Full Sprint's Photoblog
June 30, 2009 (Kitchener, Ontario)
Posted by MARIANA (Waterloo, Canada) on 2 July 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Lylou & Roland from France
Hummm - She seems to be very angry... Do you know what about ?
2 Jul 2009 5:11am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
What an expression! She looks so angry that results funny :)
Good treatment of the image, I like the shade and contrast
2 Jul 2009 5:22am
masoud from tehran, Iran
nice sepia portrait , color ton support to transmission of sense
2 Jul 2009 7:07am
k@ from Paris, France
I don't read her like funny as Paco says, I see great inner suffering - is she a homeless ? Or someone on strike and yelling ? Or someone kidding (i don't feel she's kidding her face talks of harsh life by herself)... I feel quite ill at ease with her expression but in the good sense : emotions run in your original close-up...
2 Jul 2009 7:24am
@k@: Thanks K. NO, she is not kidding. I met her on a rainy day in a park with her dog. At first she was afraid of me, but soon she told me her life story. From first sight I knew she has some problem. Deep depression, suffering, mental disability, living alone.
Standley from Carquefou, France
What a portrait! She seems being claiming something.
2 Jul 2009 7:36am
LM from Aix en Provence, France
Superb You catch the essential and your treament make this shot fantastic. Well done
2 Jul 2009 8:12am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Terrific portrait. You look too close for comfort
2 Jul 2009 9:29am
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
very special ! A great portrait with an expression very well captured !
2 Jul 2009 10:01am
Lynn from United States
Great portrait!!! This one brings out such emotion...anger is a harsh reality of life. WELL DONE!!!
2 Jul 2009 10:09am
zOOm from Paris, France
Very poignant portrait indeed. Terrific anger. Your pp just powerfully reinforced her mood.
2 Jul 2009 10:11am
Hiro from Kyoto, Japan
If I had been there, I could not have taken this photo. I think a kind of courage was necessary to do it.
2 Jul 2009 11:37am
@Hiro: NO Hiro, just love and feelings for people, with lots of understanding for their problems is needed to come closer to anyone ! Thanks .
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
A wonderful sepia portrait! Who knows what inner demons are plagueing her? Definitely not a peace with herself or the world...Nice seen and captured Mariana! ;-)
2 Jul 2009 12:24pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
strong and terrific expression captured ! excellent portrait Mariana !
2 Jul 2009 1:05pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
What'd you do to piss her off! Great expression and capture.
2 Jul 2009 1:07pm
Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece
wow! Breathtaking portrait! She seems very angry and you capture it perfectly!
2 Jul 2009 1:11pm
R. Mahmoudi from qom, Iran
wow ... a great shot ... i prefer to take this a little bit wider ... thanks for sharing
2 Jul 2009 1:59pm
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
aha! another killer portrait! full of emotions! great framing, too! excellent Mariana! :D
2 Jul 2009 2:30pm
Frissons from No City, France
this is an incredibly strong picture! Congratulations, you should receive an award for that
2 Jul 2009 2:33pm
@Frissons: hey, thanks a lot :)) glad you like it !
Ralph from United States
I have been to Kitchener many times, I am so glad I have not run into the lady!
2 Jul 2009 2:34pm
@Ralph: I hope you like this portrait! Thanks ! Well, to me - meeting this woman and talking to her for an hour or even longer is just another fantastic experience ! Hey, life could be so cruel .
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
Faces often tell stories. I wonder what her story is. Did you speak with her?
Your photo and treatment of this image is excellent.
2 Jul 2009 3:01pm
don from spokane, United States
What a strong portrait of intense emotions...perhaps just the surface deeper, unexpressed concerns. I'm glad you got to talk with her at length. This is the strongest image I've seen today!
2 Jul 2009 3:16pm
@don: Thanks Don ! I was glad too to talk to her. At this stage many people needs a good listener . And I think I am :)
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
I feel a tremendous anger in the expression of the mouth and yet deep in the light that softens the face. Superb portrait!
