" is fantastic!
    Awesome work.

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  30. Excellent image and commentary.

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  31. Yep, booming economy then. Great shot!

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  32. this is awesome work eddie very creative and great commentary love it..excellent work as always..

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  33. A wonderful manipulation! I love the combination of color and black and white. It is intense,and also low key, at the same time, (if that makes sense)!
    :) Lea

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  34. Awesome beautiful shot of this crowded street and wonderful details with colors!!:-)

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  35. A wonderful shot and nice effect! cool

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  36. Cool capture and manipulation. The dark clouds of the economy break-down were looming above even then.

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  37. outstanding post work and candid capture

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  38. excellent ! great postwork !

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  39. really great work...the selective coloring and the dramatic sky are special

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  40. Powerful effect.

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  41. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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