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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Mihailo Radicevic on January 31, 2011, 03:34:00 pm

Title: If you only knew ...
Post by: Mihailo Radicevic on January 31, 2011, 03:34:00 pm
Meets this guy in a once full mining town, now pretty much empty. Had had stories ... bunch of them.

Comments and critique are much appreciated.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: candide on January 31, 2011, 03:58:56 pm
A fine portrait indeed. Good work.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 31, 2011, 04:13:08 pm
A fine portrait indeed. Good work.
+1.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: RSL on January 31, 2011, 04:14:31 pm
A splendid shot, Mihailo. He looks as if he's telling you one of his stories as you trip the shutter. Where's the mining town?
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: marcocarmassi on January 31, 2011, 04:38:38 pm
Very nice..
i like this bright light.
Perhaps with the color would not be so intensive and dramatic. Good decision to take a shot in b/w ;)
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: Mihailo Radicevic on January 31, 2011, 04:39:45 pm
It's in Serbia. Called Resavica. Once a powerful mining center, now poor man's town. Thank's for comments.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: Rob C on February 01, 2011, 04:58:42 am
Indeed a character; why do I think he's been waiting for a train that never comes?

Rob C
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: Mihailo Radicevic on February 01, 2011, 11:17:25 am
Indeed a character; why do I think he's been waiting for a train that never comes?

Who would know ... unable or unwilling to adapt to changes. No one behind him.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: Rob C on February 01, 2011, 12:23:24 pm
Who would know ... unable or unwilling to adapt to changes. No one behind him.

May be, but he's still hangin' on...

;-)

Rob C
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: William Birmingham on February 22, 2011, 12:19:40 pm
I find the pose brilliant on a photo I would want to see.
The face of the old man just HAVE to be captured on "film".
Indeed well done.

Some critique if I may..
The black structure above the man's head is distracting.
A featureless wall above him would be great -- cloned fill perhaps?
The background bench on left bothers me only a bit.

Is the pole (top to bottom) curved because of the lens distortion or am I deceived by the small image?
If I am right, you can consider "bending" the pole straight.

All this is minor however to a great photo. So good of you to share it with us.

Greetings,
-- Will Silent
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: tokengirl on February 22, 2011, 05:20:16 pm
Great portrait.  His face says a thousand words.
Title: Re: If you only knew ...
Post by: wolfnowl on February 25, 2011, 01:14:48 am
Nicely done...

Mike.