bluechameleon
that day is done
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 5 March 2009 in Landscape & Rural.
“Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never had.”
-- anonymous
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john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Outstanding, Sharon! I love the way you captured the person under the umbrella; the lean to the side; the position of the legs! Are we drawn to water because it is the origin of all life?
5 Mar 2009 5:22am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Beautiful capture. There's a nice grainy feel in this image.
5 Mar 2009 5:28am
Hema Iyer from Bangalore, India
I like the grainy feel in the image. It seems like a old photograph.
5 Mar 2009 5:40am
@Hema Iyer: Thank you! Yes, the beauty of the Holga...it gives that old photo feel :)
613photo from Dallas, United States
I lost my holga. Photos like yours makes me want to get another or perhaps a Lomo.
5 Mar 2009 5:49am
@613photo: Thanks so much! I am wanting a lomo as well. Have you seen the new 135mm Holga? It's quite cool!
sherri from Little Rock, United States
Your quote hit me again, Sharon. Love the image...
5 Mar 2009 5:54am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
love the mood in this, and superb lighting! i know your favorite kinds of photos consist of BW =D
5 Mar 2009 6:23am
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
My, you not only live near the famous Amy http://cutebutstupid.aminus3.com/ but you have an amazingly similar, and good, style.
I like it.
5 Mar 2009 6:29am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
This camera really gets very curious and interesting images, and the b/w gives a certain mysterious shade :)
5 Mar 2009 6:31am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco! I really do enjoy my Holga, but honestly it's hit and miss at time. If I get a couple of good shots on a roll of 12, then I am happy :)
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Great photo and wonderful title - I really like this composition and the man walking away is perfect with the umbrella - great shot!
5 Mar 2009 6:36am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
I like this and the slight angle you took. Your quote reminds me of a line from a movie - a chick flick, which shall remain nameless, but I do love that quote. =)
5 Mar 2009 6:42am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Hilarious posture in the figure. best...jerry
5 Mar 2009 6:43am
beanow from Poland
This image resembles the old picture through the perfect use of the grain...super!
5 Mar 2009 7:22am
Krims@nline.be from wemmel, Belgium
Stunning image .... love the angle ... well done!
5 Mar 2009 7:37am
Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran
It's a strange sort of pain: to die of yearning for something you'll never experience.
5 Mar 2009 8:16am
gelfoto from Madrid, Spain
Another black and white gorgeous one. That cloudy sensation is the one that I like more.
Greetings
5 Mar 2009 8:28am
zahai from Berlin, Germany
Wonderful contrast and composition, with a really sad mood...the person walking away, bent, fragile and alone...beautifully captured.
5 Mar 2009 9:23am
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
I can read into your storyline, yes to me it says I have had enough I am on my way lets ee what tomorrow brings. great composition
5 Mar 2009 9:27am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
A lovely grainy rendering, like the nostalgic mood.
5 Mar 2009 9:47am
Elaine- from Canada
my fave thing is the umbrella, it's so cute among the ducks :) and i like the composition, the large foreground leading up to the picture, it's such a cool shot!!
5 Mar 2009 12:16pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
There is such a compelling comedy element here, Sharon. The pose of the person suggests almost a little dance or jig, matched by the feet of the bird. A wonderful composition, as always
5 Mar 2009 1:00pm
Christopher from Atlanta, United States
I think the umbrella is what this photo work so well. So simple. Love it.
5 Mar 2009 1:00pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
lol..looks like they are all going to follow him home! another fine image Sharon!
5 Mar 2009 1:35pm
Andrew from North Carolina, United States
Safer to use an umbrella with this many birds afoot :) Nice perspective, great angle.
5 Mar 2009 1:50pm
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Very nice Sharon, It seems like a old photograph.
Beautiful! I love your photos ...
Grz Sien
5 Mar 2009 2:01pm
Don from spokane, United States
A strong shot that gives a feeling of being alone on a dreary day. Only the ubiquitous birds fluttering about do not break the feeling of isolation. Maybe this comment is just me on a heavy, overcast morning! :-)
5 Mar 2009 2:52pm
Susan from United States
Wonderful composition...love the slight tilt and the light. Great capture!
5 Mar 2009 3:17pm
Kristian from Denmark
I wonder if it found it's friends again. Dramatic shot Sharon. Nice work indeed.
5 Mar 2009 3:21pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great capture. The perspective makes the birds look giant. He looks like he needed the end of the day to come.
5 Mar 2009 3:54pm
10Fraction from France
there is never a surprise when I come to see your pictures...they are alwyas great! I have never had a bad surprise...I love this one, the loneliness jumps out of the picture.
5 Mar 2009 7:13pm
Ankush. from India
I like the photos on your blog, very different. I think this one could use a little cropping at the bottom, else it is quite beautiful.
5 Mar 2009 7:18pm
Sumedh Prasad from New Delhi, India
Oh, what a photograph! I love the authenticity and the non-clichedness of it! The fact that it isn't sharp really adds to it beauty, IMHO!
5 Mar 2009 7:44pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Awesome quote. And a great photo to go with it; looks like a "shift" change is happening.
5 Mar 2009 8:17pm
Mathilde from Fontainebleau, France
Much emotion in the silhouette of this character, it's beautiful!
5 Mar 2009 8:42pm
AC from New York, United States
Really interesting choice of focus in this snap. Like how the person conveys movement while the birds, normally do dynamic, seem content to be static in the scene.
5 Mar 2009 10:17pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
I really like the two gestures in this photo: duck marching, and a person under umbrella trying to move away from the duck. Nice shot.
6 Mar 2009 12:11am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
And it looks like thank goodness its over! Moving shot!
6 Mar 2009 1:00am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
This got a nice grainy old time film feel to it... Great work
6 Mar 2009 2:50am
Ilan from Israel
LoL
With that crouching as he is , he does look like a bird/duck himself :D
Great capture, love it!
6 Mar 2009 5:20pm
browneyes from Kanagawa, Japan
Old man's way, seaguls ways... Love this soften grains. Beautiful.
7 Mar 2009 6:48am
gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia
Looks like the Holga was just the right tool for this shot. I like the focus on the foreground grass and the birds leaving the rest of the image with that charming softness that you get with a Lomo camera.
7 Mar 2009 7:15am
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