Homeless in New York: The Sleep of Oblivion

geraldfinnegangeraldfinnegan Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
edited September 19, 2006 in Landscapes
A Homeless Man Sleeps In Oblivion (Rollei, Planar 80mm, 6x6 film)

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited September 17, 2006
    Wow. Almost seems as if he were passed out as opposed to sleeping.

    Nice capture.
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  • geraldfinnegangeraldfinnegan Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Re: Homeless
    I think sleeping and passing out are probably the same for this poor man
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  • illuminati919illuminati919 Registered Users Posts: 713 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    This photo is awesome, I love the comp and all. The only thing is that light in the left is sorta a distraction, but other then that its AWESOME.

    When I was riding my bike downtown couple nights ago I saw a bum sleeping on the steps of the madison county jail, very weeeeird, they'll sleep anywhere they please.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    very dramatic great job.thumb.gif
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  • etherdanceretherdancer Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited September 19, 2006
    illuminati919 wrote:
    This photo is awesome, I love the comp and all. The only thing is that light in the left is sorta a distraction, but other then that its AWESOME. .

    I agree the composition is amazing! Technically the light is a distraction but in this case, I think that is the point of the image.

    This image tells an all but familiar story and if the light were to be removed from this shot, I believe the poignant message would be lost too.

    My interpretation is that the man is so oblivious to the world around him that not even the bright lights of life around him can rouse him. He has removed himself from society.
    :barb www.thevirtualeye.com
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