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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2010 4:03:36 GMT
A little Haitian girl that lives in the NYC neighborhood where I stayed. I was haunted by her stare,and asked permission to take her picture.
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Post by Jazz on Sept 22, 2010 4:13:02 GMT
She's sweet and beautiful.....and somehow, noble.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2010 19:02:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2010 11:13:57 GMT
I took a series of different photos of this gentleman over a period of about a week. Each morning,and sometimes in the evening,he would be in the same spot where I took my walk on the beach (he is the gentleman in Shadows and Silhouettes) surf casting for striped bass. A kindly old gent,he posed for me on this particular morning,which also happened to be 9/11. It was when I saw what was written on his cap,that I welled up with tears as I remembered that awful day). His name is Herb.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2010 21:22:37 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Oct 2, 2010 8:05:28 GMT
Stolen photos of a very confused man - Place de la Bastille. He stared at the phone for a long time - I could almost read his mind 'What the #%*@*%!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2010 10:29:51 GMT
Fantastic. That's about the same daily spectacle that I see in the phone booth downstairs, particularly when the weather gets colder and people camp in the booths.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 2, 2010 11:26:59 GMT
Kerouac, just have a look at whats on a shelf in the phone booth where the guitar player is.....Looks like communion chalices to me - well very plain ones, but I'm wondering what the singer is doing with them? Would they be for sale?
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2010 16:09:30 GMT
Amazing photographs, Tod2 ~~ excellent compositions and most interesting subject matter.
I love the way the reflections of the booth confuse the eye, which is so perfect in the context.
The second photo looks more like one of those realistic sculpture installations rather than real people, brilliantly adding to the "confusion".
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Post by tod2 on Oct 6, 2010 16:03:46 GMT
Some photos just seem to say something..........
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Post by bjd on Oct 8, 2010 18:44:41 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 9, 2010 1:23:22 GMT
Gad, Bjd ~~ you are BRILLIANT at this kind of portraiture!
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Post by onlymark on Oct 9, 2010 8:45:13 GMT
bjd, for me it is a little strange to see the man with the beard dyed with henna in that setting. I'm far used to seeing it here and it always seems to stand out far more in Europe. The question is though, why has he done it? The answer could be that it is to indicate he's been on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. But more likely he has done it as it is 'Sunnah'.
Sunnah is 'usual practice' and refers to what Muhammad did or didn't do. It's his sayings and living habits. So in effect, as Muhammad did it and it was a normal thing for him to do, then it becomes a normal thing also to do for everyone. There are restrictions on what colours can be used and what dyes. Black is a no-no for instance, and as henna was widely used, thus it will still be used.
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Post by bjd on Oct 9, 2010 13:03:06 GMT
Mark, I haven't seen many men with red-dyed beards. These guys were in Brussels, despite all the English writing behind them.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 24, 2010 7:41:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 9:51:05 GMT
The guy on the right in the last photo looks like he is testing the wind speed and direction for his next shot. (Both lis and lys are acceptable.)
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Post by tod2 on Nov 9, 2010 14:39:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2010 15:15:50 GMT
You won't need the electronic ankle bracelet for another couple years!
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 9, 2010 15:38:13 GMT
Beautiful pictures tod2.
I've been known to do that..............
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Post by tod2 on Nov 9, 2010 16:52:00 GMT
Gosh Kerouac, I don't think they've even got as far as Africa yet Mick - I hope someone nice came along to change your nappy ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2010 21:13:23 GMT
at the nursing home this evening...
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2010 5:51:42 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 13, 2010 19:36:52 GMT
Quite a poignant pic of my Dad...sitting at home yesterday....he was having a lovely time at his party. ate well and chatted with his doting family, but he really misses my Mum. I gave him a cuddle
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2010 19:53:52 GMT
Looks like a very nice person, with the somewhat lost look of a lot of that age group -- remembering things from the past....
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 13, 2010 20:47:50 GMT
I was getting ready to delete a pedestrian photo of the band that played here yesterday. Then I noticed this kid looking right at the camera.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 15, 2010 19:11:26 GMT
oohh, he needs a pearl earing doncha think? ;D
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2010 20:13:22 GMT
Oh! Good call, Cheery. You are clever!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 23, 2010 2:51:44 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jan 10, 2011 12:36:42 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 10, 2011 16:07:12 GMT
What a beautiful, beautiful boy, Tod! You did such a loving and skilled job of capturing him, too. I was wondering who the little angel elf was in your great photo in the Wild & Wonderful Garden Birds thread. Now I know ~
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