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09-MAR-2006 Temis Cotera (Paseante)

1st place
The crying man*
by Paseante

Monterrey, Mexico

While walking on the park I crossed with this crying man...and wondered what thing could be that bad to take away his hope.

Sony DSC-H1
1/40s f/3.5 at 63.8mm iso64 full exif

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Temis Cotera (paseante) 15-Mar-2006 08:55
Hello there,
Thank you all for your comments, your words are pretty appreciatted, I;m really flattered, thanks.

@Pearl
I did cross with that guy. I was walking at a park near my house and I saw this man crying at a bench. I sat on a bench near his and used the H1's great zoom to get close to this man. I dont remember well but maybe its like 8x zoom (dont know the lens-equivalent).
I tried to overexpose the shot to make the background the whiter I could get. After that I used a little of photoshop to make some contrasts and added some blur at the skin (I'm not pretty skilled on photoshop, so, its something basic). It helped a lot that there was a white wall behind the man, so, the background its almost at natural ;).

once again, thanks for your comments :).


Regards,
Temis Cotera
(Paseante)
Pearl 15-Mar-2006 03:01
This pic made me stop in my tracks. It's so stark yet so dynamic. Great capture. A must in black and white. It reminds me of an oder Dylan poster I have. Did this guy pose for you or did you just come across him? How did you get so close? Did you use an telephoto lens? How did you get the background to contrast so well. It's awesome.
Jim Urban 12-Mar-2006 17:26
Love this shot!
roberta12-Mar-2006 05:46
Moving image and excellent composition.