Portrait of Grief

Portrait of Grief · 10:35 AM

Taken in Calverton Military cemetery

**Crooski** · 01-02-2017, 11:11 AM

very impressive

Gedeon · 01-02-2017, 01:29 PM

So sad

PEJensen · 01-03-2017, 01:40 PM

Very strong photo.

rkooiman · 01-04-2017, 11:02 AM

Touching

Sean Hamilton · 01-04-2017, 02:28 PM

It's a powerful photo indeed, but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable.

Perhaps that's the point, but (and no offense intended here!) these kind of shots strike me as a little voyeuristic. Like here's someone consumed with grief over the loss of a loved one, but a stranger (I'm assuming, no idea) has captured her moment and we're all looking at it on a photo-sharing site saying 'great photo!' etc. There just seems something a little inhumane about the whole thing; sometimes I wish that these personal moments could be left to those who are living them.

wpt · 01-04-2017, 06:44 PM

very sad - should not have been taken as some things are private or should be - time to wake up

Last edited by wpt; 01-05-2017 at 12:54 PM.

spitfire · 01-05-2017, 02:36 PM

Well caught. B&W might be better?

cableguy · 01-08-2017, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by spartan

Taken in Calverton Military cemetery

Grief.
Sean this numerous times as a Patriot Guard Rider.

Photodana · 01-08-2017, 11:18 AM

Feeling captured

resthor · 01-08-2017, 05:33 PM

Good God. Lots of really good portraits in this series, but this one caught me in the gut immediately. There is an entire story here.

tgchan · 01-09-2017, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Sean Hamilton

It's a powerful photo indeed, but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable.

Perhaps that's the point, but (and no offense intended here!) these kind of shots strike me as a little voyeuristic. Like here's someone consumed with grief over the loss of a loved one, but a stranger (I'm assuming, no idea) has captured her moment and we're all looking at it on a photo-sharing site saying 'great photo!' etc. There just seems something a little inhumane about the whole thing; sometimes I wish that these personal moments could be left to those who are living them.

this^

**Apet-Sure** · 01-10-2017, 07:14 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words, isn't it. As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated. If I was the photographer and she saw me there, I wouldn't have taken the shot.

Sean Hamilton · 01-10-2017, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated.

Sorry, but REALLY?! You're saying our right to privacy only extends as far as our knowledge of it having been violated? That's unbelievably daft.

GolNat · 01-10-2017, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated. I.

Someone takes a photo of you in your bedroom through your window it is a violation of your privacy whether you were aware of it or not.

Legally it was not violated as it was a public place but morally it could be seen that way.

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01-08-2017, 10:43 AM	#9
cableguy New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: GermantownHills, IL Photos: Gallery Posts: 12	Portriat of a stranger Originally posted by spartan Taken in Calverton Military cemetery Grief. Sean this numerous times as a Patriot Guard Rider.

01-08-2017, 05:33 PM	#11
resthor New Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 177	Portrait of Grief Good God. Lots of really good portraits in this series, but this one caught me in the gut immediately. There is an entire story here.

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Gedeon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 246	So sad

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PEJensen New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ebeltoft Photos: Gallery Posts: 10	Very strong photo.

01-04-2017, 11:02 AM	#5
rkooiman New Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 9	Touching

01-04-2017, 02:28 PM	#6
Sean Hamilton Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 58	It's a powerful photo indeed, but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable. Perhaps that's the point, but (and no offense intended here!) these kind of shots strike me as a little voyeuristic. Like here's someone consumed with grief over the loss of a loved one, but a stranger (I'm assuming, no idea) has captured her moment and we're all looking at it on a photo-sharing site saying 'great photo!' etc. There just seems something a little inhumane about the whole thing; sometimes I wish that these personal moments could be left to those who are living them.

01-04-2017, 06:44 PM	#7
wpt Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 130	very sad - should not have been taken as some things are private or should be - time to wake up Last edited by wpt; 01-05-2017 at 12:54 PM.

01-05-2017, 02:36 PM	#8
spitfire New Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: swansea Photos: Gallery Posts: 14	Well caught. B&W might be better?

01-08-2017, 11:18 AM	#10
Photodana Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Greater Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 161	Feeling captured

01-09-2017, 01:04 PM	#12
tgchan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Poland, Radom Posts: 277	Originally posted by Sean Hamilton It's a powerful photo indeed, but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable. Perhaps that's the point, but (and no offense intended here!) these kind of shots strike me as a little voyeuristic. Like here's someone consumed with grief over the loss of a loved one, but a stranger (I'm assuming, no idea) has captured her moment and we're all looking at it on a photo-sharing site saying 'great photo!' etc. There just seems something a little inhumane about the whole thing; sometimes I wish that these personal moments could be left to those who are living them. this^

01-10-2017, 07:14 AM	#13
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,872	A picture is worth a thousand words, isn't it. As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated. If I was the photographer and she saw me there, I wouldn't have taken the shot.

01-10-2017, 10:41 PM	#14
Sean Hamilton Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 58	Originally posted by Apet-Sure As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated. Sorry, but REALLY?! You're saying our right to privacy only extends as far as our knowledge of it having been violated? That's unbelievably daft.

01-10-2017, 10:57 PM	#15
GolNat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: USA-Delaware Posts: 134	Originally posted by Apet-Sure As long as the lady was unaware that her picture was being taken, I don't think her privacy was violated. I. Someone takes a photo of you in your bedroom through your window it is a violation of your privacy whether you were aware of it or not. Legally it was not violated as it was a public place but morally it could be seen that way.