bluechameleon
so many years ago
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 15 February 2009 in People & Portrait.
"We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt."
-- Chinese Proverb
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Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Looking at this image makes me miss New York. The China Town is a very special place, almost from a different planet and not on our world map. Amazing and surreal...
15 Feb 2009 5:12am
Marcah from United States
aah the stories he could tell. Wonderful capture of emotion. Excellent contrast and tones.
15 Feb 2009 5:30am
Tammy/Cricket from Huntsville, United States
How loving this picture is. Wonderful street image.
15 Feb 2009 5:32am
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Wonderful portrait, Sharon! You can feel something of the life that he has lived in your photograph!
15 Feb 2009 5:39am
-1q5yChØt!c- from Persia, Iran
bravo ,this is an excellent portrait on b&w mode,he has many things to say...
15 Feb 2009 5:53am
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
wonderful image and composition - great work - I love the B&W and the processing and great timing on the photo!
15 Feb 2009 6:40am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
A wonderful portrait. Apart from the clothes, there's a giveaway somewhere in the photo that lets me know it's been taken in America but I can't quite put my finger on it. I think maybe it's the brickwork on the left hand side.
15 Feb 2009 7:34am
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
A characterful face, with wise words and a wealth of knowledge, no doubt, for those who are willing to take the time to listen. A very fine, candid portrait Sharon
15 Feb 2009 8:37am
k@ from Paris, France
Love that portrait especially, beyond the expression, because of how his fingers talk, discreetly but surely going toward you/us... A secret sign to you when his eyes pretend not noticing you...
15 Feb 2009 8:59am
Alessandro from Calci (PI), Italy
Look, why don't you put a button on the webpage saying "Thank me for another ultra-cool shot!". It would save me a lot of time! ;)
15 Feb 2009 9:32am
zOOm from Paris, France
Nice portrait Sharon, there's a lot of dignity in his face... and his glare... seems so sharp... you know what I mean ? ...
15 Feb 2009 9:41am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
très forte photo ! ...........................................................
15 Feb 2009 9:45am
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Amazing image of this street person. Great deep tones, the jacket in particular looks good.
15 Feb 2009 9:50am
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
very good image, see is not doing to bad with that north face jacket, very nice
15 Feb 2009 10:00am
zahai from Berlin, Germany
Great composition and contrast. The b&w works great in this picture, and i love his facial expression, telling a story of it's own :)
15 Feb 2009 11:27am
Cheryl from Texas, United States
perfect title. It would be interesting to sit and have a chat with this person! excellent portrait!
15 Feb 2009 12:35pm
Ajay from Pune, India
A very thoughtful portrait that accompanies a very thoughtful quote.
15 Feb 2009 2:39pm
Ilan from Israel
That harsh. He seems so old, so tired.. so alone. There on the street, in the cold.
Rubbing his hands?
Powerful portrait.
15 Feb 2009 3:30pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Very nice b/w. Couldn't be a truer proverb.
15 Feb 2009 4:52pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
An absolutely beautiful portrait of this man. The tones throughout are gorgeous.
15 Feb 2009 5:12pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
It always makes me sad to see my own people's pictures taken by none of our own, especially old people's. It almost feels like seeing a homeless being reported on the news.
All people made it to the shots almost always have beaten hardship from life carved into their faces, a powerful evident from struggling from daily hard work! Why did they come here at the first place? To seek for a better life? Is it better now...?
Vancouver (VanHong, some of us jokingly call it, because of so many Hong Kong immigrants), a beautiful city where I have few friends moved there from Taiwan, time has changed and you don't see that kind of scars left by survival on their faces any more....
15 Feb 2009 5:12pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
It's a portrait that makes us think about the life of this person, I suppose that not easy and without hope. Surviving puts the signals in the face and expression. Good street shot.
15 Feb 2009 8:08pm
Virgil from Richmond, United States
Nice portrait........this one makes me wonder what kind of life this person leads.
15 Feb 2009 8:56pm
Kristian from Slagelse, Denmark
Your street work amazes me every day. This one is no exception. Love the expressions you capture.
15 Feb 2009 10:17pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Powerful image like it emerges from another world . . but it is not another world, it is this one.
15 Feb 2009 10:45pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Excellent street shot, nice presentation in B&W. There are so many characters I would love to sit and listen to... this looks like one of them.
15 Feb 2009 11:24pm
Brian from Seattle, United States
Very nice shot, love the expression captured here.
16 Feb 2009 12:17am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Poignant and touching ... the words fit this so well ... ron
16 Feb 2009 12:27am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
A fine portrait documenting how we slow.
16 Feb 2009 12:58am
JJ from Jersey City, United States
what a superb street shot, the face looks like it has seen so many things in his life, I am sure so many stories this person could tell
16 Feb 2009 2:49am
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
About that view of the lined weather-beaten face and unfocused eyes, there was the faint suggestion of the good and hard days he's been through and that he (despite being uncertain) had no illusions concerning the future of his "profession"; yet without doubt, he'd remain a "trier", from one year's end to another... Thanks for the touching image, Sharon.
16 Feb 2009 2:55am
613photo from Dallas, United States
Mmmm...white glutenous rice flour. Tasty.
Love the shot and how he's looking across his body and away from the camera.
16 Feb 2009 3:16am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
Sharon. This really speaks to me. The hands, one on top of the other. The facial expression. Well done
16 Feb 2009 4:07am
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
terrific portrait. Gosh, I want to reach out or help in some way. This poor soul.
16 Feb 2009 5:01am
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Wonderful street scene
I love the B&W and the processing and great timing on the photo
One of your best photo's Sharon...bravo!
Grz Sien
16 Feb 2009 9:49am
Nikon D70
1/60 second
F/4.5
ISO 200
70 mm