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21-SEP-2006 ©Sheila Smart 2011 All Rights Reserved

Homeless man and his tin

Circular Quay

I tried this image in mono but decided to put a tad colour back into it. I think that it works!

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/250s f/4.5 at 300.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Greg Harp25-Nov-2006 05:29
Fabulous capture.
Guest 29-Sep-2006 16:52
Powerful image. While I'm sure straight black and white works, I'm glad you only partly desaturated it. Somehow it expresses a little different dynamic. Voted.
Herve Blandin22-Sep-2006 16:58
Hi Sheila,

This tweaking with the image that works with so many subjects that allow artistic and formalist treatments, here, is a sure way to plastify the reality. I would think that here, the empathy that could be awaken for a fellow human being is done with (we can pretend of course), from the distance created by your intent to change what you saw. This is not a candid, but a S. Smart's creation. Perfectly valid, but i am not sure if you intend to show us what you see or what you create. I think the distinction matters, maybe i am alone. Much cordially, you are in any case, an inspiration.
Guest 22-Sep-2006 09:09
Wonderful Sheila. Natural, candid and very truthful. Voted... ian
JSWaters21-Sep-2006 15:38
The black and white would be an obvious indication of his dire circumstance. The slight colorization forces us to realize he is real in the here and now - not a figure from the murky past.
Jenene
Guest 21-Sep-2006 14:07
I agree that color is better. I have mixed feeligns about taking pictures of the homeless, but this works for me.
Marjan Schavemaker21-Sep-2006 12:07
It's an excellent capture, Sheila!