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• daddo (8045)
• [2007-03-23 5:08]

Hi Kev. A sensitive and revealing portrait. When I was in China seven years ago I could see the bewildered look of the old folk, particularly the ones who still wore the communist inspired garb,as Shanghai changed at an unblievable speed and the young started wearing Western "modern" gear. Nice details and a friendly light allow us to study this man's expression in depth. Well done. Regards. Klaudio.

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• luisafonso (13261)
• [2007-03-23 5:38]

Beautiful reflective expression on the old man's face in a perfect exposure done by you. I don't like the background too much. Those dark greens are a bit ugly for my aesthetic sense. But the rest is perfect! Great note.

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• everlasting (9535)
• [2007-03-23 5:38]
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I am not sure about the social stability. Kev. The 11th five year plan that was anounced last October put great emphasis on harmony. And during my last visit talking to government leaders the key word was Harmony. No wonder, in a year when around 23,000 "mass incidents" of social unrest were reported. I think that anyone who travels to China while you cannot fail to be amazed with the growth of the cities you also realize the challenges that China has to meet. If you stay in the larger cities its easy to forget that China is a 'developing' country.
A fine, expressive portrait Kev.

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• ninaL (15895)
• [2007-03-23 6:04]
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Hi, Kev.
I like it.
When I saw miniature of the photo, I thought there was a picture of a painting.
Interesting composition and expression of the man.
Best regards. Grazyna.

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• nicoz (1963)
• [2007-03-23 7:22]
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Hi Kev,
I'm pleased to read that you had a good time in China. It seems to be such a fascinating country, especially now with its economical boom (and social to some extent too). I read earlier this week that China's governement has voted some law that protects private properties. Such a revolution, but we hardly talked about it here...
Anyway, the tones of your photos are amazing, there's somthing that reminds me of Steve McCurry.
His expression is an open door to interpretation!
Well done!
Nicolas

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• bantonbuju (43751)
• [2007-03-23 7:36]
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istn't there a bit of our friend jan in this image? in the face of that man-who-seen-all-of-these-things? in his eyes?
but the surroundings, the background is so much different, plus there is no so much energy as in our jan whom we met on his first day of his new job...
this man of yours keeps everything in himself, all his wisdom, all of his stories...house-trained by his ruling party, probably...
so much to read from this image, kev, so much to talk about...
tc, j.

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• pgorod (1118)
• [2007-03-23 7:52]

Beautiful portrait Kev... and I do like the background. the colors, the lines, the shapes, all contribute to provide a great framing for a very human face. Excellent.

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• vapours (7673)
• [2007-03-23 14:22]

Certainly a reflective photo and note that makes us stop for a second with this man, and ponder about his life as you have done. The wrinkles and aged features a great feature.

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• Furachan (0)
• [2007-03-24 4:20]

A solemn, perfectly calibrated portrait with much depth - I've wanted to do something like that in Vietnam but I never have the patience and this one is a zinger! I came close to thisnin Burma funny enough where life is soooo sloooow. Fine work with a super note.
Cheers,
Francis

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• AnimeshRay (8745)
• [2007-03-24 20:53]

A sensitive portratait, Kev! No flourish, just straight honest portrait, sharp on the face and beautiful bokeh of green on the back, a compelling portrait.
Regards,
Animesh

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• danos (19360)
• [2007-04-07 3:35]

Hello Kev,
very nice your shot and especialy your portfolio from China.I returned also before a few days from China with enough photographs.Obviously the most striking thing about this portrait is the way you have controlled the light so nicely.Well done.
Regards,Danos