Fotos

Tayon (1995) 2009-01-03 13:50

Hi George

It's good to see you around here again and with fine images.

I like the the way the boy (He seems to be a very young man) looks at the camera and photographer..
I like also the light and the "mood"that just the B&W can bring to the image..

TFS

Taba/Tayon

ben4321 (9875) 2009-01-03 14:07

Not really sure what's been going on George (I've been away), and what the deal is with re-posting all the critiques in the note, but I must say I missed this shot the first time around, so I'm glad I got the chance to see it now.
Very strong composition - the cross shape made by the bar and the position of his body and folded arms makes a powerful impression, as does the calm, confident and rather proud look on his face.
Top work George - glad you're still around (on TE!).

Cheers,
Ben

Clairedelune (4923) 2009-01-03 18:47

[2007-11-10 7:50]
Will I forget about Joaquin because I loved the old rusty Ford tractor that was supposedly dwarfing him in your previous shot? Nooooo!
Even though he is a working man, and not a teenager, he has something really young in his features. And incredible striking eyes... The Peruvians are truly beautiful... And it is good to see them through the skilled use of your gears.
You know all the good I think of people working hard, so I won't comment on that. But I will concentrate more on the "how to photography working men". I look at your photo and it reminds me one time when I passed close to another working man in my city. He was taking off bricks to install eventually a new bigger window. And I was fascinated by his physical strength. So, I fought my shyness and asked him if I could take photos. He told me "yes, sure!" And then came the real challenge "how do you photography a working man?" During the time I took photos, maybe 5 minutes or more (we talked more than that after!), I was puzzled. I just did not know how to do it. I was upset with me. And I still have mixed feelings about the results, so the photos are still laying asleep in my computer! Here, you made the choice of having him not working, but standing in front of you, looking straight at you. To me, all the background is necessary to put him in context. I like that he has this "thing" (a knife? I am poor at naming tools!) in his hands. And I am telling myself... "Oh Claire, why do you always try to complicate what is simple?"
But most importantly, how it is possible to be close to the soul of your subjects, be it an old rusty tractor, or a working man...
Claire

ninaL (21348) 2009-01-03 22:55

Piekny portret dumnego czlowieka pracy.
Piekna twarz, spojrzenie, postawa.
No i ramiona, tak cudownie ulozone...
To jest ksiaze, ksiaze pracy...
Buzka z rana. G.

polter (7239) 2009-01-04 9:21

polter (wσwczas 2490)dnia 2007-11-10 o godzinie 10:14 napisała była nie wiedzieć juz czemu:

"No dobrze, wygrałeś :)).
Bernard Shaw napisał swego czasu sztukę "Kandyda" - tak jakoś mi przyszła do głowy, ale za długo by pisać, skąd skojarzenie... Chodzi tam (w uproszczeniu) o to, jakiego mężczyznę wybierze prawdziwa kobieta i dlaczego ;)))... Jak złudne jest przekonanie mężczyzny o własnej sile (bądź słabości) i jak kobieta postrzega swoją rolę w jego życiu.
Tak - młody człowiek zarabia pieniądze, po rączkach widać, jakiego wysiłku to wymaga. W oczy prosto patrzy przekonany, że stać go na utrzymanie rodziny, że daje oparcie, że jest kimś ważnym dla rodziny, dla patrona, w końcu dla tego gościa z aparatem fotograficznym...
Jego słabością jest, że się bez tej rodziny, bez jej wsparcia, bez podtrzymywania go w przekonania o jego znaczeniu obejść nie może... :)) I tak jest dobrze. Najlepiej.

Serdeczności T."

I nic nie będę dodawała, bo za stara jestem ;))
Buźka T.

     xuaxo (6854) 2009-01-05 5:41

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Hi George,
Now I can delete my comment on your previous photo.
The common man became the hero.
Well done.

Some Asian features in his look, but not quite so. I like very much the look of the people from the Andes countries.

Regards,
F