Mid afternoon nap

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Mid afternoon nap

Postby Geoff on Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:57 pm

I was out and about a few days ago and watched this elderly man just doze the afternoon away, it was a crisp Spring day and he had not a worry in the world...so I went snap! Comments/critique welcomed:

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:01 pm

Hehehehe! his look is similar to our fozzie :lol: I've seen him at the AW and didn't realize he getting old quick like that :lol:
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Postby mic on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:08 pm

Geoff I was expecting to see a big black page Nap get it :roll:

Are you sure he is alive, did you get his permission :roll:

Only joking, I just hope some bastard didn't clobber him over the noggin and rob him in this sick society ( hmmmm have I become too much of a pessimest :roll: )

I hope he awoke with more spring in his step.

Nice shot.

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Hmmmm, imagine getting a shot as he got hit on the noggin :roll: :x
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Postby Geoff on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:13 pm

mic wrote:Geoff I was expecting to see a big black page Nap get it :roll:

Are you sure he is alive, did you get his permission :roll:

Only joking, I just hope some bastard didn't clobber him over the noggin and rob him in this sick society ( hmmmm have I become too much of a pessimest :roll: )

I hope he awoke with more spring in his step.

Nice shot.

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Hmmmm, imagine getting a shot as he got hit on the noggin :roll: :x


I had a chat with him when he awoke...he was a really friendly old man :)
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Postby gstark on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:16 pm

Geoff,

You've done the background softening in pp, right?

It reminds me, because, I think, I'm seeing the softness as being induced, of the old posters we used to see at pubs ... "Resch's Refreshes" and all that.

It has that sort of a softness and feel to it ....
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Postby Geoff on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:24 pm

gstark wrote:Geoff,

You've done the background softening in pp, right?

It reminds me, because, I think, I'm seeing the softness as being induced, of the old posters we used to see at pubs ... "Resch's Refreshes" and all that.

It has that sort of a softness and feel to it ....


I just adjusted the highlights a tad in PS Gary, apart from that straight outa camera.
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Postby gstark on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:43 pm

Geoff wrote:
gstark wrote:Geoff,

You've done the background softening in pp, right?

It reminds me, because, I think, I'm seeing the softness as being induced, of the old posters we used to see at pubs ... "Resch's Refreshes" and all that.

It has that sort of a softness and feel to it ....


I just adjusted the highlights a tad in PS Gary, apart from that straight outa camera.


Interesting.

The wall behind and to the left of the gentleman seems to me to be overly smooth. That's not a bad thing at all, but it's lending a strange feel to the image for me. Can't yet put my finger on what I'm actually experiencing here ...
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Postby Dargan on Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:51 pm

Boke? Bokeh? etc. Is that the effect on the back wall?
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Postby gstark on Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:13 pm

Dargan wrote:Boke? Bokeh? etc. Is that the effect on the back wall?


No. Bokeh relates to how OoF highlight points are handled.

The wall seems be strangely devoid of those. :)
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Postby Heath Bennett on Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:17 pm

are you using a custom curve? the shadow detail is minimal, strong blacks?
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Postby Potatis on Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:22 pm

I really like staring at this photo. It's such a great capture!

I held up a book to crop out the right hand tree, and like the photo more with that right side tree gone. But that's just me. :)

Nah.. I take it back. I don't think you can take that tree away without removing the other. It's a question of balance. It's just that the right tree distracts my eye somehow.
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Postby Geoff on Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:48 pm

Heath Bennett wrote:are you using a custom curve? the shadow detail is minimal, strong blacks?


Nope, no custom curves :)
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Postby moggy on Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:26 pm

Nice one Geoff, can't beat the old afternoon nap! You've captured the moment very well.

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Postby chris1968 on Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:15 am

Great shot Geoff - cant help but wonder if the little plaque by his shoulder reads something like

'If not awake by 6 please nudge me and send me home' :D
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:38 am

Great shot Geoff - I do this quite often (nap that is) but I do have a placard on my chest asking people not to bury me 8)
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:42 am

sirhc55 wrote:Great shot Geoff - I do this quite often (nap that is) but I do have a placard on my chest asking people not to bury me 8)



:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:47 am

Nice capture Geoff, I like it and can also relate to it :wink:
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Postby fozzie on Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:06 am

Birddog114,

Birddog114 wrote:Hehehehe! his look is similar to our fozzie :lol: I've seen him at the AW and didn't realize he getting old quick like that :lol:


Just remember, if we all last this long in life, we will end up doing the same as this gentleman each afternoon: peaceful bliss.
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