HE WAITS .. HE MENDS

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• jasmis (35860)
• [2008-04-23 23:05]

Smart and brave composition. Superb details which make the show. And important note, as usual.
Really impressive presentation.
Regards my dear friend.

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• daddo (7529)
• [2008-04-23 23:19]

Namaste Jean Paul. Showing life as is, one of daily struggles, often in unforgiving conditions. Yet, despite a hard life, this weathered man can still manage a smile. Great composition with its parallel lines and stark foreground forms.Wonderful use of light. Regards. Klaudio.

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• temmel (2296)
• [2008-04-24 0:18]

Jean,
I like this one!
Well composed with d working man in the foreground.
I like the way how you frame this pic, letting us to see the boats behind.
Keep smiling my dear, life is hard but beautiful!!
Nanni,
Linda

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• AiresSantos (22217)
• [2008-04-24 0:26]

Hi Jean Paul
I like this photojob, excellent POV and details. Well captured the expression. Very well framed and done
Have a nice day
Aires

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• edytungkal (3263)
• [2008-04-24 1:30]

An interesting picture to showing the activity of the fisherman with the island view as bg. A little bit too dark on his face but i like his position to the picture...
a good presentation and interesting note as usual. tfs

daniel

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• isabela_sor (31788)
• [2008-04-24 2:00]
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• samrat_roy1 (653)
• [2008-04-24 2:17]

hi jean
a common sight among fishermen. the framing is good. the smiling face of the man certainly hides all the hardship that he has to go to, everyday.....TFS.

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• Royaldevon (2476)
• [2008-04-24 2:43]

Hello J.P.

I love how the man merges in with the border!
This is a very well conceived shot!
The man in the f/g gives so much to absorb and then there is the pleasure of moving out into the context!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• siolaw (20820)
• [2008-04-24 4:39]

Hi JP,
Good framing here and a nice POV, with the off centered fisherman having a strong visual impact. I like his smile and he has a special hat which i never saw (mind you, I've never been in Kerala!)
Well composed and interesting scene.
Greetings
Laurent

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• Valerka (6340)
• [2008-04-24 4:47]

Hello,Poet,
A great shot with a very good composition.
I'm much impressed by the man's hat.
The idea to place the man's figure where he is, is very smart
Bravissimo and congratulations
TFS
Valerka:)

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• mikolaj_kawa (10972)
• [2008-04-24 5:09]

Hello Jean Paul! Very interesting scene. God POV. Original light and shadow. Very good capture. Well done!

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• rigoletto (19337)
• [2008-04-24 9:05]

Hope is the pearl in the sea
You ought to dive and pick it up to see it shine under the daylight.
And mending a broken heart, is indeed like mending a net. It becomes more functional, yet it is still full of large holes...

One of your greatest photos. Colors, closeness, light and the mood are just great. Congrats my dear friend.
Deniz

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• HulyaTaskin (640)
• [2008-04-24 10:01]
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Hello dear poet :)
A broken heart is hard to mend, but things that do not kill you make you stronger :)
Great & impressive shot, I liked the man's laugh...
All the best,
Hülya T.

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• jonathan_hart (13403)
• [2008-04-24 10:09]

excellent square format, the crop is well seen,
a good moment captured, with a perfect BG :)
regards
jo

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• siamesa (3775)
• [2008-04-24 10:33]

Hi Jean Paul,
What a fantastic moment! Congratulations, my friend to capture this scene.
Abraços
Maria

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• Gustaw (17988)
• [2008-04-24 12:33]

Hi, my friend!
It is interesting view from India. I like your oryginal composition. Nice nature, palms, ocean and person.
Marek

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• michiels (4056)
• [2008-04-24 12:40]

hello JP,

a warm light on a working man. the compo is beautiful, putting the accent on his work. great landscape in the background ( i miss it ........ )
greetings, inn

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• gracious (9254)
• [2008-04-24 16:23]

Hello my friend JP,
A beautiful portrait and composition of near and far!
the near is your subject and far is the environment of his dailylife!
the lighting is superb over this image with good colour and details, of course the poem!
well done
cheers
Tony

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• ChrisJ (54862)
• [2008-04-24 22:40]

Hi JEAN PAUL

A good daily life scene & portrait of the fisherman, with the bg boats adding context. Good sharpness & pov. Tfs!

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• faubry (26845)
• [2008-04-25 2:27]

superb photo very well composed, and the note is great like poetry V Hugo.. i like really his poem.
soon
francine

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• leo61 (29228)
• [2008-04-25 6:58]

Hi Jean Paul!
A very nice capture of this man and the nice landscape in the distance.I like your low POV and his smile and the light at his body.
Regards,Leo

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• lestans (11631)
• [2008-04-25 9:07]

Dear JP!!
this is a fantastic shot! Interesting strange hat, a lovely smile (why was he smiling? because you were capturing him?) , palms and sea, and a net, all very well framed.
I like the net in the sun, over a shady background.
Enjoy life! ( I am learning your mood!!)

