Tibetan slacker Photo

Photographer’s Note

I met this man outside his house in a village near Lhasa city in 1986. He was relaxing on his doorstep, fingering his rosary, and didn't mind me taking some pictures.
Scanned from a Kodachrome slide

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bantonbuju (48630) 2008-05-23 1:49

absolutely stunning!
i can feel the flavour of age - the place, the model, and the photo itself - all have this aging feel...
impressed,
jerzy

nirvana73 (8656) 2008-05-23 4:22

Hello Gert
fingering his rosary
and relaxing man
nice cadrage
colors and presentation
tfs
regards
Ozhan

kyzer (337) 2008-05-23 6:41

Hi Gert,

The man in the photo has a amusing look and a quarter smile..like that f Monalisa by Michael Angelo..It is up to the person to interpret the smile as happy expression or sad feeling..

Great Portrait...and natural colors..

Cheers
Paddyrags

tomescuc (2837) 2008-05-23 16:28

A documentary gem. Excellently rendered details and feel.
cheers,
Cristian

polpo56 (7952) 2008-05-25 0:35

Hi Gert,
a very impressive shot, so many realistic...
I like too the particular effect by use of wide-angol lens.
Ciao
Ludo

hispic (7399) 2008-05-26 1:40

Hello Gert,
Really wonderful tonality, depiction of his clothes' color is exquisite, yellow wall with a touch of blown out is also beautiful.
This is a praiseworthy wonderful work!
Have a nice day, Hisashi

saxo042 (15680) 2008-05-27 13:27

Hej Gert,
I am quite certain that I reviewed this picture before, mentioning that it was like an unfinished painting where the painter (deliberately) had left the upper left corner just like a sketch (or something like that). Now I see that this didn´t go through. Very peculiar. Sorry about that. But here are two well deserved smileys!
Hälsningar
Gunnar

tendstoinfinity (81) 2008-07-15 12:52

this picture is as sensitive as the title is insensitive. maybe you want to change it. TFS

slack·er /ˈslækər/ –noun
1. a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.
2. a person who evades military service.
3. an esp. educated young person who is antimaterialistic,
purposeless, apathetic, and usually works in a dead-end job.

mafegan (4183) 2008-08-21 1:18

Hello Gert
The detail in his clothing, footwear, not to mention his aged face all combine to make an interesting compositon. I also wonder whether he is sad or whether he is happy. TFS, Marlene