PEOPLE 175 – MANNEQUIN ON QUEEN’S ROAD (MONO + COLOUR)

 

 

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Mannequin in a shop window along Queen’s Road in central Bristol; 17 July 2014.

This headless mannequin with her fantastically patterned dress was immediately striking as I walked by, and a composition comprising this patterning, and her forearms and hands, came to mind.

Then, post-capture, her arms and hands were converted into silhouettes against a paler backdrop (in which dashed lines from the shop’s display remain), to retain the human element – because take away her arms and hands and we could be looking at a jazzily decorated coffin!  And then restoration of the dress’s pale blues, to further enliven the design.

Canon G11 PowerShot at 140mm (equivalent); 400 ISO; Silver Efex Pro 2, starting at the Push Process by 3 stops preset, with selective restoration of colour.
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