°Standing in line Photo

Photographer’s Note

As society often creates and sustains them, a not-hided spot on human beings like you and me but at the edge of life, no economic value ... not only pilgrims but lots of local homeless, waiting to get their free daily meal from Ashrams, here at 8km from Haridwar.

A meal a day to keep doctors away, if they ever get one when they need ...

oochappan ©®

Bilsew, patcras, jonathan_hart, thaprem, BennyV, Dpbours, jhm, robiuk has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Paolo (40702) 2008-04-03 1:45

Hi Henk, wonderful lines, wonderful portraits, wonderufl colours and faces, each one with his propre story, attititude and troubles.
fantastic work.
thanks, ciao

migzal (485) 2008-04-03 2:27

A powerful color street photography, nice documentary shot. might do well to give a B&W a try.

Bilsew (105) 2008-04-03 4:28

The best evidence to show that life is not fair!!

jonathan_hart (22576) 2008-04-03 14:10

powerful composition, the format is perfect
the intense glance of the first man is the great element that make this photo unique
regards
jo

Polonaise (5636) 2008-04-03 18:20

Henk...This is the one that speaks louder than the others...
The story is there...Within these frames..
What a bouquet of an extraordinary faces...

Dear buddy... This is a killer...
This one has the reason to be posted...

BW
G.

BennyV (4681) 2008-04-04 12:18

An absolutely striking image, Henk. This is not just an anonymous waiting line, but a fine collection of individuals. That is what makes this a truly great capture!

Benny

michiels (4170) 2008-04-04 12:30

hallo Henk,

Schrijnende situaties ... prachtig in beeld gebracht, de blikken van de mannen, de kleuren, de compositie, ... het is heel geslaagd . (zoals we gewoon zijn van jou )
groetjes, inn

Dpbours (220) 2008-04-05 10:13

Hi Henk,

I was thinking; What does that guy in the back has on his head??!! But it's a statue of an elephant and a lizzard :-).
And interesting line and a good note. A pity of the head of a women with a pinkish veil pointing just above the line after the second person. Next to that a very nice street-take.

Greetings!
Dennis

stevesaba (3760) 2008-04-08 8:07

Hi Henk!
Wow, a very telling photograph. I agree that the look of the first man really pulls us in. The layers and depths of emotion here really comes through. Great documention, and a great shot! cheers,
Steve

coco (27842) 2008-04-08 17:15

Hi Henk.

Splendid work where the horizontal view is amazing and where I love the expression of all these faces, especially the first one.

This one is much more than a photo: this one is also about the people.

Regards.

robiuk (10763) 2008-04-20 15:23

Very strong one, Henk!
How lucky to have the first guy in the cue (and the
closest one to the camera) looking into your lens!
Did they comment on your taking a photo of them? Did
they react?
Robi

holmertz (9620) 2009-04-24 12:21

Hello Hank,
The birds' hospital is one aspect of Indian life, this is another. Strangely, this is not so different from the queues of people waiting for their daily meal in Stockholm, New York or London. The eye-contact with the man to the left, and the tight, horizontal cropping, makes this a haunting picture.
Regards,
Gert

figenya (1256) 2009-08-28 3:52

Hi Henk,

Excellent documentary shot with its sharpness and composition. The eyes of the man on the left is impressive.

regards

figen