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• lukaszb (338)
• [2005-03-12 14:34]

Hello Mohammad,
Very nice picture, well done
Łukasz

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• bpelvan (3750)
• [2005-03-12 14:56]

Hello Muhammed,
A very very good shot. For me it's a hard job if he is really unemployed. Because, in my opinion, unemployment is the hardest and unbearably heavy load on one's shoulders and therefore it's a real hard job.
A perfect capture of the moment in B&W. Thanks for sharing...

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• stranger (641)
• [2005-03-12 14:57]
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Nice shot mohammad :-) you just captured it right ... I am wondering if he is waiting for someone to pick him up for a daily job or just sad cause of being unemployment ?!? ... But still well captured ...
laying against the wall & his type of clothes with looking down @ ground proves his sadness ... Plus BW helped the atmosphere alot ...
Great job .
keep posting .
good luck,
Shahab.

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• HOBO (5210)
• [2005-03-12 14:59]

A great but sad picture, Mohammad. I a way, it transports sadness and no hope together - I hope for this guy - his having only a nap...
Well deteted and composed; great use off B&W!

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• sandip (3479)
• [2005-03-12 15:10]

Very strong composition Mohammad.In this composition which stroke my mind most is the vertical B/W stripe on the wall.Its just looking so similar to the fate of the person may be.. taking positive as a white color stripe and negetive as the black..A good contrast on the dress of the person too.. I feel the touch u got it here could not be got if it is in color.. Cheers.. Sandip

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• Michael_Gan (2746)
• [2005-03-12 15:22]

... or perhaps a big sadness because he lost a loved-one? He really seems to be very sad and your composition, point of view and choice for B&W makes this feeling even stronger (or is he just sleeping?). Out of curiosity: didn't you hesitate to take this picture? I would find it very difficult to take a picture like this.

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• maurajn (902)
• [2005-03-12 15:27]

Looks like despair to me. Excellent expression in black and white.

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• weswang (18223)
• [2005-03-12 15:32]

Hi Mohammad, A heavy topic, tough situation.
A very clear picture, excellent DOF.

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• diaz_sanchez (0)
• [2005-03-12 15:52]

Hola Mohammad:) great photo but situation is not so optimistic:( hmmm maybe about photo:)good DOF and I like that u used B&W:) thx Mohammad:)

saludos

Marga

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• RGatward (19028)
• [2005-03-12 16:00]
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A sad shot, and since you could be right, a great hunt entry, if you wanted it to be.

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• CliffW (2287)
• [2005-03-12 16:57]
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A difficult situation but wonderfully captured. The sharp geometric patterns of the slope, the stairs and the lines on the wall reinforce how he's huddled in a ball. Makes him look very vulnerable, which I guess he is.

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• retesh_gondal (169)
• [2005-03-12 18:47]

petty this is the story of the world..good b&w selection...nice shot!

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• jmdaoudal (18471)
• [2005-03-12 21:41]

Well caught and also a good choice to post it in BW.
Well balanced and the attitude is in accordance whith the title and what's folows.
Compliments
Jean Michel

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• quantabeh (5088)
• [2005-03-12 21:48]

Hello friend,
good work here, again.
Close enough shot to concentrate on the subject here, yet enough to see the fantastically composed surrounding. The use of greystyle here's been very effective.
keep up the good work.
Behrang

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• SAMION (2)
• [2005-03-12 22:13]
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I hope he is just resting. ...

Good picture.
I have made a workshop trying to get close to him.

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• MoosicMan (1215)
• [2005-03-12 22:54]

Hi, Mohammad,
Nice shot here, interesting. You obviously always have the camera at the ready, because you get so many candid shots of people you see.
Best, Matt

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• arnabchat (6169)
• [2005-03-13 0:56]

nice B&W and great message. nice framing of the expresiion. thanks. Arnab

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• Fixfocus (9565)
• [2005-03-13 1:30]

Simple but effective composition,Mohammad!
Good use of the diagonal line in it.
I like the "human touch"in the pic.

