Challenge 48 Sorry

lynnma

:dunno comments?

gus

Im impressed lynnie...that shot has a story to it.

Gus

lynnma

Humungus wrote:

Im impressed lynnie...that shot has a story to it.

Gus

thanks gus.. yeah..the story is I cracked my flippin knee on the corner of the cabinate gettting up ..

gus

lynnma wrote:

thanks gus.. yeah..the story is I cracked my flippin knee on the corner of the cabinate gettting up ..

5 years ago i would jump out of the truck now i step out of the truck.

auraflora

Excellent Lynn.


I do hope that this is staged and not a decisive moment.

Great use of black and white.

Michal

ginger_55

It would really help if you drank some alcohol with it, Lynn.

(Sorry about your knee, but if you can get up then the pills didn't do the job)

ginger

lynnma

ginger_55 wrote:

It would really help if you drank some alcohol with it, Lynn.

(Sorry about your knee, but if you can get up then the pills didn't do the job)

ginger

good idea ginger...excellent thinking...hmmm now let me see.. where is the gin...

Nikolai

Lynn,
It's a very nice shot, don't get me wrong, but I don't think the *telephone* plays an important part of it. Crop/mask it out and the shot remains almost similarly impressive.
The pills, the hand, the note, however cannot be removed without severly affecting the message.

Just my 0.0000001 of f/stop

HTH

behr655

Nice idea Lynn. I think though, that the phone does not seem natural and it should be laying down. I think you tried to get the old "dangling" effect with the phone but it doesn't work with modern phones IMHO.


Bear

Edit: Just saw Nik's post and I still think the phone idea is ok but should be laying down as if dropped.

lynnma

Thanks Nik and thanks Bear for your input.. I agree with both. I'm not even sure I like it..I'm just reaching for straws I think. Thanks again for comments.

DoctorIt

I'm with Nik - excellent photo (sharpness, bw conversion ), just not hitting me as a telephone shot.

behr655

Nikolai wrote:

It's a very nice shot, don't get me wrong, but I don't think the *telephone* plays an important part of it.

Isn't the challenge "The Telephone"?

purified

That is quite ironic because I actually was going to shoot the exact same concept today....

Back to the black board for me!

lynnma

go ahead Purified.. I won't use mine.. and I'm sure yours will be stunning!!

marlof

I can see where the telephone comes into play. It's a thing about being lonely, and the telephone as a lifeline that can sometimes be too short. At least, that's the story that immediately popped in my head when I saw this image. Great concept!

Nikolai

Yessir!

behr655 wrote:

Isn't the challenge "The Telephone"?

And that's why I think it does not play important enough role in this otherwise very nice picture..

behr655

Nikolai wrote:

And that's why I think it does not play important enough role in this otherwise very nice picture..

I dunno. Without the phone it is a shot of someone that committed suicide. With the phone it is a shot of someone who is reaching out and may or may not have committed suicide. The phone adds much more drama IMHO.

Bear

marlof

behr655 wrote:

I dunno. Without the phone it is a shot of someone that committed suicide. With the phone it is a shot of someone who is reaching out and may or may not have committed suicide. The phone adds much more drama IMHO.

Yeah. What he said.

Mike Curtis

You left too many pills. Next time take all of 'em. Nice shot. Unfortunately, in my line of work, I deal with that scenario a bit too often.

Mike

lynnma

unfortunately Mike.. so do I.. thats what prompted me to do the shot...

Flyinggina

Just saw your photo, Lynn, and it packs a wallop. Depressing. Sad. I'm still catching my breath. It is especially powerful because of the phone off the hook. It tells the story eloquently of a final reaching out to another human being - a member of the family, a friend, or simply someone on the other end of the suicide help line. But whoever it was, it is too late.

Sorry not to be able to give you any input on whether this is a good challenge entry. I can't get past the photo's emotional impact on me.

Va.

ginger_55

Then you all should know that you need the alcohol!

I have just read that, stored the info. Never been there at work or otherwise.

ginger (My sister drank, and she doesn't drink, that is how I know she was serious. No one is telling me how she is.)

lynnma

Thanks everyone for your comments. The picture is about the telephone, about reaching out. Sorry if it's upsetting anyone.. it upsets me somewhat. Anyway, all your comments are appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Lynn

erich6

I definitely felt something looking at this shot. There's something about it that gives it up as being staged but the message still gets through...and it's poignant. In addition, the technical quality is also good. It certainly describes a role of the telephone in someone's life, even if it is morbid.

Erich

4labs

marlof wrote:

I can see where the telephone comes into play. It's a thing about being lonely, and the telephone as a lifeline that can sometimes be too short. At least, that's the story that immediately popped in my head when I saw this image. Great concept!

Powerful photograph Lynn

lynnma

4labs wrote:

Powerful photograph Lynn

thanks doggie and thanks to those who commented. I was going to take it down, but I've decided to leave it. I see a lot of loneliness in my line of work, it takes so little to "touch" someone.. our society (in my humble) has moved away from family values, from "reaching out" and that starts to show in the loosening of the fabric of society we see around us. (Present company excluded of course).. someone said, can't remember who it was, someone famous, "civilization is not inherent in the human race".. that is so true.. it has to be nurtured. So I'll get off the soap box now..and go get another cup of coffee..

aero-nut

Wow... very powerful shot. I agree...it may not focus directly on the "telephone"..but it is part of what gives the shot character...I kind of like it.