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11-AUG-2002 Kevin J. Nisen

7th
Weathered *

Duluth, MN

Taken at Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, where the ships enter and leave the port. He was sitting all by himself, perhaps reminiscing about voyages of past. I kick myself, now, for not sitting down and talking to him.

Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/90s f/11.0 at 70.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Aug-2002 13:11:28
MakeCanon
ModelEOS D60
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/90 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias0.50
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Jonathan 11-Aug-2006 12:04
This was a very powerful picture and as they say a picture says a 1000 words. I know the guy in the picture and his name is Jim. When I was a kid he would often be walking around downtown MPLS and several times he ate with our family at the old forum on 7th St. As far as I remember, Jim was always sort of a loner and always very quiet. JP
Britt F 03-Nov-2005 04:13
I really do wish someone would answer my question. LOL
David01-Nov-2005 20:04
Emotion seems to ooze from this image. The guy looks . . . I dunno . . . sometimes I think he's on the verge of tears and others, just lost in thought. The simple colours work really well and the peeling paint on the bench and wall seem to fit well with the demeanour of the man. Beautifully captured, but I am left wondering if the guy is okay!

David.
Guest 28-Oct-2005 04:08
Did you just ask this guy to take his picture? The problem I have with guys like this is I feel like I am invading their privacy when I want to take their pictures. Like I did this morning with the "Tin Man." That's why I was so far away and it ended up partially blurred and I ended up deleting it from the challenge. (Thanks Armin.) How do you go about getting close shots like this of strangers without making them feel worse and more lonely?
Canon DSLR Challenge28-Oct-2005 00:29
Kevin, this is an excellent picture and it really conveys emotion. Like the colors and the subtle shadows on the wall. The only suggestion (*) would be to crop out the dead space on extreme right (facing the picture) where the wall ends.
- RK