life artist Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Layabout does not work. The term had originally a negative meaning. He was usually understood as synonym for "good for nothing". Nowadays by some a positive valuation is given to the term, in the sense of life artist.
I saw the two sleeping men in the afternoon.

Sne011, Buin, Dpbours, skippy007, crhieatt has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

rodgerg (24909) 2008-08-13 0:42

Hello Wolfgang,

Good shot to the two sleeping men in the afternoon. A composition well balanced with the vegetation on the side. Good licht too and especially a format very broad well selected.
Best regards,
Roger

bema (9044) 2008-08-13 1:54

Hallo Wolfgang,

ein zweideutiges Bild, wie auch in deiner Note beschrieben; am besten gefällt mir aber diese unbekannte Bierkiste im Bildmittelpunkt..es geht halt nichts über ein gutes "Oettinger Bier":.)) ;
feine "lebensnahe" Aufnahme, gut in Szene gesetzt..

viele Grüße Bernd

Sne011 (3103) 2008-08-13 3:13

Hallo Wolfgang
It's a kind of funny capture. The title looks appropriate, all you can see is two man taking a nap in the nature after they had a few beers :) It looks like they had a plan :) Anyway it's an interesting capture!
Schönen Tag noch!
Sneza

UnTrained (0) 2008-08-13 3:49

Hallo Wolfgang,
nun, ich vermute diese beiden aktuell wenig in irgendwelchen Internetforen oder als fotobegeisterte Akteure durch die Lande ziehend. Ihre Leidenschaft scheint zumindest im Moment eher der Mischung aus geistigen Getränken und ausgiebigem Schlaf zugewandt zu sein. Bestechendes Momentbild, daher wäre auch der "decisive moment" passend.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-08-13 3:59

Hi Wolfgang
Good composition! Very nice colors and lights!
Best regards
Mehmet Emin

Buin (38196) 2008-08-13 4:01

Hallo Wolfgang!
Herrlich - einfach herrlich! ... auch der Kommentar! ;-))
Grüße aus dem sonnigen Westfalen!
Frank

Flavia (10202) 2008-08-15 1:11

Hi Wolfgang,

Funny, this picture. I like the framing and the compo. Life for them in summer must not be so bad, but in winter probally things would not look so nice...

Regards,

Flavia

Dpbours (220) 2008-08-15 4:02

Hello Wolfgang,

I like that, two life artists! That surely sounds more appealing than layabouts or bums ;-). Well caught.

Greetings, Dennis

trekks (14334) 2008-08-16 0:57

hello Wolfgang

At the thumbnail I thought this must be crazy photographers lying down to shoot macro!

But I open up and viola! here they are having a rest on grass, and where else to get a pause for life?

tfs, bill

skippy007 (7301) 2008-08-19 16:43

Hello Wolfgang, Good capture, it looks like they are enjoying a well earned rest in the warm sun, I like your note, yesterday they were good for nothing & today they are life artist, strange world we live in. Well done.
Thank you
Santo

crhieatt (5145) 2008-08-23 12:19

Wolfgang,
I'm sure this one used to be called "The Layabouts" - actually, I've probably dropped by this shot several times, but I can never quite think of anything sensible to say about it - although it has some strange attraction for me, clearly.
As if "The Layabouts" were in a metaphorical play, perhaps in which the motiveless idleness of the main characters forces us to examine the roots and purposes of our own motives in achieving anything at all.

Regards
Colin

noborders (14201) 2008-09-23 2:36

I'm not sure that they are really artists but they seem totally absorbed in their sleep, probably the beer helped them a bit !
Poor artists, what a hard life ! :)))
Cath.