Carlito's flute Photo

Photographer’s Note

Carlito… Carlito…

Play your flute, Carlito…

Big, strange, burly man violated your Universe.
Please, don't be afraid
Your back against the wall

Play that tune, Carlito…
You know… The one that’s wrenching our guts… The one your wonderful country is known for…
The one made off the wings of a condor… Off the silence of the Incas’ stones…

Play that flute, Carlito…

Carlito's eyes are open wide...

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The kids

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aristo (1565) 2009-03-13 12:45

Czesc George!
Piekny portret wymalowales.Wspaniale kolory.
Maly ma taka mine jakby byl obrazony na caly swiat i juz wiecej nie zagra.Wspanialy kadr!
Pozdrawiam,
arek

roges (1204) 2009-03-13 12:46 [Comment]

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bantonbuju (48358) 2009-03-13 12:47

you smell the fragrance...
you read his glance...
you hear the echo in a small and narrow corner...
you can't resist telling the boy to change the way he's holding the flute - asking him to play the tune...

man, this image is 'talking"... like hell!...

best j.

MarcT (20983) 2009-03-13 12:48

Hi George,
What a nice little face.
What did you do? He looks angry and scared at the same time.
Best wishes from Benin
Marc

tomescuc (2837) 2009-03-13 12:54

Really gripping image. What an intense little face! And I like how you show the space around him - angles, planes, all that geometry stuff.
CT

racheltafoya (505) 2009-03-13 12:59

Wow, what a powerful image. Colors, shapes, perspective, the bars in the window, but most of all, emotion. Thank you so much for sharing this.

noborders (14197) 2009-03-13 15:09

George, your verses are enchanting !

The boy's expression is so true (and you assure me that you did not feel shy ? :))) ... but you did not succeed in putting him at ease - maybe you played with this unease ?

The result is fun, anyway !

Cheers and have a great weekend,
C.

Booz (13816) 2009-03-14 1:42

swiat pomiata naszymi lupinami orzecha, ale dlaczego jednym nie dane jest ani na moment poznac spokojnego morza...
pozdrawiam
T

michelloupis (0) 2009-03-15 5:37

These colors George... The composition... His feet... He standing there against the wall hanging to his flute... The expression... F A+++!

Take care brother...

n.

Merline (6574) 2009-03-19 8:13

His feet!...his deep deep look, like a reminescence of those times...you know...the colors are amazing, against the grey, so is his position in that graphic composition. A soft punch in the heart. Very moving. Love the ws too, he still holding tight to his dear flute. What a tune, man.

Michèle

Clairedelune (4883) 2009-03-25 17:46

Carlito's eyes are wide open...
Indeed!
It is difficult to resist such a face and such eyes! A mixed expression of curiosity, intensity, worry... Maybe? Rarely we see so much intensity in so young a person...
I love the wet footprints...
I also like how he is at the left side of the frame, with the wooden wall and the gray concrete taking so much space around. That's making him great even if so small...
I hope in the end that Carlito has played his flute...
Claire