Sleeping Beauty 2 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sleeping Beauty 2

There seems to be a lot of sleeping beauties in my archive.

This one I captured on the South-Peer in Ijmuiden.

Maybe this “beauty” was dreaming about catching a big beauty. Something someone did at the same time a few meters from him away. You can see the result in the workshop

But maybe he was dreaming about the Sleeping Beauty galaxy. This sleeping beauty may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the gas in the outer regions of this photogenic spiral is rotating in the opposite direction from all of the stars! Collisions between gas in the inner and outer regions are creating many hot blue stars and pink emission nebula.

belido, jhm, feather, emjleclercq, dip, Tue, axiotea, Kielia, bakes888, Cricri, AiresSantos, riclopes has marked this note useful

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rbassin (4217) 2009-08-25 12:38

Hello Rob,
Jolie photo, j'aime bien l'humour de cette scène.
Bonne soirée
Roland

Emile (19901) 2009-08-25 13:01

Hola Rob.
Your title really is a funny one, sleeping beauty, are you sure he is alive? LOL.
Very good sharpness on the wall and the "beauty". good colors and frame. Your WS is good.
TFS.
Best regards.

Fis2 (45657) 2009-08-25 14:28

Witaj Rob!
Interesting reportorial photo.
Good frame and depth.
Very impressive picture.
Regards
Krzysztof

belido (16341) 2009-08-25 16:36

Olá Rob,

very original compostion. Nice to see the photo and read the note. I like a lot how you framed the sleeping guy with the blurred background. Well done!
Abraço,
Carlos

jhm (82297) 2009-08-26 5:07

Dag Rob,

Slapen met de handen in zijn zak is iets nieuw voor mij, maar nooit te oud om te leren.
Wanneer er zo een vis bijt is hij zeker wakker, want uw WS toont een mooi beeld met deze grote vis.
Ik las dat u een fan bent van Lous Paul Boon, het is een goede schrijver zonder meer, maar lezen is voormij grotendeels voorbij, pc and TV zijn de tijd verslinders s'avonds.
Bedankt.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

alainh (35359) 2009-08-26 8:52

hello Rob
simply excellent. you choosed the best DOF and angle. i like
friendly
alain

sacimar (7381) 2009-08-26 11:55

Hi Rob,

original picture! I like it, you captured an interesting moment, great composition, well done!

Best regards

Sergio

feather (49858) 2009-08-26 13:37

Sleeping maybe... but beauty? They say 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'! :D It's a very original shot that works very well. I also like the WS. He must be proud of his catch!
Kath

emjleclercq (14243) 2009-08-26 13:44

An interesting use of the perpective, although I would probably prefer sleeping with another kind of beauty...

All the best,

Emmanuel

dip (12550) 2009-08-26 22:09

Original shot Rob!
I like your idea,and the title too,
very well done!
Dimitris.

pastadog (12821) 2009-08-27 4:15

Hehe, funny title... nice DOF here... intriguing "thing" back there in the blurred bg...

Tue (25608) 2009-08-27 7:19

Hi Rob,
Mooi portret van deze schone slaper, gezien tegen een mooi oneindig blauwe achtergrond met enkel dat gele ding in het midden.
Groeten,
Lars

axiotea (16061) 2009-08-27 8:49

Hello Rob
A different kind of sleeping beauty than in the previous post ;) Actually, I found funny the straight posture of the man with his hands in the pockets! Yes, he seemed to be very relax! A good choice of selective focus and a very nice light for this image...
I like the ws too! while some are sleeping, other are catching fish ;)
Cheers
Marilyn

Kielia (8397) 2009-08-27 8:54

Hi Rob,
I very much enjoyed reading your excellent note! (And I can read it again and again).You made my day with these humorous reflections on beauty and sleeping. Outstanding photo work (also in WS)! Congratulation!
Warm regards
Harriet

aadilj (17950) 2009-08-27 23:08

Hi Rob, this is an interesting pov and a very well captured shot indeed with a nice idea

jafadabret (39441) 2009-08-29 3:02

Bonjour Rob.
J'aime bien cette série. Ici la photo est remarquable par la présence de ce dormeur accentuée par le peu de profondeur de champ.
Belle lumière et bonne composition !
Amicalement,
Jacques

bakes888 (18137) 2009-08-31 1:23

Hi Rob. Not enough info to comment on the beauty side but he certainly looks to be sleeping ;-). Nice catch with good detail and well defocused BG. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

Cricri (43030) 2009-09-05 8:14

Hi Rob
J'aime l'originalité et humour donner a cette scéne sympat et super bien réaliser, bravo
Good week end
cricri

wolf38 (12712) 2009-09-16 2:29

Hello Rob. The alive photos in your gallery please me very well. They show your photographic abilities and your interest in the world. The photo of the sleeping man pleases me very well. He enjoys its wonderful freedom. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

AiresSantos (41920) 2009-09-17 1:00

Hi Rob
Excellent POV and focus on the man. I like a lot how you framed it and the low depth of field
Fine colours and contrast
Have a nice day
Aires

darek1978 (11165) 2009-09-26 7:30

Hi Rob,
No doubt- hi is dreaming about cold beer;)
You've captured very funny scene with this sleeping gay. I like also an excellent light managment and fantastic, blurred background. Well done!
Best regards,
darek

mafegan (4133) 2009-09-28 4:25

Hello Rob
It was worth your while to zoom in a little on this sleeping beauty - the result is quite amusing. Your choice of dof really aids the composition. Tfs, Marlene

riclopes (32969) 2009-10-06 2:39

Very funny catch, Rob. And very well presented as the sleeping beauty. Good to see all parts of his body, from head to feet, in spite of the dificult POV. I think I see a giant yellow fish jumping out of the water in the distance...or maybe it's just a dream ;-)
groet,
ric