bluechameleon
wading before sunset
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 2 August 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual.
“If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.”
-- Rene Magritte
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Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
So lovely...moody, reflective...I can observe this image for hours...and I will, in my collection! Stunning!
2 Aug 2009 6:11am
zOOm from Paris, France
A brilliant work on lights and shadows Sharon. The ocean likes mercury or silver. Great crop as well.
2 Aug 2009 6:13am
Dulcie from Danville, United States
Gorgeous B&W. Looks like you caught someone in an unguarded moment deep in thought.
2 Aug 2009 6:29am
k@ from Paris, France
Geez, this is a heartening treatment for my morning ! Love the man (his outfit), the dark "fabric" of seashore (yummy) and the large part you let to Whiteness ! So many feelings in an apparently simple shot... One of my fav here ! (and i even can hear the clip-clap-clop of the water :)
2 Aug 2009 6:43am
Kasra from Tabriz, Iran
wow!great composed and capture indeed containing lot of meaning :)
2 Aug 2009 7:18am
10fraction from Rennes, France
a light and shadow composition which is very pleasing. I love the loneliness of that man.
2 Aug 2009 10:42am
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Beautiful high-key shot. Loneliness and peace all the same...
2 Aug 2009 10:59am
Aurore from Paris, France
A man between dream and reality, night and day, looking for his way through water and sand... Contrasts and treatment really convey the impression to wade in a kind of... swamp, water nearly looks like oil - a beach afrter black tide... (we all struggle in a kind of swamp, but sometimes with joy ! :) really like this beautiful and powerful picture (i could write that each time i come back here)
2 Aug 2009 11:59am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
...and the walk is a meditation. best...jerry
2 Aug 2009 2:24pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Terrific composition. The processing is superb; it definitely creates the right mood. Love the quote.
2 Aug 2009 2:26pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Absolutly wonderful strong contrast. It feels well the loneliness of this man at the immensity of the sea. Great one!
2 Aug 2009 2:31pm
Marcie from Newton, United States
Wonderful moody image. Reminds me of a charcoal/pastel sketch. Love the swirls and shapes the water forms.
2 Aug 2009 2:37pm
rian from mobile, United States
he still seems a bit tentative, i'd like to shout out to him "get in the water already!" :D great shot! :)
2 Aug 2009 3:09pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What beautiful mood has been captured and is being conveyed! The light, the contrast, the patterns, the forms, the composition and the body expression of the man... all these were blended perfectly! One of my recent favs!
2 Aug 2009 3:14pm
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
Impactante tratamiento de la imagen! el hombre estará pensando en sus cosas.
2 Aug 2009 3:15pm
ClaudiaBCN from Barcelona, Andorra
Great capture, I love the b/w conversion it makes a phantastic atmosphere !
2 Aug 2009 4:02pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
The high contrasts give a special mood, very powerful ! I love these topics, as usual by you, contemplation, thoughts, loneliness.. great !
2 Aug 2009 4:10pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
man is often faced with loneliness, facing the ocean it gives a wonderful result! Your post processing is sublime!
kiss!
2 Aug 2009 4:25pm
k@ from Paris, France
I come back cauz' I love this one too much ! Yum-yum my eyes swallow that B&W up-up-up ! (like the top ot his shoe)
2 Aug 2009 5:13pm
M4 from Durham, NC, United States
you're right about the high contrast. I like the way the darkest and lightest areas of the image also have very different textures--the water and the sand. wonderful capture.
3 Aug 2009 1:44am
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
Lovely strong shot!
Love the processing - it's suits the image so well, spot-on.
3 Aug 2009 3:58am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Very nice mood and atmosphere in this shot...
3 Aug 2009 4:18am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Solitude by the sea- beautiful capture. I hope the man has also captured some dinner as well ;)
3 Aug 2009 7:30am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Excellent oily effect, lovely detail
3 Aug 2009 9:34am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
The sea has a special fascination for most of us, and you have captured this in his pose. Beautifully processed.
3 Aug 2009 11:59am
Jaol from Canarias+Asturias, Spain
It's his thoughtful expression, posture, what entertains my eyes and my thoughts too. What will he be thinking of? Pondering decissions? Life is so hard nowadays! Wading before sunset keeps me alive...you've catptured such a special moment!
3 Aug 2009 12:26pm
Bertrand from Paris, France
Hat, man, sea...nice contrast to this beautiful portrait
3 Aug 2009 2:56pm
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
such an emotive picture. great idea of high contrast, I think it just magnified the emotions produced by the scene.
3 Aug 2009 3:44pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Wonderful light here. Love the composition too.
3 Aug 2009 3:56pm
grant from kansas city, United States
wonderful - like he's standing at a sea of light.
3 Aug 2009 4:00pm
Vanilla Wine from United States
very nice and the BW is just perfect for this photo
3 Aug 2009 6:40pm
olivier Paillet from toulouse, France
A great shot and a an amazing post process !! Love it !!
3 Aug 2009 7:04pm
Ana Marusic from växjö, Sweden
looks so piecefull, would like to have it on my wall so I can look at it before I go to work:), maybe would calm me down a little;)
3 Aug 2009 8:11pm
k@ from Paris, France
I feel that you'll leave us tomorrow, that's why I dared to come back again and say a lil'goodbye to you, dear wading guy ~
3 Aug 2009 9:59pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
love your use of quotations to articulate the photo. this one is so dramatic it tells me such an engaging story about a lonely person. nice!
4 Aug 2009 12:31am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
I like the melancholy feel to this. Seems like a cross between photography and artwork. I like that.
4 Aug 2009 2:56pm
Jeremie from St-Etienne - Paris, France
Beautiful picture, great contrast and treatment, full of emotions... One can feel the loneliness of this man, his melancholy... Well done !
8 Aug 2009 8:23am
Brian Chen from Seattle, United States
This is very artistic, its not very often I like to break the rules with INTENSE contrast but it works wonderfully here.
26 Aug 2009 10:44pm
Nikon D70
1/125 second
F/4.8
ISO 200
70 mm