2 Jul 2009 4:16pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Taiyuan, China
What a portrait! Everything in her mind and heart has been revealed！
2 Jul 2009 4:35pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
I'm stunned!!! This is an incredible portraiture... your approach is unbelievably direct, emotional, unreserved and without any attempt at concealment... or in one word: truthful! You could never be just a dispassionate spectator, could you? Just love your work Mariana!
2 Jul 2009 4:46pm
@hugo poon: Many thanks Hugo :)) I am really glad you enjoyed this portrait . If only you were behind me and this lady to take another shot for your 'acquaintances' series , it would be super :)) That is why I love your last two shots, for feeling them so naturally and warm :))
Mike from United States
Uhhh... this is fantastic! The photo and expression are really great but the processing really makes the photo wonderful. This is right on top of my Mariana favorites list!!!
2 Jul 2009 6:27pm
@Mike: Thanks Mike :) This is super comment I got from you . I agree with you ..ha ha ha ..How modest I am , ha ?
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
terrifiant !!!!!..............mais que c'est beau !!!
5 etoiles ,c'est une merveille ,pour moi !
bises !
2 Jul 2009 6:35pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
What an impressive (and expressive) portrait
2 Jul 2009 8:20pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Whoa! Somebody's not happy! Great tones.
2 Jul 2009 8:44pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Such raw emotions on display here at the very least. This is a wonderful, if a bit unsettling, portrait. You seem to have a way to get people to reveal their inner selves to you. I think this is a rare gift.
2 Jul 2009 9:33pm
LauraS from United States
You are a good listener! Your photo demonstrates that talent you have. Wonderful share with us.
2 Jul 2009 10:22pm
motie from France
impressive expression!! i would not like to be his husband!!!
you' ve not your similar for capture such portraits!
2 Jul 2009 10:24pm
rian from mobile, United States
yikes! i hope that anger wasn't directed at you.. great shot though! :D
2 Jul 2009 11:34pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
A wonderful capture of emotion here. The B & W processing makes it seem that much meaner.
2 Jul 2009 11:37pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
omg -- SUPERB capture and portrait!! such emotion -- BRILLIANCE -- 5 stars!!!
3 Jul 2009 3:10am
Mags from Paris, France
All has already been said, so I'll just tell you: very good work :)
3 Jul 2009 10:02am
Joseph from Delhi, India
Your photo talks - of her anger, frustration. Very good composition. Good that you were able to talk to her too.
3 Jul 2009 10:05am
Amalio Villa from Tucumán, Argentina
wow!
qué imagen.
muy buena captura. y más si es natural.
3 Jul 2009 12:47pm
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
I think this is exceptionally well done, you've captured all of those emotions in this one frame. Reallly really super work!
3 Jul 2009 2:03pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
At first I thought she was a wax figure, maybe because life carved into her face making it so stiff. Then I realize she's real after reading comments and your responces. I must say you are a brave woman to confront an unordinary woman like her, but on the other hand it takes a warm loving person like youself to put fear behind when it comes to caring for another human being.
I don't know what you do for a living, Mariana, but you'll make a wonderful nurse or a social worker! :-)
4 Jul 2009 4:06am
@Ti: Hey ! How are you ? I am glad you paid an attention to this portrait. NO, I am not a nurse, I am not a social worker. I am a software developer :))) Many years I worked as a high school teacher of mathematics, maybe then I developed love for people and got patience to listen to them and understand . I do not know . I only know all my friends call me every time they get into some trouble .
@micke bergling: many thanks :)
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
Software developer? I'd never had guessed that in a million year! You must be a very logical person since software language is all about logic...No wonder people come to you for consultations, when nothing makes sense to them they'd have to find someone like you to disect and organize them again. :-)
6 Jul 2009 12:37am
luwi from Innsbruck, Austria
great portrait! in my homnedown I know a person who look like this person, she have the same cracy eyes
15 Aug 2009 8:09pm
@luwi: take a shot of her, if you dare :))) I was very careful with this woman .
@Sophie: Thx Sophie, and please do not get my first reply wrong . I hope you understood what I menat about these yikes / cute, sweet, ugly face comments :)) Regards . M.
@Arconte: thx .
