Iron face, a photo from Slaskie, West

Photographer's Note

Iron face, iron arms, iron man - a miner.
This is a new portrait of miner I have meet today at coal mine and problably the last one here at TE beacuse I want to start with my new reportage
"All Saints Factory".

Darek also work with coal combine. He service it.
A coal cobmine as I mentioned at previous photo is a machine which grab a coal from coalwall. Coal combine drives at long, 300-400 mm gallery. Gallery is 1,5 m high. Darek use a uvex google to protect his eyes from water and little stone and coal slivers.

Goodbye underground !

cengiz, falves, foton, grafu, Roly, eleparc, Bogdan has marked this note useful

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MichaelTrezzi (3374) 2005-11-07 15:42

Hi Aleksander, this is a superb portrait, really like of an iron men. Excellent sharpness. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Michael

stefi (1230) 2005-11-07 15:48

Hi Aleksander, great, great portrait, with some influences from Salgado and Newton appreciable.
A bit too much contrasted but it strengthen the idea of "iron man".
Thank you for sharing,
Stefano

phi75 (0) 2005-11-07 16:01

hi Aleksander;
what a strong photo, so much life in these eyes!
thanks for such a good shot!
regards;
philippe

Roly (2024) 2005-11-07 16:04

Another fantastic portrait from you. Judging from this image, the work in a coal mine today isn't much easier than it was a hundred years ago. Like in the previous one, the contrast between the tired eyes and the skin covered in coal powder is striking. Great use of light, strong subject and a smart title - there isn't much else to ask for.

teacozie (1377) 2005-11-07 16:07

Hey Aleksander,

I really like this portrait of this guy. You have created a vintage feel by increasing the contrast to the point of having a nice sheen across the man's soil worn face.

Very effective, nice work.

JonKilimnik (0) 2005-11-07 16:16

wow what a capture ...his eys glisten robotically, almost unreal, from his soiled face. Beautiful toning.

elmec (12210) 2005-11-07 16:39

Niezła praca.
Gdyby nie oczy, można by pomyśleć że to pomnik
Niesamowite...
Pozdrawiam Ela

davido (1982) 2005-11-07 16:40

What a portrait...
In a way, I find the eyes are the only elements that remain clear and clean in comparison with his skin or his clothes. His look is a bit scary...

cengiz (3593) 2005-11-07 16:50

hi alexander perfectly portrait again from you I congragulation again excellent sharpness
I am asking you again each portrait eyes it it real..
Many thanks your sharing us
all the best
cengiz

recepyuksel (18640) 2005-11-07 16:50

gördüğüm en mükemmel portrelerden biri, tebrikler
strong and great portrait, congrats.... class "A" done..

oochappan (4880) 2005-11-07 16:52

Very impressive portrait, how the man's eyes really jumps out so clear and sharp out of his dark face covered with coal, an outstanding photo, congratulations !

Ber (8242) 2005-11-07 17:05

Darek - pomnik gornika, czlowieka ktorego nic nie wzruszy zdawac by sie moglo...
Portret robi wrazenie, podoba mi sie tonacja
Slowa uznanania
Ber

Michael_Gan (2776) 2005-11-07 17:17

The eyes of this man are incredible clear, unbelievable! This is a great and very impressive portrait. The B&W makes him even look rougher and sturdier than he would probably be in reality. He doesn't appear to be standing outside. What did you use as background?

falves (1405) 2005-11-07 20:03

Hi ALeksander,
Wonderful portrait of the miner. His look it's so cold. Just like iron.Wonderful light management.
Well done
Fred

Bojoual (0) 2005-11-07 20:38

Excellent portrait. The soft background is nice too; did you make it up through edition or is it real?

djslim (570) 2005-11-07 20:53

Almost looks like the tin man from wizard of OZ. Good timing.

foton (338) 2005-11-08 4:01

niezla facjata, technicznie sterylne, bardzo mi sie podoba, duze Pro

ballyna (1689) 2005-11-08 6:20

aleksander,
very effective work,miners have really hard life.an exceptional PP work,bravo.
regards

Birdy (12) 2005-11-09 12:25

magnifique !
fascinant !

Bravo et merci !

grafu (2241) 2005-11-09 21:27

witaj Alek.
swietny portret, taki szczery przez swa centralnosc, nieprzekombinowany. niesamowicie dopracowane swiatlo i szczegoly.
pozdrawiam, pawel.

Amellia (1862) 2005-11-10 12:02

witaj Aleksander:))
wow wspaniały portret, jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem, niesamowite oczy...typowy obraz naszego polskiego gornika, bardzo mi się podoba:)))
Ps. widze żę jesteś z bliskich terenów, nasza grupa fotograficzna często robi plenerki na terenie okolic śląskich, zapraszam serdecznie, czym nas więcej w grupie tym wieksze doświadczenie i przyjemniej:))

feridun (111) 2005-11-12 1:56

difficulty of what he is doing can be seen in his face
magnificient!!
ya basta!

tfs

gsgeorge (764) 2005-11-15 0:00

an unbelievable portrait, aleksander. you've really captured something fascinating and important here. no words!

jbasman (273) 2005-11-16 1:08

Very good portrait. Could you please detail what adjustments were made to the photo, as it does not look like the original image. It looks like it has undergone some serious photoshop work, so I find it hard to believe it's the original version.

easybob (0) 2005-11-19 12:48

Ah la vache, les yeux, les yeux !! Ce regard, terrible. Superbe photo, comme toujours.

photosettle (1554) 2005-12-09 19:14

Absolutely incredible tones, sharpness, compostion, and expression. I am very impressed with this image along with others in your online gallery at trekearth. Thank you for sharing.

milosz (194) 2006-01-30 9:41

no cóz, respekt, chyle czoła, jak na zdjęciach z początków ubiegłego wieku, pozdrawiam

Niara78 (0) 2006-03-10 18:18

This portrait blows me away. I wonder what he's thinking of, his eyes stare at a point unknown, steel-like, something unreal in them, I miss human expression. Very special. Congrats!

Pozdrawiam,

Nathalie

eleparc (24063) 2006-06-01 9:00

so powerful, it almost looks as if it was a statue made of iron or bronze... incredible! i love the contrasts and the light on this one! so different from the other miners'portraits you have made!
eric

emralc (174) 2006-09-30 5:23 [Comment]