bluechameleon
my thoughts travel with me
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 17 August 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
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@Nan: thank you so much :)
payam from tehran, Iran
watching the photo , I didn't have a sense of travel in it , maybe the scene behind the train windows could help . of-course I agree with Nan on the BW effects :)
17 Aug 2008 5:54am
@payam: Thank you for your observation payam. Actually I was concerned about that and tried to show the window on the left more, but it just wasn't working out. The photo was shot at a sharp angle and so the window that is visible directly beside him is nearly impossible to see. I liked his pose and the mood he created, so I decided to go with it anyway :)
Momo from Montpellier, France
introspective moment caught...bravo, and nice b&w treatment as well...I've gone through some of your portfolio, really good work, not easy to get past the 'surface' into the more subtle quality of feeling...i've added you to my 'blog watch'...
hey, I've got an A630, bought new this past April, nice image quaility for the build and size cam it is, especially love how it handles grain for b&w conversions, (why I bought it) next on my to do list...and man, i just love the swivel lcd...
17 Aug 2008 6:06am
@Momo: Thanks so much Momo, for your thoughts, comment and for the add :)
I agree about the Canon Powershot series, a great camera and I am very happy with mine, which I've had for almost 2 years now. It's not my main camera that I use (I love my Nikon D70) but I take it with me everywhere I go, which is near impossible to do with my DSLR as I travel by train and bus daily. Thank again!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
What an alluring photo, perfect in black in white, stylish and classy...Wow, you're gorgeous ;)
17 Aug 2008 6:18am
@Lorraine: Thanks so much Lorraine! I can drawn to his face in the light on my way home work last night. He seemed so peaceful, so lost in thought. I also saw him in black and white, an old film clip, maybe an Ingmar Bergman film....something like that.
I had to sneak him photo, so that's exactly what I did.
No, that is not me, although he is rather androgynous in appearance, and yeah, I wouldn't mind resembling him ;-)
@Magda: Thanks Magda, I am rather happy with this shot as well :)
Tracey from White Hall, United States
Thoughtful and moody. It makes me wonder of what she it thinking. Great portrait!
17 Aug 2008 1:33pm
@Tracey: Thanks Tracey. Yes, I agree and too wondered what he was thinking. So lost in thought and light...
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A thought provoking image. It is intriguing so one wonders about the person.
17 Aug 2008 2:45pm
@Michael Skorulski: thank you Michael...indeed it does, which is exactly why I felt compelled to take his photo.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Of course silly me, I've seen your 'about' photo and you are truly gorgeous, and looking very feminine I have to say, but granted this guy certainly is androgynous...after all the soul had no gender, I wonder if there will come a day, when humanity will look very much like him, Hey, maybe he's a prototype ;)
17 Aug 2008 2:57pm
@Lorraine: heh heh...no worries Lorraine! If I were to look like a guy, I would chose him ;-)
I think my title may have been a tad confusing regarding the 'me'. I tend to write in the thrid party, and the third party being the 'me' in the photo, which is actually the 'he'. Now I'm confused...I like your idea on the prototype!
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I have looked at this for a very long time. I love it. Sexuality aside, the light is spectacular and handled extremely well. You could not have posed the person any better. Did he know you were shooting him? Wonderful processing.
17 Aug 2008 3:30pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thank you Michael! No, this is a candid shot and he was so lost in thought he had no idea I was taking his photo. This is also the reason I prefer to shoot people candidly, as there is no 'posing' involved, that and the fact that no one wants to pose for me anyway ;-)
It was rather interesting to shoot on a moving train, standing, trying to hang on and hold my belongings on top of it all.
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
It's a portrait of a mood, an attitude , a state of mind.
17 Aug 2008 4:11pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Good B&W image, I like the softness you have used, and the expression of the person traveling is superbly captured.
17 Aug 2008 8:20pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
i get it without the title, so...bf
17 Aug 2008 8:23pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nice portrait. I like the far away look and the softness of the image.
17 Aug 2008 9:02pm
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
BC, I'm becoming a huge fan of your stuff. Incredible!
18 Aug 2008 12:32am
Fuji from Regina, Canada
Speaks of those pensive moments that you have during those busy commuter days.
18 Aug 2008 3:56am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
cinematic indeed! a beautiful and timeless shot here BC -- wrapped in light, textures and emotional dialogue. marvelously conceived and executed! just fantastic, bravo!
18 Aug 2008 4:52am
Pascale Kisilak from Paris, France
Déjà dit, mais tant pis. Scène très cinématographique. Belle ambiance.
18 Aug 2008 4:31pm
NANNE from Netherlands
I like to see your very fine photo's. Great!
Nanne from Friesland
21 Nov 2008 10:05pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
An absolute masterpiece, Sharon...
I love this hard b_w. The hard light on the hands and the face conduct the eyes to the glasses and then one think about your title :)
26 Mar 2009 9:34pm
@Phototherapy: Thank you so much for finding this. This is an image I am rather pleased with as he was completely unaware of my presence. His expression was one of being so far away, I wanted to capture that magic :)
Phototherapy from Switzerland
You know, I am working on the same idea for a serie. Saturday, I was shooting buses and cars with a 400mm to get that kind of lost thoughts, but they saw me half of the time :) Not easy at all.
I LOVE this image
13 Apr 2009 3:07pm
Canon PowerShot A640
1/80 second
F/4.1
30 mm