Girl on Train, a photo from Kyoto, Kinki

Photographer's Note

I saw this girl on the train in Kyoto and had to take her picture.I'm not sure if she noticed, but she never moved from that pose.

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SirWilliam (410) 2003-08-24 4:33

Very nice photo! I think it's well taken, no cropping suggestions, a lonely mysterious girl in an empty environment. Very moody! Topshot!

Porteplume (4036) 2003-08-24 5:06

I don't know if correcting a slight (optical?) tilt would be benefic?
But I really like everything else in here. Great composition with a perfect model and excellent control of B&W tones & contrasts.
Very well done...

Skorj (581) 2003-08-24 6:36

Lovely soft pensive feel to this photograph - even the blur of the passing trains through the windows add to the overall ambience. Very nice tones throughout.

gringofil (0) 2003-08-24 7:32

This is quite a photo. I really like the blur outside the window and the girl's pose as she's sitting (or maybe sleeping?). Anyway, great shot.

BobTrips (1857) 2003-08-24 13:11

The exposure/tones are great.

I think some rotation would help. And it would have been nice had you captured all of her feet.

nmess (2301) 2003-08-24 15:45

Very nice Joshua. Composition, exposure, timing, all perfect.

zorro (530) 2003-08-24 21:02

cute shot joshua,nice choice of B&W...all in all are perfect.

greg (2835) 2003-08-25 5:09

Nice shot - I like the emptiness of the seat beside her, and the smooth textures. Wish you hadn't cut her feet off, though!

sam (897) 2003-08-25 18:00

I miss the feet, and wish the camera was tilted just a bit more to the left. Overall, I like the BW and tonal range. Her pose in intriguing.

Luko (14000) 2003-09-07 17:48

the lone woman in a train. that's an alltime travel myth and the shot is very good. love the very smooth textures (even the metal parts are smooth!!!) and the extensive tonal range : fabulous mid range greys.

marcind (222) 2003-10-23 6:42

venteresting mood of picture.... her feet should be captured

Margherita (189) 2003-10-23 6:52

Very nice picture. You have captured one extremely graceful posture of the body.
I don't care at all about the absence of the top of the girl's feet.

Mary (844) 2003-10-23 6:54

A very nice daily photo, good composition, exposure, light!Great!

maciekda (19895) 2003-10-23 6:55

I really like the climate of the picture, B&W works well here, a big seat and a small girl occupying a small part of it... I cannot make up my mind, whether I'd rotate the picture a bit and move the camera bit down "to include her feet" or not... I like it

Armindo (593) 2003-12-05 5:29

Very good image.

pcostas (321) 2004-01-12 5:11

Very nice capture.
Simple nostalgic and delicate touch in the solidute of the girl!
Nice choice of the b/w.

Alanbrito (72) 2004-03-23 1:18

Great picture, very simple...very nice...congratulations.

drf (287) 2004-04-14 3:39

I would prefere it a little wider not to cut out her feet.

yerevantsi (44) 2004-04-14 4:03

very creative shot. Positioning is interesting. The motion blur outside is great.
Thank you Joshua for sharing this beautiful shot with us.

edji (1368) 2004-04-17 18:31

Nice picture. I like the movement effect throw the windows. Well done.

totetuti (83) 2004-09-18 17:01

Wow, read the comments, the reactions! they tell more about the viewers than the picture itself. somehow the majority of the men/boys, i'm included, here see a lonely little girl estranged and surrounded by emptiness... perhaps what she needs is 8 hour of sleep a day.

TheG1 (1509) 2004-09-18 17:43

The invisible photographer!
The picture is simple and yet beautiful. The framing is good although the girl is cut and the bottom part.
The BW create a special atmosphere.
Well Done.

btw, this picture reminds me of this one

stranger (726) 2006-02-19 7:27

wow , I love it ... I can feel the scene :) I can say GREAT ...

I dunno why but befor opening it, I could say she is japanies !!!! (I didnt see the title that it is from Japan)

TomekWalkiewicz (233) 2006-03-07 11:27 [Comment]

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gautamg (49) 2006-05-21 0:48

Hey Joshua,
beautiful moment captured... (though i'd prefer a little more tail room to the composition).
HAPPY SHOOTING!!!

ein22 (478) 2006-05-21 0:53

This is a really nice photo.
Nice shot Joshua

I would take a photo of a total stranger without permission if I had the same pose/ setting as well.

It's a nice NOIR feeling. Very well done.

Andrew

Andre-H (1271) 2007-04-01 13:15

Hi Joshua,

This photograph is certainly eye-catching, and there is much charm to it. The tones are wonderful, though a little pale, and the timing is good, especially with the opposite train soon through the windows. On the other hand...

The composition is not very effective: she is stuck in the left, while the majority of the photo is in the right, and there lie it's primary dynamics. Everything is cut: the girl's feet are unfortunately out of the picture; the loops for hand-holding lead to nowhere; the poster on the right isn't all there; the whole is a little sideways.

I do still like it, but I think you might have got been able to get a far better pic still, especially since she wasn't moving.

André

wawa (692) 2008-03-22 2:27

Greta shot. There's what we can call an atmosphere here. I like stillness of the empty seats next to this mysterious woman and what seems like a fast moving train behind the window.
Very good choice of B&W.
TFS
Warren

j-mune (0) 2008-07-28 9:49

Ciao Joshua
L'idée de prise est bonne, mais le cadrage serait à revoir.TRES bon contraste,bien vu.
Amitiés
Yvon Charles

Vague (307) 2010-03-30 3:52

I like it very much! In fact I like the cadre as well, despite the "feet-cutting" because it creates a blend of concurrent calmness and tension. The light is perfect as well.