Out the Door L
Working Guy
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 19 November 2007 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
"....[he] works hard for the money....so hard for [his] honey..." ... a variation of the donna summer one (hope she won't mind) ;) ...couldn't resist, dear lady...this AWESOME picture just spoke those words to me. LOVE it. :)
19 Nov 2007 6:03am
@Rebecca: Oh Yeah, that or Beach Boys '...Good Vibrations...' LOL, thanks so much sweetie :)
Sriram from Chennai, India
Lovely tones and Interesting in BW! Good one again, Lorraine!
Liked your previous image as well!
19 Nov 2007 6:43am
@Sriram: Thanks so much Sriram, I appreciate that :)
martie from Okinawa, United States
Amazing! I love B&W and this is the perfect example of why I do.
19 Nov 2007 7:23am
@martie: OOo I like that, thanks Martie ;)
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Great shot, love the use of B&W her.. great work.... and i love rebeccas comment !
19 Nov 2007 8:22am
@ColNed Pictures: Hi ColNed, LOL thanks so much, I do too, she's a sweetie :)
tyan from Singapore
wonderful image of a cool working dude...babe i just heard the 'I will survive' song,you got your blog name from there?hehe,when i heard it i thought of you:)
19 Nov 2007 8:33am
@tyan: Thanks sweetie, I just got your comment (it took 3 coffees) LOL 'walk out the door', actually kinda. Sometimes the only thing that'll get me out the door, is a photo opportunity ;)
Organik from Australia
Fantastic black and white Lorraine! Great tones of the working class man (Jimmy Barnes ;) ). Love it! :)
19 Nov 2007 8:48am
@Organik: Thanks so much Om, love your comment ;)
@Dimitrios: Thank You Dimitrios, what a lovely commetn :)
@Craiger: Thanks Always Craiger :)
@Gary: I appreciate your visit Gary, thanks :)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Fantastic, b&w Lorraine, beautiful tones and a wicked compositon!
19 Nov 2007 11:05am
@MaryB: Thanks a lot Mary B...I like the wicked part ;)
@kurt: Nice thing to say, thanks Kurt :)
Janice Thomson from Courtenay BC, Canada
Sometimes the shadowing of a B&W gives such a strong emphasis to muscles - oops I mean photos. LOL
Excellent shot mon amie.
19 Nov 2007 1:40pm
@Janice Thomson: Oh Darlin' you are naughty...jhumm...also first thing I noticed ;)
@ManuelaR: Thanks a lot Manuela :)
Barbara from Florida, United States
Very nice in B&W. I like the strength in the hands.
19 Nov 2007 1:49pm
@Barbara: Thanks a lot Barbara, he does seems very steady :)
Rebel Streetshooter from NYC, United States
Well done Lorraine. The placement and plus the choice of b/w.
19 Nov 2007 3:10pm
@Rebel Streetshooter: Thanks a lot Rebel :)
Reza from Montreal, Canada
Fantastic candid shot indeed. B&W works well here. Great job.
19 Nov 2007 3:41pm
@Reza: I appreciate that Reza, thanks ;)
@laughingwolf: Gosh, didn't you say: another govt made project??? geeze I'm beginning to see things! or was that for another of my blogs...oh hell I don't want to read minds!!! :)
Mandy from South Africa
WOW - this is an awesome capture L!!! Everything about it is so awesome..I love the B&W. You can really see the concentration going on here!!
19 Nov 2007 5:32pm
@Mandy: LOL Thanks Mandy he was indeed so concentrated that he didn't even noticed that I took his photo :)
@Martine: Tu es bien gentille, merci beaucoup Martine :)
@badala: That is true, thanks a lot Badala :)
@KMF: Thanks KMF
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Fantastic shot!! His concentration is palpable.... a little eye candy for the day doesn't hurt either!! hee hee hee
19 Nov 2007 7:54pm
@amy: LOL totally agree Amy, thanks a lot!
@Marina: Thanks Marina :)
Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom
:-) I could praise your photography here Lorraine but that would encourage you to go around taking more pictures of blokes.
19 Nov 2007 8:29pm
@Jasp: Please don't restrain yourself Rich, I'm really indiscriminate, I'll take photos of anything ;)
@Luis Rodrigues: Thanks so much Luis :)
Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada
La photo exprime très bien la concentration du jeune homme, bravo!
P.S.:
Après 15 jours, 20 heures dans des avions, 1500 km en autobus et 2115 photos je suis de retour de la Tunisie. Peu a peu je rattrappe les photos de tout nos visiteurs reguliers. Si vous êtes intéressés de voir les photos de mon voyage, allez à http://web.mac.com/wolfgang.prigge1 et cliquez sur le mot "Tunisie" dans le coin supérieur droit de la page. Pour voir les différents albums suivez les instructions. Avec une connection lente ça risque d'être un peu long. Et non, il n'y a pas 2115 photos, j'ai réussi, avec difficulté, de me limiter à environs 800....
19 Nov 2007 9:54pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: Merci beaucoup Wolfgang, et oh la la très impressionant, je vais visiter bientôt ;)
vasa from United States
like it in BW...u can adjust the curves to grt a grter tonal range
20 Nov 2007 12:54am
@vasa: Vasa, mmm thanks for your visit and suggestion as soon as I get my photoshop cs, I'll try it :)
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
This is indeed a great capture! The b&w processing gives it a nice effect!
20 Nov 2007 4:26am
@Stunner: Thanks Always Stunner ;)
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Very nice photo. You've captured the concentration he uses in his work. And if some people get a little turned on by that, more power to 'em! For my particular tastes, I'd say the photo is a touch over-sharpened, but then I'm funny that way.
20 Nov 2007 6:06am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Thanks Damon, oh why didn't you say 'overexposed' I would have had a great comeback LOL is it, over-sharpened? I don't see it, but my eyesight is certainly not as - pardon the pun- 'sharp' as it used to be. Nonetheless, I appreciate any suggestions that can improve my photos, so thanks a lot Damon, never hesitate!
20 Nov 2007 8:11am
Gonçalo from Portugal
This is a great picture! Great! Reminds me the work of master Sebastião Salgado.
20 Nov 2007 2:37pm
@Gonçalo: Wow, thanks Gonçalo, lovely compliment :)
M.E. from Encino, United States
great catch! this is a very good commentary about common sights that people often take for granted!
21 Nov 2007 5:00pm
@M.E.: That's a nice thing to say, thanks M.E. :)
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
This really portrays the idea of work in this context so well. It also reminds us that fantastic images are available everywhere if we will only look carefully. Then there's the technical aspect, as well, which you have totally under control here. The image has great presence due to the sharpening, which you've taken to the limit, above which, I feel, the lines would become too sharp and unrealistic looking. Good judgement.
6 Mar 2008 9:51pm
@Andrew Gould: wow, thanks Andrew, I love it my visitors go back and check an old one, thanks also for your wonderful comment, it's very encouraging ;)
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