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Evan Baines wrote:
I am interested in whether anyone sees a particular vibe in the portrait, so I'll refrain from answering the angle question publicly.
I can pull a few different interpretations or imaginings from the image, Evan... but the one I keep circling back to is something along the lines of:
Steady, but not at rest. The combination of his left arm/shoulder, the look in his eyes and the juxtaposition of his right and left collars suggest to me a mild tension - very subtly sort of coiled, if you will.
He isn't looking at me, he's looking through me. Something's on his mind. It may not be unpleasant or menacing, but it's not trivial.
Your angle of capture compresses his stature into a tighter, more tangible feel of all the above and the ever so slight tilt of his head to me implies a lean into whatever is on his mind.
The way he's cutting his eyes toward me suggests his focus was someplace else before turning attention my way, but he doesn't care enough to actually turn his head - adding to the sense that whatever his mind is on is his priority.
His mouth is largely benign. It could go either way but as is, provides little to no inference of mood or intent.
If I had to distill it down to a vibe, it would probably be intelligent, introspective street - somewhat tightly wound at the moment the shot was taken.
Or, he could have just plopped down, crossed his legs and draped his left arm over his knee.
Either way, I really like the portrait.
Chuck
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