bluechameleon
nowhere man
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 21 April 2009 in Landscape & Rural.
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
-- Henry David Thoreau
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beanow from Warsaw, Poland
This picture has the exquisite atmosphere - this is the mixture of horror, homesickness, the feeling of loneliness...Splendid capture.
21 Apr 2009 5:09am
Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Une atmosphère menaçante et cet homme qui regarde on ne sait pas quoi... très belle photo
21 Apr 2009 5:28am
zahai from Berlin, Germany
Beautiful quote, and just as beautiful picture. Love the title you chose, it underlines the desolate mood of the picture. we can't actually see if he's moving or just standing there, staring off into the distance...
21 Apr 2009 5:37am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
Black is beautiful *********************** :) fantastic shot ! Very great !
21 Apr 2009 5:41am
k@ from Paris, France
He stands still more than the tree does as if the tree contains the life and blood he's waiting to receive to walk into his own life for good. Go man, go ! :) Beautiful rich blacks again and the soft cloud of branches over the real smoothy clouds enhance the general feeling of Nature here ~
21 Apr 2009 6:36am
-1q5yChØt!c- from Persia, Iran
extraordinary excellent,this great shot with the neat title remembers me the Bergman's Film "The Seventh Seal"The Great Movie From Bergman...
I Love This Shot
Bravo
21 Apr 2009 6:46am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Love the quote you chose and your title is perfect for this moody shot.
21 Apr 2009 6:49am
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Excellente composition! Une atmosphère étrange et magnifique!
21 Apr 2009 7:15am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Great photo, I like very much what it expresses, according the citation of Thoureau. Good b/w also.
21 Apr 2009 7:30am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
This is the second "nowhere" post I have seen today and equally as good
21 Apr 2009 7:46am
Frida from Sweden
Excellent composition. I like the quote but I hope I don't feel the same when I'll pass.
21 Apr 2009 7:52am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
That so tremendous sequences you are showing to us. With those disturbing skies and black and white the powerful one. They are like pieces of theater scenes.
Greetings
21 Apr 2009 9:11am
Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy
really beautiful, I wonder what he is looking at
21 Apr 2009 11:00am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
very strong mood ! both stand , the head in the clouds.....excellent BW !
21 Apr 2009 11:09am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Such a strong 'statement' shot. The near-centered tree and the cropped legs drive home the message that the Rules never really worked out. Brilliant.
21 Apr 2009 11:13am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Thoreau is an amazing thinker; and your photo captures the essence of his meaning. Is this nowhere man in your photo now on the road to learning how to live?
21 Apr 2009 11:14am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Superb shot Sharon! Lonesome yet still one with the crowd. I like it a lot!! ;-)
21 Apr 2009 11:26am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
I like to find myself "nowhere" sometimes, away from everything. Love the rich blacks and the atmosphere you've captured.
21 Apr 2009 12:03pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
Lonely and sad or blissful in his solitude? I know which it would be, if I were he. A marvellous photograph, Sharon
21 Apr 2009 12:22pm
Esmeralda from Lisbon, Portugal
love the atmosphere!!
... and really strong setence ....;)
21 Apr 2009 12:41pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
The man next to peaceful surrounded by trees. For me, the trees have a special significance. Tireless fighters who sees many men pass under their arms, the peaceful guards.
21 Apr 2009 12:50pm
observing from North West, United Kingdom
How wonderful, a real mystery or symbolic act, and the BW is excellent of course.
21 Apr 2009 1:43pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Excellent. He is standing as straight as the tree trunk. Superb contrast. I never tire of Thoreau's famous line.
21 Apr 2009 1:43pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
A beautiful and contemplative scene, Superb!
21 Apr 2009 2:11pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Wonderful composition...love them side by side standing strong.
21 Apr 2009 2:33pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Magical placement and wonderful b&w tone have made it such a strong image! Amazing concept and remarkable work Sharon!!!
21 Apr 2009 3:51pm
Terry H. from Azle Texas, United States
Living in his nowhere world. Beautiful dark moody image.
21 Apr 2009 4:10pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
I surely understand that sentiment... great photo.
21 Apr 2009 4:18pm
Marcie from United States
What a perfect quote to accompany this image. Love the solitary mood you've captured/created.
21 Apr 2009 4:50pm
K.B.R from Switzerland
Poetic image, a beautiful frame with the tree trunk and the imposing gaze of the thoughtful man
21 Apr 2009 4:51pm
grant from kansas city, United States
it's a gorgeous, ambiguous image. the quote, which i like, gives a new meaning to it.
21 Apr 2009 8:05pm
Tracey from Maryland, United States
Feels so lonely and introspect. Well done. I hope you don't mind that I have put quotes to my images as well. I love quotes and photography, so I thought I would combine the two. Now everywhere I look many have done the same thing. I guess I was not as original as I had thought!
Pssst...I am taking a break from Am3 for a while, but will be posting a picture a day over at my new place:
http://nine-acres.blogspot.com
Please visit me there and of course I will be staying up with all my buddies here at Am3!
21 Apr 2009 8:15pm
@Tracey: Thanks Tracey! Of course I don't mind, lots of people do this. I started out doing this with flickr years ago. When I first signed up to Am3 I decided I wouldln't...but then something just seemed missing for me, so I thought I'd just carry on as always. Thanks for your new url, I will be sure to bookmark you. Cheers!
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
beautifully rendered -- the isolation is pristine!
21 Apr 2009 8:41pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
The old tree, big and almost protective, and the man, standing in front of his future, so fragile... Nice metaphor well realized
21 Apr 2009 9:17pm
Musa from Manchester, United Kingdom
love the darkness on this photo... i like hoe the tree is standing high and tall and how the man is also standing high and tall.. it foes really well.. and great composition with the trea on the left :-) nice work once again :-)
21 Apr 2009 9:26pm
Mike Paulison from United States
Is he thinking about what a beautiful place he's in or how his life wound up such a mess? I can't decide yet. Your title is swaying me toward the latter. Great!!
21 Apr 2009 10:03pm
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Wonderful B&W image and the Thoreau quote is perfect with this! Great tones and shadows also!
21 Apr 2009 10:27pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Great image, love the atmosphere and mood this has.
21 Apr 2009 11:35pm
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Love the metaphor between the tree and the man... Extremely strong image, Sharon!!!
Also really loved your "Struggle" posts... brilliant!!
22 Apr 2009 3:48am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
this breaks my head trying to hear the unspoken words. i often go to places where i can drink in the open sky, he may be as well. best...jerry
22 Apr 2009 4:36am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
I like this shot because I see the strength of a man in the tree, but both are at the same time frail and weak succumb to forces of nature. Excellent shot.
22 Apr 2009 7:11am
Nikon D70
1/250 second
F/19.0
ISO 200
70 mm