OneAnt wrote:
Sunset yes, its 5 hours ago, was 6pm and Autumn here In Oz. I learnt from last year that this was the light at its best. The light on the left is the low sun and on his right the light is reflected off buildings and pavement. You should see me, a whole city and I have an hour to pick out what I can. I ride a bicycle now to get ahead of anything and its my 2nd day on it and my bum smarts. It was only a year ago that I couldn't walk and most of you wouldn't be aware but I have been doing my street photos with one leg missing. Now I am having so much fun I walk and ride for 8-10 hours and don't want to be an Engineer anymore....Show more →
Thanks for the details of the photo, very neat. I love the shot, it feels like something out of the movie "Brazil", or perhaps something from Kafka. His squinting, the leather-like skin, the hat, the light, the background, everything is just brilliant. One of the best shots I have seen in a long time.
But you must have been very close to him, especially with the 21mm. Didn't he react to the shutter release sound?
Sorry for probing, but your comment about one leg: you lost a leg, and yet still ride a bicycle? That is an accomplishment, kudos.
"Every day of his life Mr. Lowell had had the feeling that he was being watched, and today was to prove no different. Sooner or later he would have to get those prescription glasses fixed so he might spot who was watching him. His optician had made a mistake and read +3 as -3, but Mr. Lowell's reticent nature had thus far prevented him from pointing this out, or getting them corrected. Recently, however, his old optician had passed away, and so he had felt that it would not be immodest to have this change done, in the guise of wanting a new pair of frames. What he did not know was that his old optician had left detailed notes on every transaction, and thus his successor greeted him with an exact recollection of the prescription used, resulting in another pair of glasses with the same problem. Pondering this state of affairs, he was able to ignore the little voice telling him he was being watched yet again."
All I can say is "wow". Stunning photo OneAnt. I keep going back to your photo over and over. Not only do I find myself marveling at the quality of the photo but I find myself drawn into the scene. It is if the man has the weight of the world on his shoulders and I cannot help but think about what has him so troubled.
Your photo is a real work of art and you have inspired me to spend some quality time with me 21mm this weekend.
