Loneliness
Dec 24, 2020 15:29:52 #
JeffL
Loc: New Jersey
This is a photo that I shot about 40 years ago. It was an Independence Day weekend and I was roaming around NYC. The camera was a Nikon N6006, one of the more automatic film cameras. The lens was a Nikon 70-200 zoom. That is all I remember. I was struck by the feeling that this person was all alone and I was sadden by the look of loneliness. I had a print made of the slide, framed and mounted. This photo is from a scan of the print.
Dec 25, 2020 07:24:25 #
His expression does set a mood. The beauty and usefulness of photography show here: A moment in time recorded for our later instruction and reflection.
JeffL wrote:
This is a photo that I shot about 40 years ago. It was an Independence Day weekend and I was roaming around NYC. The camera was a Nikon N6006, one of the more automatic film cameras. The lens was a Nikon 70-200 zoom. That is all I remember. I was struck by the feeling that this person was all alone and I was sadden by the look of loneliness. I had a print made of the slide, framed and mounted. This photo is from a scan of the print.
Dec 25, 2020 09:16:56 #
Steve DeMott
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
JeffL wrote:
This is a photo that I shot about 40 years ago. It was an Independence Day weekend and I was roaming around NYC. The camera was a Nikon N6006, one of the more automatic film cameras. The lens was a Nikon 70-200 zoom. That is all I remember. I was struck by the feeling that this person was all alone and I was sadden by the look of loneliness. I had a print made of the slide, framed and mounted. This photo is from a scan of the print.
Fantastic image. I like how the eyes of the man & the painting below are on the same diag. Have you tried this is B&W?
Dec 25, 2020 09:30:39 #
Dec 25, 2020 11:44:26 #
Very good, JeffL. The face does indeed reflect loneliness, but the bars imply isolation as well. I don't think it would have come off as well without them.
Dec 25, 2020 11:47:42 #
JeffL
Loc: New Jersey
Voss wrote:
Very good, JeffL. The face does indeed reflect loneliness, but the bars imply isolation as well. I don't think it would have come off as well without them.
I agree, it was an OMG lucky shot for me. It is an emotional image that has an impact, if only just for me.
Dec 25, 2020 15:54:06 #
JeffL
Loc: New Jersey
Steve DeMott wrote:
Fantastic image. I like how the eyes of the man & the painting below are on the same diag. Have you tried this is B&W?
It is starker in B&W.
Dec 25, 2020 22:24:43 #
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