Oxymoron by domenicododaro

Oxymoron

Walking along Via dei Coronari with Junko @jyokota, I caught this lady on a moped, speeding before an arch, with the strong backlight. I took this photo on the fly, almost without looking.
Yet, the silhouette and the way the curves of the arch, the helmet and the lit area are arranged on the black canvas convey, for me, a contradictory feeling of stillness.
Leica R4, Agfa Scala 200 (exp.), Diafine
Yes, better on black.
it's a really interesting image
May 25th, 2019  
Amazing. A bit of luck involved, too.
May 25th, 2019  
Great image, had to look twice to see what is happening. Love this play of light and shadow
May 25th, 2019  
Terrific alignment. Fav
May 25th, 2019  
Goodness, what serendipity - and quick thinking/skill to catch it! Looks like Cartier-Bresson's work!
May 25th, 2019  
Nice repetition of arched: the wall, the light and the helmet. Really nice
May 25th, 2019  
I like that you caught the curve of her helmet under the curve of the archway...well done.
May 25th, 2019  
@shannejw thank you very much!
@louannwarren quite a bit! Thank you!
@leonbuys83 I had to, too! Thank you!
@pusspup lucky indeed. Thank you kindly!
@juliedduncan wow, take it easy, I could believe you! Thank you humbly!
@caterina thank you a lot, Caterina!
May 25th, 2019  
Good spot, great shot!
May 25th, 2019  
Love the softness, the light and oh, just everything. FAV!
May 25th, 2019  
@s4sayer thank you so much!
@joysabin Thank you a lot, Joy, so kind of you!
May 25th, 2019  
Wow... love the light and shadows.
May 25th, 2019  
Superb, love the graininess again
May 25th, 2019  
Yes, I can well appreciate the feeling of stillness. Maybe from the repeating curves of the helmet and archway plus the b&w?
May 26th, 2019  
The strong light at the pavement, shows her face so well.
May 26th, 2019  
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May 26th, 2019  
@kwind thank you a lot!
@graemestevens thank you kindly!
@golftragic I believe so. Thank you!
@angelikavr thank you!
@joemuli 😊
May 26th, 2019  
SO interesting -- almost like the Yin/Yang symbol if you look at both the shadowing and the light for a silhouette.
May 27th, 2019  
@jyokota You're right! Didn't notice it. Thanks!
May 27th, 2019  
Absolutely awesome use of light and shadow.
May 31st, 2019  
Fabulous! Congrats to you on the top twenty! :)
May 31st, 2019  
@shutterbug49 thank you very much!
@gardenfolk really? Wow, I didn’t even know... thank you so much!!
May 31st, 2019  
I had assumed she was still. Fab pic! Fav
June 7th, 2019  
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