For The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Connected
I am a circumnavigating sailor and visual storyteller. My travels have taken me across 360 degrees of longitude to 72 countries. I completed my first sailing circumnavigation on November 2019 aboard SY Amandla and am currently wandering ashore.
Brilliant.. need I say more
?You’ve said it all Mark! Thank you so much for your generous compliment.
A lovely portrait. I did try to like your posting but for some reason lately my likes are not going through for dot.com sites.
?Well thank you so much for your kind words Michael. Greatly appreciated.
Great 🙂
I’m glad you think so Sandra ?
Another stunning photo. Beautifully shot.
You are wonderful to say so Michelle. And I am SOOOOO excited that we are going to see each other when you visit Fiji! Woo Hoo!
Me too!
I keep zooming in to see more of the amazing details here, especially the connection between hand and stick. And what soulful eyes and face!
? I am thrilled that you like it Lexi. The original composition included his whole body from head to toe, but I really liked the close up because of the details, so I cropped it
Great job with that!
PS – Thank you so much for identifying the ‘connection between the hand and the stick’….didn’t even think of that one but it works for this challenge ‘Connected’. As always, you have a good eye.
What a very expressive face! Beautiful portrait
Thank you for your visit and kind words Anabel!
So poignant and powerful.
Thank you Britta. I can’t wait to see the images you capture in Thailand! 2 weeks to go!
This is that type of photo that one must just contemplate and enjoy. Stunning. Great interpretation of the challenge.
Thank you for your kind words Lucile. I thought of your beautiful portrait series from August when I took this one
You’re so kind Lisa. Your portrait has your eye and talent imprinted in it.
Wow, this photo is so clear…the veins in his hands, the expression on his face. Excellent capture of the this moment!
? You never fail to bring a smile to my face Terri! Thank you for your kindness and for sharing!
A marvelous portrait, such character! Such excellent focus. Perfect in B&W. But what’s the “connection”? And where’s the clam? And ocean?
Glad you liked it Mr Badfish. The’connection’ is two-fold 1) The connection between him and me face-to-face in the park. You only see him because I am behind the camera. 2) The connection between him and the viewer(s) because he is looking out at them from the screen. And the ocean? The ocean is my home Mr Badfish. My sails have taken me to Denarau, Fiji where I hoped a bus to Suva (a city on the ocean) where I took this shot over the weekend ??
Connection…got it! I figured it was something like that, at least the part between you and him, I just wanted to hear the story if there was one, I guess. I thought maybe he was a clam expert. Fiji…jeesh, woman. I want to come back in my next life as you.
?Well that is just about the nicest thing anyone has ever said about my life Mr Badfish ?
Hmmm. But you do realize just how blessed you are, right…even if you earned it. Or especially if you earned it. Connection!
? I am a very lucky girl ⛵️
Let’s have a raise of hands: who thinks this is the understatement of the year?
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Ooooo, I forgot to answer the clam question. Damn. You’ve got me there. Stumped. But here is a shell for Duncan ?. Best I could do ?
HA! You da man, woman!!!!
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What a beautiful photo Lisa!
You are wonderful to say so Nicole. Thank you so much for your visit and kindness
Perfect photo to render in black and white! Gorgeous detail.
I’m curious (because I wonder when I want to take a photo of a stranger), how did you approach your subject, or did you just take the shot? I’m sometimes able to shoot quickly and secretly, but most of the time not.
?Thank you so much Janis. Appreciate your compliment.
To answer your question, in general, I use multiple approaches when capturing the streets
1) shooting secretly and quickly (as you state above) as the moment presents itself. The con here is that often the shot is missed because I’m not prepared when the moment happens…but when I get it right, it is a happy day.
2) shooting secretly, but positioning myself in places where good scenes are more likely to occur so that I can better anticipate the scene. The pro is that I can spend a bit more time with the capture. The difficulty is remaining unnoticed over time.
3) asking permission beforehand – the con is ‘posed’ pictures but I have gotten some great photos this way when spending enough time with a subject that they forget they are being photographed and begin to act naturally. There are also subjects that are more comfortable acting naturally in front of a camera and don’t ‘over’ pose.
4) shooting quickly but not secretly as was the case here. I spotted this gentleman in the park with his back to me surrounded by a beautiful scene behind him. I missed that shot, but I then walked around the front of him, readied my camera with my back to him, turned around, shot the image with him looking at me. Then we smiled at each other and I moved on.
Fantastic shot, Lisa!! Love the crop you did on it. Really makes one focus on the details.
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Nice and interesting street portrait. Now I’m wondering, what’s his story?
?Glad you liked the image. I can tell you that after this image was snapped, he gave me a kind, gentle smile.
Excellent… 🙂
Thank you Drake ?
Lisa what a brilliant photo. As he gazes out toward me I wonder what he is thinking. Can he actually see me? Your image so vivid it would seem that he could look right through my computer screen.
?I am delighted that you enjoyed the image Sue! I too wonder. I can tell you that after I took the photo, he smiled at me in such a way that makes me think he was a kind, gentle soul.
A wonderful photo, Lisa. The weather must have been a little cooler than usual. I would love to know the connection between all the clothing items. I have a lot of thrift shop clothing and shoes and I often wonder who wore them before me. 😉
A very thoughtful mind indeed Ann! I love that you wonder ‘who wore it before you’ and the connection between this man’s clothing items. I did enjoy the combination of stripes and Polynesian prints his outfit. It works!
Thank you so much for your visit and kind/thoughtful words. Always a treat to hear from you here.
Stunning image, Lisa – his expression and composition are perfect!
You are absolutely wonderful to say so Indah! Greatly appreciated. I’d planned to link to your Monochrome Monday this week but I see you’ve discontinued until WP dot com can fully accommodate InLinkz. Looking forward to seeing you relaunch the link in the future ?
Okay mister, we’re gonna be cool. Everybody just be cool!
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