On The Move
Nov 6, 2013 17:53:44 #
Nov 6, 2013 17:59:02 #
Graham, I'm not even sure I'm qualified to write words that appear online in the general vicinity of your photos, let alone critique them. Another moving story in a photo from you.
Nov 6, 2013 18:05:32 #
Graham Smith wrote:
The bag man again.
Graham
Graham
Graham, great shot really like it, the only suggestion I could come up with is that his head is the same hue as the wall behind him. what if that area behind his head was darkened, wouldn't that make his head more dramatic? just my humble opinion
Nov 6, 2013 18:32:14 #
Nov 6, 2013 18:41:55 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Graham, I'm not even sure I'm qualified to write words that appear online in the general vicinity of your photos, let alone critique them. Another moving story in a photo from you.
What about it moves you? What story does it tell to you?
Nov 6, 2013 18:42:16 #
ecobin wrote:
Very powerful shot - I really like it.
What do you like about it? How is it powerful?
Nov 6, 2013 18:53:45 #
Graham Smith wrote:
The bag man again.
Graham
Graham
Wow...that's all...just wow.
Thank you, Master Graham.
Nov 6, 2013 19:15:57 #
Yep, you did it again. Of course, since you put it in the critique section, I'm assuming you would like us to tell you how you could possibly improve it. Nicely exposed, subject has room to move into the photo, exposure is spot on; but there is an annoying glare in the window. Wonder if that could be removed somehow. That is how hard we have to look to critique your photos. Great job, Graham.
Nov 6, 2013 19:26:19 #
Country's Mama wrote:
What about it moves you? What story does it tell to you?
This is another special photo, it tells the story of a long hard life. It also asks many more questions... Is he as lonely as he looks? Does he have family that come see him once in a while when they have time? Perhaps he is a loner who prefers to be left alone in his memories of the love of his life who passed too soon. Did he spend too much of his life in the bottom of a bottle and alienate the people who loved him? This is what makes this such a special photo, it allows the viewer to write the story however they want.
Nov 6, 2013 22:41:29 #
Nov 7, 2013 10:00:01 #
I agree completely with the comment below and had real feelings of weariness, hardship and sorrow when looking at this gentleman. However being a person who finds it difficult to make a decision and stick to it i also saw father christmas - weary from toy making on his way back to his workshop with much needed supplies of sustenance. He looks to be in a hurry and is walking with a determined pace, he knows where he is going....
momma deb wrote:
This is another special photo, it tells the story ... (show quote)
Nov 7, 2013 10:27:50 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
Graham, I'm not even sure I'm qualified to write words that appear online in the general vicinity of your photos, let alone critique them. Another moving story in a photo from you.
Agreed, same here.
Graham, I'm in awe of your talent. Your photos move me!
Nov 7, 2013 10:32:51 #
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Graham Smith wrote:
The bag man again.
Graham
Graham
Its interesting.
In the other photo, I saw a sad homeless man pondering a life full of wasted opportunities.
In this one I see a man who has just dipped in for a pint on the way home from the grocery store, and is now walking home to a hot tea and reruns of "Til Death Us Do Part".
Nov 7, 2013 11:30:06 #
A Master Print. Okay, it's not a print, but it should be. Mighty Eastman, the Great Yellow Father, used to make a richly textured paper, R-surface I think it was, R_Rough. Then there was a process, and I've been wracking my fevered brain for it, that looked like thisa kind of charcoal rendering except it was photographic. I personally would not touch anything behind his head (needs the strong separation), nor would I touch the windows (I think they are fine). As to a story, there used to be a television program in the last century that had the tagline, "There are eight million stories in the naked city." I can look at this picture for hours and come up with innumerable stories. If I failed to critique it, I apologize, but it's like critiquing Arbus or Walker Evans. I know, I'm gushing. I mean it! It's hard to critique a Master!
Nov 7, 2013 11:39:58 #
Chuck_893 wrote:
A Master Print. Okay, it's not a print, but it sho... (show quote)
Oh but you can critique it. Critique does not mean negative comments. Telling us what you like it a critique.
cri·tique
noun
1.
a detailed analysis and assessment of something, esp. a literary, philosophical, or political theory.
verb
1.
evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way.
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