bluechameleon
the lunatic is in my head
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 9 July 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
"I'll see you on the dark side of the moon"...
Pink Floyd || Brain Damage
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Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
nice composition! B & W perfect, something we are all lunatics ....
9 Jul 2009 5:18am
Ben from Lyon, France
I vote for this one.
I like, the fact that the focus is on the radiator.. while the subjet is the man, the "décalage", reflect the man's mind.
I really like !
9 Jul 2009 5:35am
Jane from California, United States
Wow, this shot is so thoughtful. Sad too, but still dignified. The composition is awesome, with its three strong components. Your choice of quotation brings it all together. Nice work.
9 Jul 2009 7:44am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
A good picture of this dramatic moment, the b/w adds to the expression.
9 Jul 2009 7:44am
k@ from Paris, France
Such a strong story, light outdoors, dark in. Powerful & thought-provoking (the very aim of each true photo ! bravo... AND brava ;/
9 Jul 2009 7:49am
Jaol from Canarias+Asturias, Spain
Once again our ghosts show up. This one represents the lunatic all of us have inside, our fears to the others, the mistrust to the others, the lack of safety nowadays. I'm absolutely certain that all of us would have kept away from this man way. Anyway an impressive shot!
9 Jul 2009 7:54am
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
beautiful composition, and i like how the title is open to interpretation :)
9 Jul 2009 8:58am
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Beautiful composition, light and B/W! Strange atmosphere! Bravo!!!
9 Jul 2009 11:09am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Great title. I like the odd focus plane.
9 Jul 2009 11:11am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Another excellent capture Sharon! Creative and insightful. Well done! ;-)
9 Jul 2009 11:14am
SePp from Trier, Germany
great picture. You just think that there is something wrong with that person :??... just my first feeling with this photo.
9 Jul 2009 12:00pm
rian from mobile, United States
yikes! he sure looks sinister.. i like the way you framed him too.. nice work! :D
9 Jul 2009 12:25pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
LOL...he really does look like a bit odd! very moody image
9 Jul 2009 12:25pm
Tammy-Cricket from somewhere out there, United States
Oh, this is another great one. I must look like this at times when I am lurking around my dark garden. The crazy woman that talks to the birds and reads books by candles. I would hope that my posture is better than this. LOL
This is a stunning image. I love how he is in the background with the focus not being on him. Very nice.
9 Jul 2009 12:57pm
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
WOW Sharon .... this is such a strong image, i really like this one - great title to
9 Jul 2009 1:31pm
Nicki from Germany
Whooo .. .looks like a outtake from a splatter, impressive! You took a awesome moment.
9 Jul 2009 2:09pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Amazing portrait. It certainly reflects the Pink Floyd line.
9 Jul 2009 2:44pm
Angel Corrochano from Madrid, Spain
Tremendous photography. It is like a sequence of impossible planes, extraida of a surrealistic film. Brilliant. It impresses the glance of the man
Greetings
9 Jul 2009 3:35pm
lux from Munich, Germany
What an amazing picture! It`s not only well composed and caught an interesting scene and place, but is even a bit spooky.
9 Jul 2009 7:15pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Perfect for me. A great shot again!!! In my collection vfxy.
9 Jul 2009 7:48pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
I love the music of pink floyd, your photo would be worthy to illustrate one of their songs!
impressive photo!
friendships!
9 Jul 2009 8:10pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A scary, weird but very compelling image. A work of genius.
9 Jul 2009 8:15pm
Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom
Love it! Ths stark vantage point almost represents the view from inside the asylum too.
9 Jul 2009 9:01pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
quel terrible visage, quelle lumière dure, une photo toute en contraste et en rugosité, les extrêmes s'y côtoient, une grande photo..
9 Jul 2009 9:09pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
nice image. captured exceptionally depicting this man's thoughts. great!
