On the weekend, I had a chance to take street candid photographs with Voe.

The occasion was great given there were so many opportunities for candids.

This elderly man was talking with an extremely deep voice on the phone. The lighting makes him like a prophet.

The shot was taken with Fa * 80-200 f2.8 on k20d. I put a black gradient gradient on the right to decrease the distraction.

[mel]

i agree with Gus. Stunning. Truly an amazing shot.

[dbh]

What an eye you have!
And that was candid?!
Wonderful.
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dbh

[Eastern Shore Charlie]

Very nice capture....

[rmtagg]

WOW! Do I love this shot. Very good eye and great capture too!

[mithrandir]

That shot has NatGeo written all over it. Great catch.

[nulla]

Brilliant


neil

[LaRee]

Outstanding James!

Perfect lighting and marvellous composition.
Once past that I notice the cell phone hidden in hand close to his ear, this conjures up an exquisite juxtaposition between the modern technology of the phone and the wisdom of the ancients aura of the gentleman. Like one of those fantasy novels involving alternate realities and the people and things that go between them.



I always wanted to write a critique with posh words like that .......................................... and mean it.

Gary

[ftpaddict]

It looks great, James. Really tells a story.

[Bramela]

Brilliant shot, james, absolutely stunning. I hope we dont have a Monthly competition, "Men/Man with Beard". Its over before it starts

[roentarre]

Wow, just incredible. I love the confusion that this image evokes - an older (perhaps wise) man, clearly using techonology (talking on a blackberry). Fantastic!
I think the darker right side helps to keep your attention on the face.

Sometimes less is more. Glad that it works out getting quite a few responses in the forum.

I actually had a lot of trouble with the overexposure on his beard. The shot was not converted to black and white at all, just an added black gradient on the right.

WOW!!!

"CLUNK!!!" (that was my jaw hitting the desk)


Seriously, I can't recall seeing a better image.....ever! I may have seen some (very, very few) as good as this, but surely nothing that surpasses it.

I'm jealous!

You are definitely exgerating there. I see many great face shots on jpgmag and flickr. Thanks for your support!

Great shot. Reminds me of Galdalf from Lord of the Rings.

Tom G

He sounds too ocker to be Gandalf and missing a shaft.

A wonderful capture. mood and story telling photo ;-)

Definitely he is not homeless. He owned a phone and got a scooter nearby

[roentarre]

I like the shot. This man could only be a story teller. Or a wizard.

Magical!

Side lighting creates mood. Interesting to see all kinds of interpretations. Thanks again

Very very nice.

Since the hat is cut maybe take a little more off the top (and left to balance)?

You are right about that. I picked up photography since last weekend and I realised that I had been chopping people's head off quite frequently. Something to watch out for. Thanks

Agree. Great shot.

Awesome shot. Absolutely fantastic.

Thank you two for the comments. Very nice of you to take time looking at the photo

[roentarre]

Very creative James, I love it.
thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks, Stu. Sometimes I do get lucky. Not taking that many photographs these days. Trying to catch up

Freezes me in my virtual tracks... Stunning! I have seen few any better than this wonderful shot.


Thank you James

You are too kind. The bokeh on the right was kind of nice in fact. I decided to leave out the bokeh for the simplicity.

[roentarre]

i agree with Gus. Stunning. Truly an amazing shot.

Thank you for viewing. It at least gets approval.

What an eye you have!
And that was candid?!
Wonderful.
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dbh

Sometimes candid is a lot easier than a classic protrait. No need to set up lighting, backdrop but just a click with camera at the right time!

Very nice capture....

WOW! Do I love this shot. Very good eye and great capture too!

Thank you both. Luck comes and goes. Not sure when I am going to get lucky again.

[roentarre]

That shot has NatGeo written all over it. Great catch.

Wow, that is a compliment. I wish that can be true. Thank you.

Brilliant

neil

Under the flinders bridge only. Try the location next time you are in the city.

Outstanding James!

Thanks LaRee. Your comments are always appreciated.

Perfect lighting and marvellous composition.
Once past that I notice the cell phone hidden in hand close to his ear, this conjures up an exquisite juxtaposition between the modern technology of the phone and the wisdom of the ancients aura of the gentleman. Like one of those fantasy novels involving alternate realities and the people and things that go between them.



I always wanted to write a critique with posh words like that .......................................... and mean it.

Gary

Gary, that is a lot of writing and I think I am reading a poetry in English Literature class here. Thanks for writing so much about the shot leaving my a little shy here. Sure there needs a few improvements for which I received quite a few negative comments in the photo critique forum. Points taken and learnt.

It looks great, James. Really tells a story.

Glad to see you around, Dan. I am shooting another series this coming weekend.