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26-APR-2009 Osscat

2 - Kenny - Cornwall

Kenny lives in a small cottage without electricity or running water - he is very content and believes we may all have to become used to living this way in due course.

Leica Digilux 3
1/20s f/2.8 at 14.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Apr-2009 13:05:52
MakeLeica
ModelDIGILUX 3
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length14 mm
Exposure Time1/20 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Leica Forum Challenge30-Apr-2009 21:52
This photo comes very close to my ideal of a portrait. It reveals the essence of this person, not a pose for the photographer, not an accidental expression caught in a candid picture. The photographer seems to have had a conversation with this person in his self-furnished home, and as a result we see his mind occupied and expressing his sceptic thoughts. He appears not only as an object of the art of portraying but as an individual person, a subject with an independent mind.
In my verses I've tried to create a droll form (rhymes) and to achieve a whimsical contrast between his simple appearance and the academic clothing of his (substantially similar) thoughts:

There was once a sage in Cornwall
who thought in his cottage's warm hall:
"Francis Bacon's method was bright,
but Rousseau's 'back to nature' is right.
We are free, after all, yet nature's born thrall."

HansAlbert
Leica Forum Challenge29-Apr-2009 00:36
The thin line of backlighting on his right sleeve makes this photo for me. The lighting is right on, and my interest remains within the frame.
I would prefer to see more of the photograph, and less of the white frame; perhaps just a white line to separate the photo from the Challenge background. Jeff
Leica Forum Challenge28-Apr-2009 02:16
Peter, this is a fantastic shot; thanks for entering!
All the best,
Louis