Posting Date: August 23, 2002

Private and Public -- "Portraits of pedestrians at Marble Arch, London." (Jack Comments: Usability is about observation. Ever sit in a public place and just watch facial expressions? Do it regularly in the same place and people will think you're creepy. Do it with a camera and maybe you get punched in the face. I wonder how this guy grabbed these photos. Nice.)

Reader Comments...

Scores a 4.1 on the JoyIndex™
Proves that we don't all wear bowler hats over here.

Posted by: Mac on August 23, 2002 08:40 AM

Very crisp, very clean images. Pleasing to the eye. Yet at the same time, the people are not sexy or beautiful. It makes these images real and refreshing.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 23, 2002 08:46 AM

Come on, you people can do better than that. Tell me what my next comment about this photo gallery will be. You're observant, right?

Posted by: Jack on August 23, 2002 11:19 AM

I'm stunned at the quality of the photos. Can someone give me advice on how I can make my digicam pics look this good? Wow!

Posted by: MadMan on August 23, 2002 11:48 AM

First, capture the scene with the background out-of-focus (or do quite a bit of work in Photoshop).

At home, increase the contrast and saturation levels in the foreground, and possibly bump up the brightness level in the foreground. Consider doing the exact opposite with the background. All of your attention gets drawn to the object in the foreground.

Posted by: Jack on August 23, 2002 11:59 AM

Good quality images. The man featured on the main page under Spring is also in the summer section--even looks as if he's wearing the same shirt.

Posted by: jan on August 23, 2002 12:05 PM

Yup, that's it. He's on the first page of Spring, and the last page of Summer. Suspicious.

Posted by: Jack on August 23, 2002 12:45 PM

True, but the background is different (look at the trees on the background). Apart from the fact that he pops up a couple of times (could be a local? could be someone the photographer knows? ), I found this to be a beautiful collection.

Posted by: Tristan Louis on August 23, 2002 06:31 PM

This is an example of a Flash site that works, because Flash is used as an enabler rather than a gimmick.

Posted by: Mac on August 25, 2002 03:12 PM

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