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• Ania_Madina (628)
• [2005-03-13 3:15]

...hard life. Beautfull photo even if it's about sad things. Beautiful becouse it's truth photo. Human's worth is too dependent on job/life situation, not on realy worth of human beeing. It takes human's dignity and that's why it makes feel down... as on this photo: sitting on the ground, hiding face.
This photo brings emotions and it would be good if also teaches empathy a little.
TFS Mohammad

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• ChrisJ (52598)
• [2005-03-13 3:26]

Hi Mohammad

He sure looks depressed :-(

Good choice for b&w, with the dark, sombre, tones suiting the subject perfectly. Well done!

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• spence (2236)
• [2005-03-13 4:25]

Such a moving shot Mohammad, all the more powerful because we don't know the cause of his depression, despair, grief or exhaustion. The textures and the light are wonderful, and b&w is the perfect choice.

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• jhm (61650)
• [2005-03-13 7:38]

Dear Mohammad,
Worked indeed perhaps too rapidly!!!
The sharpness and clarity its absolutely great.
Greetings,
John.

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• kikvel (4740)
• [2005-03-13 7:43]

I think something sad happened to this men
and is an unbearable situation for him

you captured it very well Mohammad

K.

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• mumek (14559)
• [2005-03-13 9:28]

Maybe resting, maybe tired. Very good composition with excellent details and good choice of black and white colors.Congratulations Mohammad!
best regards
ziggy

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• albiback (8406)
• [2005-03-13 10:01]

your glance is present while remaining discrete. The black and white avoid any useless dramatization, a worthy testimony on the social condition

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• nwoehnl (59986)
• [2005-03-13 12:20]

Hi Mohammad. A bit of a depressing shot, but an absolutely important one that makes the viewer think. The high-contrast b&w presentation was pretty much a logical choice here, and the framing is very well made too - picturing the guy amidst this array of concrete and stone elements certainly adds a bit to the desolate feel. Very good work.

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• Booz (9062)
• [2005-03-13 16:53]

super reportage - good shot - regards, Tomek

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• bantonbuju (41300)
• [2005-03-14 9:52]

hello my friend mohammad;
a very sad picture yet the message is so important;
excellent composition and sharpness;
i like the impression here that the man is surrounded by basically something-which-is-not-precisely-defined, just some walls, stones or whatever;
oh, and b&w is so good here (i just realized that its a monochromatic picture, so it means - the colours are absolutely unimportant here)
great!
jerzy

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• verge (1227)
• [2005-03-14 10:19]

Mohammad, this is another excellent composition, i say this is hard if you have a lot of responsibility, like kids to feed, wife to dress and the likes. the pressure and the frustration is really expressed in this photo. well done....rgds

verge

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• Kenny10pin (19168)
• [2005-03-14 11:23]

interseting shot, very good composition, I wonder why he was feeling so sad? great work though, well done

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• danielswalsh (12153)
• [2005-03-14 23:54]

Fantastic shot Mohammad;

I am impressed, your shots seem to be getting better and better- by leaps and bounds.
This shot has so much emotion in it and feeling. Let alone a perfect composition!

Well done Mohammad...
- Dan

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• jrzufferey (7487)
• [2005-03-18 15:15]

Excellente façon de nous montrer le problème du chomage. Cet homme jeune réduit à l'esclavage par manque de travail, difficile de l'entendre mais bien plus de le voir. Belle image N&B. Ciao/jr

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• oochappan (33747)
• [2005-03-29 5:34]

What an intense human expression you got here intensified by the B&W, not my favorite choise though, and the dynamic perspective composition. It shows you look for the soul in your captures giving us the feeling standing besides you, involved in the scene.

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• marian (2)
• [2005-04-05 11:50]

good composition.white-black coulour is same the world wich live this man.good job.Thanks!

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• napdsp (732)
• [2005-12-24 18:11]

Wow. I can see despair in your photo. Brilliant.