Painful Waiting Photo

Photographer’s Note

Using our Kath Featherstone's own words to describe this photograph:

"... She has been waiting for her son to get off the train for a short leave from the front, only.........he isn't there! The disappointment will soon turn to anguish..."

Taken during the Wartime Weekend in Pickering.

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Aviller (3086) 2009-02-01 11:47

Great portrait with a fantastic DOF. All of her facial features are sharp whereas the background is blurry. B/w works well here since it puts a focus on the contrasts and brings out her face much more in my opinion.

ninaL (19268) 2009-02-01 11:50

Your british caracters are beautiful and...so british !
Excellent face, very charismatic.
Good work.
Best regards. Grazyna.

faubry (32197) 2009-02-01 11:50

really i like your gallery, again a good portrait in BW, good expression caught? congratulations
francine

ribeiroantonio (21723) 2009-02-01 16:28

At 200mm lens, it is a perfect portrait. The sharpness is remarkably good and the B&W is fantastic. Well done.
Antonio

riclopes (32845) 2009-02-02 0:49

Another fine portrait from the past, Robi. She's definately trying to understand something that is beyond her comprehension. Amazing the size of her neck too big for her face.
cheers,
ric

feather (49848) 2009-02-02 7:06

Another excellent 'War-time' portrait of amazing quality. The detail you have captured is fantastic. I'm glad my little 'story' was of help! ;D Thanks for the acknowledgement.
Kath

bantonbuju (48334) 2009-02-02 11:27

if only not that death figure behind her - changing the story about people into a story about dead...
other than that - it's yet another fantastic bit of the complicated history of the 20th century...

bw, j.

delnaja (7708) 2009-02-07 12:47

love your portraits ... so timeless, so british : )
She is so elegant, so "proud".
Pefect capture

Photo Information

Copyright: Robert Janovski (robiuk) (10763)
Genre: People
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2008-10-11
Categories: Event, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Exposure: f/4, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Wartime Weekend (Pickering, UK), Ninal's fav + (100-200) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-01 11:43