9 Jul 2009 10:18pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
Well, there is a story there indeed. Might be a bit spooky one though... Very impressive shot, Sharon! And your framing , as usual, is superb.
9 Jul 2009 10:40pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
An incredibly powerful image done in your own unmistakable style.
9 Jul 2009 10:53pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Man... that's a creepy looking guy, but he must have reason for his being. Nice capture.
10 Jul 2009 12:25am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
A powerful and moving image. The lighting and tones enhance the mood in this shot as does the view through the window. My heart goes out to this person who appears to be so down and out.
10 Jul 2009 12:29am
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
This is a very moving image for me....To me it rather feels true to the times we are living in- Many without psychiatric care, homelessness, loneliness... This is a true work of art.
10 Jul 2009 2:28am
@Tracy: Thank you Tracy...this shot was purely accidental as I was photographing the radiator but then I saw this man approaching. For me it's yet another reminder of the way the world has become these days. Sometimes I feel myself I am just a few steps away from being out on the street. I can see how this can happen so quickly and without warning...
Ricardo from Barcelona, Spain
Perfect framing, sharpness and textures.
In summary, a good job.
Un saludo
10 Jul 2009 10:22am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
"The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more."
excellent lyrical accompaniment for this excellent shot.
10 Jul 2009 12:31pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Ah !! Pink Floyd, "The dark size of the moon", that's all my youth... :-))
A moving composition, he seems to be sad....
10 Jul 2009 12:44pm
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
This is such an unusal image, it's (to me) like this guy doesn't fit with the scene, he seems out of place/context. 5 * from me! :)
10 Jul 2009 1:12pm
don from spokane, United States
A marvelous capture of this man with the serious, thoughtful look. This "accident' turned out to be very good for your picture!
10 Jul 2009 1:26pm
zOOm from Paris, France
Seems really possessed by his thoughts... we will never know what's in his mind... but wow what a glance. Thrilling somehow. And well it's terrible to see how our politics realy don't care about mental health of their citizens. The violence of the sreets, eco crisis have durable impacts. (Nothing is done for homeless people for ex)
10 Jul 2009 1:35pm
Marcie from Newton, United States
Powerful image. He really is a scarey looking guy!!!
10 Jul 2009 2:38pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I really like it with the apparent protective barrier.
I don't know if he has mental issues but a study says that 50% of the homeless in Canada have them. They have been turned to the streets by our caring society. All the worry about "terrorism" when then terrors are within.
10 Jul 2009 3:47pm
K.B.R from Switzerland
excellente prise de vue, le regard du personnage est vraiment stupéfiant!
10 Jul 2009 7:05pm
Aurore from Paris, France
What a catch !! The light is beautiful, and the fuzzy man's glance so frigthening... A real good photo (another one ;) See u Sharon.
10 Jul 2009 7:19pm
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
This is such a fantastic story, captured within this image. Such a sad reminder of what so many people are experiencing. There but for the grace of God go I.
12 Jul 2009 2:41am
Mahbubur Rahman from New York, United States
Probably one of your best song-to-picture matchups :) - Ok, I am biased because I love pink floyd...:) - The framing in this is very good, with the guy behind the window....
12 Jul 2009 8:10pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
beautiful interiors BC -- that is what you do best (besides light, shadow, composition, reflection -- and all the rest!!!) beautiful moments!!!
13 Jul 2009 3:57am
Angelo from Trasacco, Italy
Nice, nice, nice... is simply fantastic!!! A masterpiece!
13 Jul 2009 7:52am
PixeLuz from Vitória, Brazil
A great capture directly from Cuckoo's Nest... Very moving.
17 Jul 2009 12:14pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
I am touched with this story you build in my head, hearing the Floyds words... We are inside, in the warm, looking to a poor guy outside, on the dark side of the life, like warching a TV serie...
This is a great photography, Sharon!
17 Jul 2009 4:28pm
Nikon D70
1/250 second
F/4.0
ISO 200
55 mm