Livia

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• quillo (4868)
• [2008-04-25 11:35]

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Hello friend Jean Paul:

A good framing of the fisherman in his work of repairing the networks, I like his happy visage, it is an agreeable image with good details. He had never seen a cap as that one, it is very original.

Un saludo.

Que tengas un feliz fin de semana.

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• dareco (7683)
• [2008-04-25 22:40]

Very nice composition. He looks to be such a hard worker. The background scenery is lovely. TFS

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• COSTANTINO (8348)
• [2008-04-26 1:32]

hELLO MY FRIEND,
this photo is very sensitive but also the collection of your poems is marvellous.
BRAVO to you,good work
THANKS FOR SHARING
Costantino

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• dvlazar (3875)
• [2008-04-26 17:42]

Hey there,
Good emotion capture!
A unqiue photo - being so close to the man out on his boat as he works with the fishing. Good work!

Dave

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• axiotea (10650)
• [2008-04-26 21:58]

Hello Jean Paul
A nice capture of the fisherman fixing his net with a big smile...he is well positioned allowing to see boats and palm trees which are providing a good BG.
Have a nice day
Marilyn

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• MarcT (11405)
• [2008-04-26 23:13]

Hi Jean Paul,
Funny smile and good POV on the similing face. The boats near the cost are also a nice add on.
Cheers
Marc

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• hatti52 (10205)
• [2008-04-27 2:37]

Hi Jean Paul
excellent shot with wonderful POV
great details and beautiful colours
my compliments

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• jhm (64000)
• [2008-04-27 3:02]

Hello Jean-Paul,

I often think that the explanatory note is always as important as the picture.
I find your picture as photograph very good, as quality something less through the dark face of the fisherman, I am honest Jean-Paul.
It's a nice daily life picture, I hope that the critique not hard shall come.
Thanks for sharing.

have a nice weekend,
John.

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• pelin (1554)
• [2008-04-27 3:53]

Ello Jean! What a smile on his face! and a poem, very well choosen. Sea, boats, life.
Excellent.
Thanks

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• gokanlam (2168)
• [2008-04-27 4:10]

Hi Jean,
Well-framed composition.. i like the man's hat that saves him from the sun's effects.. the distance between you and the man is so little and it gives the feeling to enter the composition:) it looks great with the other details and colors too..
Congrats dear friend,
ReLa

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• anducina (6824)
• [2008-04-27 6:07]

Hi Jean Paul,
Very good compo and light-shadows play, the old fisherman in the FG, having the tropical landscape as BG. Impressive scene, a photo telling a story.

TFS and best wishes to you too !
Andreea

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• charlotte_iona (602)
• [2008-04-27 6:13]

I like the way you've composed this so that the subject takes up the left and bottom thirds - I particularly like the glimpse of net at the bottom. The curved shape of the hat is also nicely echoed in the shape of the promontary of land on the right.

Might be worth experimenting with exposure of the fisherman as he's come out a bit dark, and (separately) the sky, to make it a bit more dramatic as it takes up so much of the picture. Wish I could do a workshop, but as you know I have very limited photo editing capabilities!

PS, JP, though your poetry is lovely and seems very popular, and the information about Victor Hugo is interesting, it doesn't really fit the bill of "learning about the world through photography". The photo raises questions - perhaps you could include more details about the location, the activity, that hat (is it traditional? what's it made from?)

Kind regards, dear friend.

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• NellyD (1864)
• [2008-04-27 7:36]

Hi Jean Paul,

What an impressive shot of this working man, I like it very much! The composition looks very good, with excellent details, good colours and and interessting note too.
TFS

Greetings, Nel

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• AROBN54 (7025)
• [2008-04-27 9:09]

Oh, Jean Paul, this is marvelous!
I love that side lighting and the way you've caught him engaged in daily work. (even with a smile). The composition is excellent to show him at work and the wonderful view beyond. Beautiful light and color and superb detail. This is fantastic work! Many thanks and warmest wishes, my friend,
Shelly

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• josepmarin (24661)
• [2008-04-27 11:26]

Hi Jean Paul,
Good composition that mixes finely the portrait of this fisherman and the landscape that surrounds him, and very good work of management of the difficult light, which has given a good graphical result, a few good shades and a magnificent color.
Nice shot, and great note.
Best regards,
Josep

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• stego (13236)
• [2008-04-27 15:12]

Namaste Jean Paul,
The first thing that caught my attention was the strange hat of the fisherman. But that is just a detail, as there is much more to appreciate in this achieved portrait of daily life. It's interesting that the man is as much the main subject as it is part of the framing of the beautiful BG. A beautiful and vivid photo!
Regards, José.

