man alone

[marie]

looking into the darkness

http://www.pbase.com/image/38725142/large.jpg

[Candid Bandit]

Good shot.. My my.. Yon know when people say " A photo is worth a thousand words" or something like that. :p.. This is one of those photos!! Nice work!

[stoneylonesome]

Really Nice Marie, I find this to be a very moving and poweful photo, I can't explain it but there something that just draws you into it. It asks so many questions. What is he looking at? who is he? is he a homeless person? is he being followed? just so many questions. GREAT JOB.

[Ballen Photo]

A very compelling shot Marie. I like it, even if it portrays sadness.:cry: :rolleyes: :cool:
-Bruce

[boomer1959]

Very moving Marie. :)

[Bodryn]

Photorealism at it's best. Congratulations. I feel sad for this fellow, it breaks your heart. :(

[tim]

Very nice photo, but the compression looks a bit overdone... unless it's deliberate.

[charlesu]

Wow. Good capture Marie. Sad.

[jgbeam]

I love this shot. Not knowing what he is looking at is the key. It could be a photographic metaphor for reflecting on his life...and seeing nothing. You caught a memorable image, Marie. Good eye.

Jim

[Ikinaa]

Nice catch of a powerful moment.

The BW is IMO best here.

I would crop out part of the left, so that the man in the left third of the picture. Then the empty/black space he looks into is bigger vs the rest of the picture. IMO it gives a greater impression of loss...

I don't know if you deliberately reduces the number of gray tones here but I think a standard high-contrast gray would work better, perhaps adding noise too...

EDIT : Ooops... saw just now that you posted the pic in sharing, not critique. Hope you don't mind my (constructive) critics...

[rick barclay]

Very nice, Marie. Old folks make very photogenic subjects, just like babies. :)

[EoSD30fReAk]

like others said marie, it realy raises questions like does he know where he is? or is he being followed? what is he looking at?


i like it a lot and i also like the effect ;)

[Geeeyejo]

Great shot Marie - I like the B&W and the effect!

[marie]

Thank you all very much ,

Candid Bandit, Sandy, Bruce, Dave, Bodryn, Tim, Charles, Jim, Ikinaa, Rick, EosD30FreAk, and Geeeyejo
:)
the man was in a local country town last week.
I thought he looked like he had got off a bicycle .
the character which he ' gave off ' reminded me of Fagin in the film/show 'Oliver ' .
remember the song 'pick a pocket or two' ?
he seemed to be looking around as I got a shot of him looking right and then looking left.
then he asked a man a question, all in the space of a few seconds (I was passing along on the far side of the street)

Ikinaa, thanks .
I did add noise (grain) and I wanted the left side of the picture left in
as it added more balance to the whole .
also to show something of where he was standing
(it was a cheap bargain type of shop on the left )
just wanted some of that there .
even though you can't really make it out:confused:
(that's why it's there )
:lol:


Tim , that was very delibrate . thanks

again many thanks to you all.

here is that picture showing the man asking directions ,
he could be very happy , just maybe he was in a strange town ?

:)

http://www.pbase.com/image/38758329/original.jpg

[Candid Bandit]

I love his facial expression!!! Nice catch.

[theflyingkiwi]

good photo, I like it.

He looks like the someone as a kid that used to pull alot of faces and one of them has stuck :)

the 2nd one could say so much.

[amitnike]

awesoe catch ... as always marie bang on

[marie]

I love his facial expression!!! Nice catch.
thanks a lot Candid Bandid

good luck with your shots

[marie]

good photo, I like it.

He looks like the someone as a kid that used to pull alot of faces and one of them has stuck http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

the 2nd one could say so much.



yes, his face has a lot of character
if I had got the face better it would have been nice
but I was a fair distance away and he was moving about a lot.
glad I got him at all as I liked him

thanks nzl

[marie]

awesoe catch ... as always marie bang on

thanks very much Amit

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