Mary's Photoblog
The Journey
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 13 August 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Just a couple more photographs before I end my holiday series. I took 428 captures in a week!!! so I still have lots to share with you, at a later date :)
I saw this elderly gentleman walking down the road with his wheelbarrow full of garden produce, as we came out of our b&b, I fumbled to get the camera from my bag and just shot it, and I quite like the slight blur. I really didn't want to miss this one.
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Shutterbug from Chennai, India
good one! maybe a little tighter cropping would have serve the picture better?! perhaps!?
13 Aug 2007 5:39am
@Shutterbug: Thank you Shutterbug :)
I have cropped, this capture since your suggestion :) and I can't decide which one I like the best now LOL :D
Behrooz from Tehran, Iran
I like that old feeling. It's such a beautiful shot, MaryB.
13 Aug 2007 5:47am
@Behrooz: Thank you for your visit and very kind comment Behrooz :)
It was lovely to see this elderly man with his wheelbarrow, just walking down the hill!
Vanessa from Kent, United Kingdom
OH wow reminds me of the old Bethnal Green, London. Love the BW work Mary, fab shot
13 Aug 2007 5:50am
@Vanessa: Thanks Vanessa :) it was so strange to see this elderly gent with his wheelbarrow, walking at speed down the hill, it was a must capture definately. I managed to get another pic, as he was crossing the road, this one didn't work as good though has I got the bollards on the road in the background! made it look to modern.
@ColNed Pictures: Thank you again ColNed for your kind comments :)
Nickyj from United Kingdom
Brilliant capture Mary and the shades "age " the picture sort of freezing time if that makes sense - I love it and cant wait to see more from your week.
13 Aug 2007 8:47am
@Nickyj: I get what you mean hun! It was such an unusual sight, if it wasn't for the cars going by, It would have looked like we had been transported back in time :)
Thank you :)
@Dimitrios: Thank you Dimitrios, your very kind :)
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Really nice shot! A long time since I left England but I still miss the look and feel of those old brick and stone walls. B&W was a great choice for this one :-)
13 Aug 2007 9:39am
@Anne: Thank you again Anne:) there is a link in one of my replies here with the colour version, if you want to have a look :)
I think I would miss things like this if I lived elswhere in the world too.
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Wow, Mary...428 captures...! LLike the blur on this one actually....gives it character. Nice!
p.s. sorry haven't been back to your site for a return visit. Been busy at work...but I'm hoping to get back to p-blogging soon! Cheers! B-)
13 Aug 2007 9:44am
@{H} creatives: Thank you H for your comment and your visit, I appreciate it, especially as you are so very busy at the moment, I hope you get to have some free time soon to relax :) take care of yourself.
I know 428! is a lot of captures for 1 week! my family think that I'm a little crazy, and the memory on the computer is starting to groan from the amount of shots I've uploaded to it! LOL:D
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
I like his right foot lifted in walking along. He is a great capture, MaryB. Nicely done in BW. You have a BW muse, too.
13 Aug 2007 10:34am
@Viewfinder: Thanks VF, he was walking very swiftly down that hill, for his age :)
I thought I'd try something different with the b&w it's nice to experiment :)
@tyan: Thank you tyan :) I was really happy that I manage to capture him before he crossed the road.
Brian from West Lafayette, United States
Very nicely done! I love the framing, with the suggestion of a secret garden beyond the wall. You've really captured a slice of life here!
13 Aug 2007 1:31pm
@Brian: Thank you Brian, thats a very kind comment :)
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
I like the blur, too. Along with the wall, it captures a snse of "period." Add a little sepia tone and it could be a photo from the 1930s.
13 Aug 2007 1:35pm
@Ken McCoy: I did as you suggested Ken, it looks brilliant,so I've decided that I will have it printed and framed for my summerhouse in the garden, thank you :)
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
I like the blur too...very nice. Looks like an old photo from days gone by!
13 Aug 2007 1:41pm
@Jen: Thank you Jen, I was suprised when I saw him he looked like he had come from the past!
Josh from New York, United States
This shot really takes me back in time. It's great.
13 Aug 2007 2:47pm
@Josh: Thank you Josh I appreciate your comments and visits :)
Soodabeh from Yazd, Iran
Nice B&W. These natural moments are always exciting and interesting to capture. Well done.
