The sad clown Photo

Photographer’s Note

A Clown
Stands with his back
Against the wall
Within the confines
Of my bathroom.
There he observes all
That surrounds
His only dwelling known
He wears a painted smile
Upon a sadden frown.
He displays sadness
With a deep sorrow
In his eyes
Yet I see no tears
He just stands there
Always bringing me cheers.

My heart breaks
Each time I stare at him
Specially when I hum him
A happy hymn
My desires are, to realease him
For this is not his prison
So he may, wander on his own
But he won't
You see!
My house has become
His home.

Still he stands
With his back to the wall
Viewing all that occurs
Sad eyes
Still set deep upon his face
Unable to cry
Never making a sound
when no one is around
My magical little Clown
But at times
A tear falls from my eyes
Due to his broken heart
For he is unable to cry.

By: William Bonilla

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I had photographed this child at the time of the Carnival of Oyonnax in 2003 and I reposte it today (new framing, levels, clearness...).

By hoping that you like the modifications.

siolaw, GerdVDC, ALIRIZA, eleparc has marked this note useful

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siolaw (25668) 2006-05-19 5:23

Salut Philippe,
C est vrai qu il a pas l air joyeux!.. j aime bien le concept du clown trite... bonnes couleurs, nettete et idee! peut etre un peu trop centre??
J aime ca !
Laurent

GerdVDC (836) 2006-05-19 6:04

This is a great concept. Was he really sad or was he posing? I love the vivid colours; I don't quite get the previous comment about the clown being too centered. It's more to the left, so it's not centered at all. In my opinion, a very good portrait.

All the best,
Gerd

papagolf21 (55860) 2006-05-19 6:20

Bonjour Philippe,
L'art du clown va bien au-delà de ce qu'on pense. Il n'est ni tragique, ni comique ; Il est le miroir comique de la tragédie et le miroir tragique de la comédie.
[André Suarès]
Bien vu !
Amitiés.
Philippe

ALIRIZA (16195) 2006-05-19 6:36

Hello Philippe!
Interesting portrait, colorful face. I like the frame, nice colors and POV very much. Well done.
Regards
Ali Rıza

sebinho342 (18726) 2006-05-19 7:18

Et bien moi je l'aime bien ce clown triste :)
J'aurai presque tenté un passage en BW, avec la également un cadrage plus serré, quite à lui faire perdre son noeud pap et l'espace qui est sur sa gauche ...
En tout cas la photo est étonnante :)
Bravo

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P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-05-19 11:49

Salut Philippe,
Oui, la photo est meilleure ici selon moi.
Il y a beaucoup de couleurs vives dans cette photo, et le fond jaune vient ajouter encore une touche colorée et gaie. Tout cela contraste avec l'air sérieux du clown, et donne toute sa force à la composition. Bien vu.
Amicalement,
Fabrice

elBud (2211) 2006-05-19 18:10 [Comment]

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eleparc (24059) 2006-05-19 19:02

c'est vrai que sa vie de clown n'a pas l'air tres drole! ca rigole pas bcp;-) les couleurs petent au visage!

bibiweb (8) 2006-05-20 3:56

Salut Philippe,
Un beau portrait coloré pour nous mettre de bonne humeur en ce début de week-end. C'est bien cadré et bien saturé.
Bon week-end.
Brigitte

david (3972) 2006-05-20 6:51

hi philippe

i had a look at the original and this is a nice improvement. i also like sebinho's workshop because the sepia really enhances the dramatic feeling of the shot.

however, i just have to say that i don't like your framing here ... for my mind, way too much space around your subject.

i've done a workshop too. i've dealt specifically with your framing.

btw, thanks for adding me to your favourites, i'm truly honoured! :)

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saigon (5442) 2006-05-20 9:00

superbe composition sur le clown!!
bien plus nette que ma photo du jour!
amitiés....aldo.

Nikofan (1086) 2006-05-22 17:34

Salut Phillipe,

Tiens, ca me rapelle quelque chose!
Mais le tien est, vraiment, beaucoup plus coloré!
Et ce sont des couleurs qui claquent!
J'aime bieng!

Bernard

cherubin (1969) 2006-05-24 8:44

Salut Philippe,
bien sur, les modifications sont bien reussies... joli photo, bravo!
amities,
cherubin

stewils (481) 2006-05-26 8:16

I realy like the strong colours in this shot, a good portrait.