The Lost Soul by flowsnow

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06-JUN-2007

The Lost Soul

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Spotted this man sitting at the bus stop in his own little world. There he sat all by himself with his dirty looking clothes and jeans. He doesn't even careless of what was happening around him like a lost soul in the city.

Nikon D80 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/125s f/5.6 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Guest		21-Feb-2009 18:54
That is an arresting image!

Guest		21-May-2008 10:11
I have looked at this image before. It draws me in each time.

Brett Hochkins		27-Sep-2007 14:13
Nice capture. V.

Denis Vincelette		26-Sep-2007 10:45
Another coment ! I know, you have a lot of coments on this one .. but that tells you two things ! Photographers are sensibles to the sadness .. and are sensibles dot... And your photography is powerful ! Congratulations...

Cliff		17-Sep-2007 05:53
Poignant capture ! It almost looks like he sits on a piano keyboard.

Guest		25-Aug-2007 21:40
Greay shot my friend

Guest		16-Aug-2007 07:36
Super shot love it, well composed

Vivian Beks		07-Aug-2007 09:13
I love this photo!!! Fantastic atmosphere captured in this shot. Big vote!!!

shatterbug		20-Jun-2007 05:19
Excellent capture, and a great title! His solitude is rather depressing and you've captured this perfectly...

Guest		19-Jun-2007 00:03
with this picture i fell very sad,a touching moment,very touching i love everything about the picture this sad picture telling me that the begening of the end please excuse my poor english i'm from canada(montreal)

regi olbrechts		18-Jun-2007 07:53
Sad situations make "nice" photo's... How do we handle this? (I don't realy know)

Tom Munson		18-Jun-2007 03:12
Terrific image but so many people around the world are in the same situation. V

Guest		18-Jun-2007 02:35
Sad but I would love to live in my own world 2. Nicely captured flowsnow. Voted.

Guest		15-Jun-2007 04:25
Wonderful site. JT

1moremile		13-Jun-2007 23:09
Excellent. Don't know how you do this without getting spotted. Nice work and voted, of course, Tricia.

Guest		13-Jun-2007 09:52
Very touching shot with great mood. Thank you for sharing!

Maxim Popykin		13-Jun-2007 08:06
excellent capture! ~V~

Guest		13-Jun-2007 05:58
Wonderful composition and portrait. Excellent. Big vote.

J. Scott Coile		12-Jun-2007 18:32
Strong emotional image. Very provocative!

marie-jose wolff		11-Jun-2007 22:08
excellent shot, a lost soul, indeed...

Guest		10-Jun-2007 18:02
This is the mother of all street shot, great work :) V

Jean D		08-Jun-2007 15:22
Superb photojournalistic capture! National Geographic quality! Well done Tricia! GMV.

silvia marmori		08-Jun-2007 12:53
his attitude.. the sworn wall behind.. feelings "overflowing" .. and reaching the viewer.. v

Dawid Wnuk Photography		07-Jun-2007 12:51
I agree with everything that was said. An exceptional image! V. Dawid W.

Eric Carrère		07-Jun-2007 06:09
Excellent shot Tricia, V.

clark langley		07-Jun-2007 05:55
love your urban shots tricia

Dan Ng		07-Jun-2007 05:32
Wonderful candid of this lonely man. V.

Guest		07-Jun-2007 03:53
Great candid, nice shot..

Roger LeBlanc Photography		07-Jun-2007 03:28
Tricia, there are so many levels of need in the world of the homeless. This poor fellow appears to have given up...which one cannot blame. Here too even in our rich city and country we have a homeless problem. One of our projects is to create 400 housing units for people of different needs and levels. Everybody knows it is required...but nobody wants it in their community. Even this number only begins to address the problem. The trick is to help people while they still can and want to be helped! Once they are beyond that it is doubtful that they will ever climb back...thanks for provoking the thoughts and dialogue!

Guest		07-Jun-2007 03:19
He shows something that is close to happiness! Good candid.

Jay Levin		07-Jun-2007 02:04
One has to feel sorry for this poor fellow. Something drove him to this sad state of affairs so perfectly captured here. Vote

flowsnow		07-Jun-2007 01:05
Erika, Exactly what I was thinking about some of the `homeless' who suffer from "mental illness". Like Guenter noticed the `smile', I also did but like I said - it's not that kind of `smile' we see.

Wei O'Connell		07-Jun-2007 00:40
One more lost soul! Great street portrait.

Sam Stevenson		07-Jun-2007 00:27
I'm happy to join many others in commenting on this great street portrait - super shot.

Char		06-Jun-2007 23:49
Hi Tricia, What an amazing shot. It looks like a painting. A rare and interesting find. \/

Ray :)		06-Jun-2007 23:14
Terrific capture, Tricia. The state of his feet match that of the wall. ~V~

Anna Wnuk		06-Jun-2007 21:21
Beautiful candid. Well spotted!

pda_pin		06-Jun-2007 20:47
Excellent shot! Very expressive.