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• Clementi (17984)
• [2008-04-27 16:08]

Ciao Jean Paul,
the person's smile is the first thing which strikes in looking at the very beautiful photo. perfect in the colours and the light, as the usual very beautiful note .
good job
Giorgio

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• ninaL (15110)
• [2008-04-27 21:49]

Excellent one !!!
Maybe, a little pitty that we can't see his eyes, but his smile pay all the scene !!!
Interesting composition where the working man is situated in his contexte.
The hat makes also this shot :).
Best regards. Grazyna.

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• papagolf21 (47118)
• [2008-04-28 1:15]

Bonjour, mon bon ami Jean-Paul,
C'est un art que de pouvoir s'exprimer à travers la photo, créer de l'émotion, faire vivre une image, tout cela c'est du talent !
Ecrire, s'exprimer, c'est s'ouvrir sur le monde !
J'aime votre façon de regarder autour de vous, cher ami.
Amitiés.
Philippe

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• noborders (10415)
• [2008-04-28 2:27]
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Great image, dear JP ! The funny hat, the shining knife, his lovely nice smile... and of course the great BG, this photo is both interesting, very well composed and IMO, very much TE-like !
"TFS" and compliments,
Warm regards,
Cath.
(PS : unfortunately I could not find the photo you were talking about on TL, which dedicace ? Sorry to have missed it :o((()

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• brevbrev14 (19271)
• [2008-04-28 2:59]

Dear JP, very nice image of daily life and as usual your note is always special..
i like a lot the light on his hand and on the net..
very good!
ciao!
Valeria

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• jlbrthnn (17374)
• [2008-04-28 3:10]

Hello Jean-Paul,
I like much this portrait built with an obvious artistic sense and an obviously tested technique. It is a superb image accompanied by a selected and adequate text.
Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

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• zeynepe (2229)
• [2008-04-28 6:02]

Hiii JP,
He is smiling, he is happyyy and healthy.
These are the key factors of life :p
Nice composition,
Best regards,
Have a nice week,
Zeyneppp

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• marietom (17974)
• [2008-04-29 1:59]

Hello jean Paul,

ce portrait est de toute beauté, avec une composition qui le met vraiment bien en valeur. Joli décor au fond.
Bonne soirée
Marie

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• burGu (1262)
• [2008-04-29 13:29]

Hi JP,
What impressed me here most is his white teeth contrary to his sun burnt skin.
I like three boats rearward, each in different colors.
Rule of thirds is working perfectly with the man.
Congrats,
Burcu

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• scobert (5313)
• [2008-04-29 19:57]

Hi Jean Paul,
This wiser, older gentleman who is so closely bound to the sea could teach us modern city-slickers a thing or two about the meaning of life. He works hard for a living but what an "office space"! No yuppies and office cubicles. He takes his orders from the sea itself. Marvelous "anachronistic" image for our high-tech age!
Stan

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• robertosalguero (14478)
• [2008-05-01 0:35]

Hello JP,

This is a preety picture and very well composed. The contrast of light and shadows is very effective. The fisherman is also well placed and his smile indicate his amusement at something, perhaps being photographed. Nice image with good colours and details. Thanks friend.

Roberto

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• vinu (129)
• [2008-05-13 11:56]

Hello Jean,
This is mindblowing composition. You create a world of the man there. Beautifull colours. His smiles are a bonus for you.
Best Regards,
vinushka

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• pcp (2426)
• [2008-05-14 8:51]
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I make this Picture to 100 :D

Wow, simply awesome...

GReat composition and light you managed.

Well done.

TFS

Senthil kumar

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• Jonathan_Tree (1843)
• [2008-06-08 10:23]

Hi Japiey!
Original scene. Good POV. Very good composition. Original take.
Regards!

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• jusninasirun (5642)
• [2008-06-11 1:38]

Excellent shot JP. Nice lighting of the man with his task. Beautiful backdrop and thanks for sharing. Jusni

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• joscel1975 (203)
• [2008-06-13 23:13]

Hi Jean Paul:

For me, this is one of your best shots. It's so profound, emotional and lifelike.I love the old man's color of his skin; it tells us his everyday struggle to survive and his sincere smile reminds us that there's nothing to be scared of. Your good in portraits.

Josh

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• Bluejeans (16577)
• [2008-06-26 5:36]

Ola Jean ,
Fantástica foto deste pescador a trabalhar nas redes de pesca , o chapéu dele e muito interessante , bons detalhes como enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo