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Photographer’s Note

It was not the first time that I had met Yâsin, generally a lifely boy but he had fallen on his head just before my arrival and had not much energy, could not sleep either. Did not want to smile of course and was very quiet.

Then Aydin came bursting in the same neon-dim lit room and there was music, dance and laugh ; slowly-slowly, Yâsin got a bit more lifely and was totally OK when I left at the end of the afternoon.

bostankorkulugu, MiguelP, Vasa, patshoo, faubry, didemay, tesup has marked this note useful

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bostankorkulugu (33328) 2008-12-14 15:03

this is so touching cath, pure poetry... especially when my 16-month-old has been suffering from high fever for the last few days and terribly coughing... the light on the poor kid's face is just beautiful... and the compo with the car on the corner is simply perfect...

polter (6026) 2008-12-14 15:09

That is really heart breaking photo, Catherine !
Are you sure Yasin is ok by now ? Hope you know better :)
Very touching. That toy abandoned on the floor...
Greetings, dear soul T.

MiguelP (14290) 2008-12-14 15:09

Hi Cath... Welcome back to TE, missing your photos. I love the framing here, with the toy abandoned down the bed, no energy for nothing, yes, we can see it in his eyes... Good choice of B&W for the situation... Thanks.
Miguel

SteveH (3853) 2008-12-14 15:12

Hi Cath, i like the inclusion of the car, really makes the composition work. Perhaps it is slightly too close to the bottom, but it still works. Cheers, Steve

Vasa (4764) 2008-12-14 16:30

Les yeux qui disent tout et le jouet qui dirige notre attention. Ainsi la composition est complete. Encore en n/b pour souligner atmosphere. Voici quelques elements pour definir mes felicitations chere Catherine pour cette photo qui ne se contemple pas en vitesse.

Tres content de t'avoir revue. A bientot

Branko

patshoo (944) 2008-12-14 22:41

Emotional and meaningful scene,Well placing POV with smart composition,Good PP and sharpness overall too.All time high standard,TFS.

ninaL (19256) 2008-12-14 23:23

Une photo très intime...
Etre là, chez les gens, et photographier les enfants alités selon la bonne vieille école (quand j'étais petite, je gardais le lit quand j'étais malade, aujourd'hui, cela ne se fait plus trop), c'est une preuve que tu peux être particulièrement proche des gens.
J'aime beaucoup cette image, où la faiblesse du garçon se voit, et la petite voiture abandonnée au pied du lit nous dit qu'il ne peut pas jouer pour l'instant....
Très simple mais très touchant...
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

sevy (12857) 2008-12-14 23:54

Bonjour Catherine,

Belle effet N&B avec un effet de grain qui va tres bien a la scene. J aime beaucoup le cadrage qui place la voiture abandonnée dans un coin: ca suggere beaucoup et ca confirme ta note. Quelle difference avec la photo en lien!

Yves.

yquem46 (7706) 2008-12-14 23:59

Just A little toy car left over !
Add a non-smiling , obviously not feeling very well little kid and all is said!
Du talent!
Vraiment Bravo
Patrick

faubry (32191) 2008-12-15 0:04

Bonjour cath, une photo émouvante et le jouet par terre ajoute à la tristesse du regard de cet enfant malade, j'espère qu'il allait mieux rapidement??
quand reviens tu de la campagne,,
bises
francine

bantonbuju (48334) 2008-12-15 2:44

beautiful...

i won'r write much about this sensitive image... message is clear, plain portrait of the sickness...

bw, j.

cyrrhus (2878) 2008-12-15 4:47

Bonjour Catherine
Une image magnifiquement composée pour illustrer ce sujet délicat.
Merci pour ces images qui ont du sens.
Amitiés depuis les grands espaces Eric /.

didemay (2401) 2008-12-16 2:34

The biggest and the brightest eyes that I've ever seen. Beautiful capture, beautiful frame...him being horizontal, his toy on the right bottom corner. Perfect Cath.
Best Regards,
D:)

tesup (210) 2008-12-16 2:38

Merhaba Cathrine,

a splendid composition with the deep-looking-eyed boy.
Your b&w chice adds some more 'blue' into the shot
and I agree with yquem46,you are a talent ;)

cheers,

kamil

aadilj (17950) 2008-12-18 3:40

That look in those eyes catherine is absolutely splendid. It speaks, it sings, it tells me a story. This is by far one of the most dramatic compositions I have seen from you.

holmertz (9242) 2008-12-18 8:00

Hello Catherine,
An inventively cropped picture which I like very much. The horizontal lines within the vertical format have a surprising effect. I like the look of the very quiet, serious looking little boy and the toy car on the floor beneath him.
An original contribution to TE. Thanks.
Gert

MarcT (20981) 2008-12-21 1:33

Salut Catherine,
Le titre, le regard triste, les yeux brillants, le jouet délaissé... Très joli portrait d'enfant malade.
Amitiés
Marc