Eyes Wide Shut
Old Man and the Sea
Posted by Shutterbug (Chennai, India) on 20 September 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
He might not be Hemmingway's old man and he doesn't even have a Santiago, but there he is and that's the backwaters of the Bay of Bengal behind him. Some focus colouring. Was tempted to blur but resisted! :)
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
mmmm - i think your focus color is interesting... I like the expression you caught here.
20 Sep 2007 6:14pm
e. from Washington DC, United States
This is a great shot. It certainly does have a Hemingway feel to it. Especially with the expression on his face.
20 Sep 2007 6:56pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
WOW!! I really love your seaside shots, sir! And this one shows again why! There is such a strong sense of gritty reality and character amid the beauty…life the way it really is…most wonderfully done, Sir Shutterbug!
20 Sep 2007 9:21pm
Yvon from Orléans, France
wonderfull picture from an old man very kind
strange beauty
20 Sep 2007 9:38pm
Rags from Plano, United States
Lovely image! There seems to be sadness in his eyes.
21 Sep 2007 12:41am
sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Great photo! great tones and composition.
21 Sep 2007 1:27am
Dave MacIntyre from Toronto, Canada
Fabulous portrait! And your use of focussed colour is quite nice here!
21 Sep 2007 4:40am
celialee from Kyoto, Japan
I love the effect that you used on this picture.....really cool and it made more of an impact than if the picture was in full colour.
21 Sep 2007 8:03am
rainsocks from Singapore
Love the expression on the old man's face and really nice to see the big picture of the environment he is in... great shot!
21 Sep 2007 8:18am
Barbara from United States
Outstanding! Everything about what and how you captured makes this an exceptional shot. I love the skin tones and whites.
21 Sep 2007 12:01pm
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
You really captured the moment!!!...super cool shot.
21 Sep 2007 3:54pm
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
awesome portrait of the man in his environment
21 Sep 2007 7:04pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Oh my goodness Shutterbug! this is a stunning shot!
21 Sep 2007 11:08pm
bhama devi ravi from Chennai, India
As always excellent pictures and graphic captions. Wish you would add detail of where it was clicked. Then it becomes a complete album :-)
22 Sep 2007 12:09pm
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
Beautiful, excellent photo. The "fisherman" seems too clean to be Hemingway's Old Man, but it does give the feel of experience and knowledge.
22 Sep 2007 3:01pm
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
you made the right decision on this one Shutterbug--no blurring gives the shot a great d.o.f.--great composition--billy
22 Sep 2007 10:03pm
Ginnie from Atlanta, GA, United States
Your selective coloring makes this pic for me!
23 Sep 2007 12:57am
Olaide from Fort Collins, United States
you are a gifted photographer. I love all your shots.
23 Sep 2007 6:30am
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
I'm glad you didn't blur it- the image is awesome as is - I like your focal black and white too.
23 Sep 2007 8:46am
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Reminds me of a 70-year old man I once met in a marine who used to sail on his own on the North Sea in his 7-meter sailing boat. Old men have something with the sea... By the way, this man doesn't seem that old to me, maybe it's because my own age :-). Picture evokes reflection, like the picture of the little girl... what would he think?
26 Sep 2007 7:36pm
Canon PowerShot A400
1/500 second
F/5.6
8 mm