Dr. Michael G. Mathews		06-Jun-2007 19:32
Wonderful composition. Some folks live in their own little world to combat the frantic action of the city surroundings, though I suspect that is not the case here ;-) Lovely image.

Olaf Herrig		06-Jun-2007 18:36
Great photo work! V.

Knox O		06-Jun-2007 18:06
wonderful shot. V

Guest		06-Jun-2007 17:47
Love the chaotic background, reflecting the mind

Hodero		06-Jun-2007 17:22
This is one hell of a shot ! V !!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 16:58
We have a lot of homelessness here in the United States, this is a familiar scene, and one that always saddens me because I know a lot of the homeless also suffer from mental illness and are further stigmatized by society.

Guest		06-Jun-2007 16:36
Gloom and doom.... Heaven forbid that he is waiting for a bus to take him home from a days work.

Zaid Kurdi		06-Jun-2007 16:11
Dramatic shot.......Excellent flowsnow......V.

akleja		06-Jun-2007 16:05
Very strong image! Voted!

Liz Bickel		06-Jun-2007 16:03
Very moving shot. You did an absolutely super job in capturing this "soul". The lighting and composition are perfect to tell his story.

Aivar Mikko		06-Jun-2007 15:33
Excellent colors and environment. V.

Lee G		06-Jun-2007 15:04
I really like the muted colors and texture in this image. From the look of the wall he sits here and ponders his world quite often. Excellent job!

Galina Stepanova		06-Jun-2007 15:02
The subject and environment work well together supporting and completing each other. This is great picture, I am glad you used this opportunity, Tricia.

Bryan Murahashi		06-Jun-2007 14:47
Excellent capture.

Paco López		06-Jun-2007 14:36
Very good capture, Tricia!!! and very good tittle for this image!!!!Big vote!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 14:33
Excellent candid! vote

Johan Gerrits		06-Jun-2007 14:33
Excellent shot Tricia, I join dream-catchers vision, everything has been sad.++

CIS		06-Jun-2007 14:27
A marvelous journalistic shot, Tricia!!!

Terri Steele		06-Jun-2007 14:08
Really thought provoking image. Well done!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 14:06
madness.. this is so good!!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 14:05
Very well-seen and captured. Excellent!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 12:52
Absolutely brilliant! VVV

Guest		06-Jun-2007 12:50
a story well interpreted from his expressions, well done.

Vince		06-Jun-2007 12:40
Love the composition here. I am also impressed by the soft tone of color in this shot which suits the subject very well. Vote.

Guest		06-Jun-2007 12:33
great color tone and well framed! Has great mood too! Vote!

Guest		06-Jun-2007 12:17
Nicely done. v.

Raymond		06-Jun-2007 12:11
Trapped, hopeless, abandonned, lonely... destroyed... and very vulnerable. His life is reflected by what surounds him, hte wall, his clothes, his cleanliness ans probably his health. His escapes... running away, moving on, maybe begging and drugs... who knows... looking at the way things are, it's been happening for a while... yet, he's adapted to his life, maybe through acceptance... would he be in India, he'd probably be a sadhu, a sedentary lifestyle. Even his aura is black... I wouldn't touch this image in any way now, it's perfect as is... it says everything there's to say in this case. Bravo T

Guest		06-Jun-2007 12:04
just EXCELLENT.

zyziza		06-Jun-2007 11:50
Great shot, good title, V

QUERIDO		06-Jun-2007 11:42
Beautiful shot,vote

Martha Albuquerque		06-Jun-2007 11:35
superb capture, Tricia.. he seems to be sat on a piano when we look at the thumbnail.. lost soul become art though your lens.. the imagine piano is playing a song for this story to be written by you.. V*

Nestor Derkach		06-Jun-2007 11:32
I love everything about this fine image, the contrast between the lost soul and the wall , the composition , and the very nice resolution to give you the feeling of seeing him in person . Excellent image !!!! 10+

Cindi Smith		06-Jun-2007 11:14
Superb shot, Tricia! You captured his soul. V

Joanne Kamo		06-Jun-2007 10:50
Excellent photo journalism and composition. V

Robyco		06-Jun-2007 10:47
Even without your text the story is clear.... You are so good the picture needs no more...... Well done !!!

flowsnow		06-Jun-2007 10:38
Guenter, Possible. Because when I took another look at him, he lay on the seat and yes he was smiling....I wonder why?....It's not the `normal' kind of smile you get from a person.

Guenter Eh		06-Jun-2007 10:34
He is like a chameleon - adapted to his environment. His facial expression dominates the foto - the approach of a smile?

Andrew Vincent		06-Jun-2007 10:22
Great photo journalism Tricia! Perfect tones for the story you are conveying. VOTE!

Emad Omar		06-Jun-2007 10:21
very nice composition