bluechameleon
every sadness
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 21 March 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
quelle ambiance entre solitude triste et calme reposant ................................. une photo parfaite ....... quel cadrage génial ! ******************
21 Mar 2009 5:26am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
I like the way you framed this one. best...jerry
21 Mar 2009 5:30am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
a beautiful stolen moment that you have both seemed to share here Sharon.
21 Mar 2009 5:52am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
What a very moving quote and just so right!!! I feel really sad:-( for this man. You have a way of creating such emotion in your images bc:-)
21 Mar 2009 6:26am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
I wonder what he has lost that makes him look so sad
21 Mar 2009 7:14am
k@ from Paris, France
Love how you framed that man on his bench as if a room was left for someone else to come and make him less lonely & sad... Us, by the way, can take this place with our eyes.
Have a sweet week-end, dear Sharon*
21 Mar 2009 8:36am
@k@: Thank you K....and to you too, a wonderful weekend *
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
Indeed, I often wonder the thoughts and emotions of the people I capture in a frame, it's a constant mystery and that's what I like about shots like this. Well spotted!
21 Mar 2009 8:56am
Pere Chuliá from Spain
Muy buena composición y procesado. Al más puro estilo de los grandes clásicos norteamericanos.
21 Mar 2009 9:19am
zOOm from Paris, France
Resignation ? Disapointment ? Both ?
You've really captured his expression so well ! Great crop Sharon !
21 Mar 2009 9:39am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
great mood of solitude and sadness....love your framing and composition. a very powerful picture
21 Mar 2009 10:02am
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Quelle cadrage formidable!!!! Excellente composition! Une image très touchante! Bravo!
21 Mar 2009 11:15am
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Excellent portrait I bet this man has a lot of stories to tell :)
21 Mar 2009 11:42am
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
I love that quote. We men are often very misunderstood. When we show our feminine and emotional sides, we are often lambasted by our peers, when we are forceful we are branded typically aggressive. We seldom are given the opportunity to talk about the issues in life which afflict us, because it's not how we are supposed to be, according to centuries of wisdom.
But we are, and can be just as enlightened, emotionally charged, hormonally affected, caring, sad, poetic and wise as any woman, if we are just given the chance to let the inner boy out from our hearts and souls, and if the preconceptions of what a man should be are replaced by those which allow him to be what he could be, or already is.
A fabulous photograph, Sharon. And thank you for allowing us men a moment of poetic value
21 Mar 2009 11:45am
@EYES WIDE SHUT: I agree...some are to quick to judge and come to their own conclusions. We are all just people after all, men, women, whatever...labels belong on soup cans. Thank you Paul.
Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Beautiful shot, and I like the verge constricting the view. Really nice composition
21 Mar 2009 12:27pm
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Marvelous capture, Sharon! The line from Longfellow is so poignant, and so true. How often we make assumptions and don't even show the consideration of asking. (My son says that to "assume" is to make an "ass" of "u" and "me".)
21 Mar 2009 12:42pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
this man is set against the sky, alone on the edge of the bench, it seems huddled on the right. Sadness and loneliness are reinforced by the B & W powerful. Everyone can feel the emptiness and tears or feel the weight of sadness in itself. Solitude is sad and lonely, that is the problem.
21 Mar 2009 12:42pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Composition, pose and the tonal treatment of the subject's face are everything here. Wonderful interpretation.
21 Mar 2009 12:54pm
Ajay from Pune, India
What a beautiful shot and more than anything, what a thought provoking quote. Thanks for sharing.
21 Mar 2009 2:08pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
You definitely bring the lyrics, "every picture tells a story don't it" to my computer every day. So inspiring.
21 Mar 2009 2:13pm
Marcie from United States
Powerful image. Love the mood you've captured/created. Excellent!
21 Mar 2009 3:34pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Wow! Perfect frame, tones and mood. In my collection vfxy.
21 Mar 2009 3:43pm
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
What a strength in this picture... great picture !
21 Mar 2009 4:51pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
yes, very nice framing and lighting. the cloudy sky is a plus!
21 Mar 2009 5:21pm
Krims@nline.be from Wemmel, Belgium
Awesome, stunning, excellent framing. A masterpiece. This is one to frame and to put in a exporoom!
21 Mar 2009 6:32pm
Andy from United States
Wow he does look kind of sad. Really nice composition and I love the framing with the empty bench taking up most of the frame and the sad man alone at the end.
21 Mar 2009 7:40pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Looks like this man has had it all. He looks very tired. Lonely or chose to be alone. Good capture and framing, Sharon.
21 Mar 2009 8:54pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Great composition and angle... really like the mood in this, along with the text you added ;)
Great shot.
21 Mar 2009 8:56pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
you've captured his saddness very skillfully, superb.
21 Mar 2009 9:10pm
eric from dijon, France
superb black and white, with plenty of emotions , great !!
21 Mar 2009 9:26pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Enjoying the brightness and the darkness with him in the middle. That is a great quote most of us live in a state of purgatory.
21 Mar 2009 10:48pm
613photo from United States
People will often describe a photo of cinematic, and I think that's what this one is. It's a cinematographer's approach with the angle and composition for sure, and it works very well. Very unique shot.
21 Mar 2009 10:55pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A wonderful image so full of emotion. I think you must be a psychologist at heart.
22 Mar 2009 12:01am
Andrew from North Carolina, United States
Excellent quote, this image does portray sadness and despair, a profound image with impact.
22 Mar 2009 12:15am
Charles from New York, United States
Simply awesome..love the quote and the shot...a complete package! Wonderful.
22 Mar 2009 12:36am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
The you've chosen to accompany this portrait really gives it great context. I agree with that quote 100% and really like this composition.
22 Mar 2009 4:05am
gelfoto from Madrid, Spain
I like your photographies in black and white, I like the atmosphere that you manage to shape and as you transmit it. And this photo seems to me wonderful
Greetings
22 Mar 2009 9:13am
mehdi from Pecs, Hungary
The frame composition and view point is amazing and creative.
23 Mar 2009 8:15pm
Doum from Saint-Alexandre d'Iberville, Canada
Powerful shoot with powerful ambiance = WOW! Never seen before. I have only good commenter for this picture. I just say MORE...
24 Mar 2009 12:40pm
dragos from Ploiesti, Romania
Beautiful shot. I like the framing and the theme captured is great.
6 Apr 2009 7:00pm
Kaveh Saffari from Tabriz, Iran
yes we all have it and often others judge us hastily... not that it changes what we really are... but it causes grief...
9 Jul 2009 9:00am
NaveenBachwani from Bombay (Mumbai), India
What a lovely frame! And the quote just adds to its meaning. Way to go...
1 Sep 2009 4:00am
Nikon D70
1/1000 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
200 mm