13 Aug 2007 2:53pm
@Soodabeh: Thank you Soodabeh, I agree, I was very excited to see this man with his wheelbarrow, just walking down the road, it's not a usual sight :)
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow, Mary. There's a wonderful sense of "old world-ness" that you've captured in this shot! I really like it. Makes me wish I could be there too. :)
13 Aug 2007 3:14pm
@Rebecca: Thank you Rebecca your comments are always so kind and encouraging :)
@hrg: Thank you hrg, for you very kind comments and also for visiting my p- blog :)
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I love photos like this. They tell a story and are very powerful for me. This is beautiful.
13 Aug 2007 3:15pm
@Laurie: Cheers Laurie, for your very lovely compliment, thank you :)
aaxan from Paris (temporary), France
time stands still.
I like this picture. Nice shot, MaryB.
13 Aug 2007 4:23pm
@aaxan: Thank you aaxan for your very kind comment :)
Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Canada
I'm a little perplexed by this photo.To me it looks very sad, and I'm certain in reality it wasn't. Maybe the black and white makes it appear like the countries behind the iron curtain. (I'm old enough to remember those times, and I've travelled in some of those places at the time.) I would love to see a color version of it.
13 Aug 2007 5:01pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/snow_flake58/P1040629.jpg
Hope that this works Wolfgang, the uncropped colour version :)
Saed from Mashhad, Iran
Wow... 428 captures!! So you have enough photos for more than one year!
I'm waiting for enjoy your other photos!
13 Aug 2007 5:35pm
@Saed: :) yes Saed, I think I'm addicted to taking photographs! LOL :D my camera is always with me where ever I go!
I hope you enjoy my close up series too :)
RoBeRt from cAnDy LaNd, United States
wonerful, amazing shot Mary ....I feel like I stepped back in time ......BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVO !!!
13 Aug 2007 5:59pm
@RoBeRt: Thank you RoBeRt your kind comments are always so encouraging :)
@JJCN: Thank you very much JJCN :)
Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A very interesting picture with a nice blur. May be in a sepia tone you can more underline the character from an old photo. Well done.
13 Aug 2007 6:48pm
@Harald: Thank you Harald, I have now tried the sepia and it gives it a really nice effect, and i will have it printed in sepia to hang on the wall in the summerhouse we are building in our garden :)
Markus from Reading, United Kingdom
This is sooooo beautiful, I don't know what else to say! :-)
13 Aug 2007 7:26pm
@Markus: Thank you Markus, thats very kind of you :)
@LuisRodrigues: Thank you Luis, I didn't want to let this one get away :)
Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Canada
I just looked at the color version, and for me the sadness is gone, I swear I can even see the spring in his step. An altogether different emotion, thanks Mary!
13 Aug 2007 8:31pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: I'm glad it worked :) I agree it does change the emotion in the shot, I'm glad you mentioned it. :) Thank you Wolfgang.
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
great capture MaryB--very vintage appearance--nice work--billy
13 Aug 2007 9:49pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks again billy for your kind words and support :)
Amir from Fort Worth, TX, United States
This is very nice. Can you tell us what country this picture is from?
14 Aug 2007 12:40am
@Amir: It was taken in the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Thank you Amir. :)
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Fantastic shot!!! :) Looks great in b&w!
14 Aug 2007 1:01am
@HorseRotorVator: Thank you HVR your very kind :)
I have posted a link for the colour version in one of my replies to a comment if you would like to see it :)
@miu*: Cheers miu* :)
Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nice shot and good black and white processing. Like this one. :)
PS : Got your email and did reply too. :)
14 Aug 2007 4:22am
@Rahul: Thanks pal, thought I'd give the b&w ago, after seeing what you've done with your posts on thursday and friday, I like the way it changed the feel of the image :)
Hope all is well with you Rahul :)
PS I got an email from you on the 7th aug, and I've replied to that one :) (I especially hope you got it because I thanked you for what you sent me ) :)
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine, for visiting my p-blog and for your very kind comment :)
Soph from Enghien, Belgium
Great photo Mary! It looks like from another time! Great black and white and great composition!
15 Aug 2007 8:20am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What a good atmospheric shot. Glad you manageed to catch it!
23 Aug 2007 1:21am
Rob from Upstate New York, United States
Hey, I missed quite a few captures. They are all wonderful but this is one of my favorites.
30 Aug 2007 12:14am
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/125 second
F/4.0
ISO 80
432 mm (35mm equiv.)