Ex Poet With a Hole in the Hat
Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 08/17/08 19:32 A great look and that hat... hey I've got one except mine is brown not green How does one get to be an ex poet... I thought once a poet... always a poet. An ex geographer yes... an ex social worker yes... an ex poet... I guess when your hat gets a hole in it and all words and dreams are swept away on the wind. Comments by Julie M. Dant on Mon, 08/18/08 01:40 Oh my G! I LOVE your portrait of this man.. the ex poet, Luka! I think it is a perfect portrait. I like his calm expression and the coloring is super! If I could paint well enough, I would paint this! Did you get his name? I bet he would LOVE to have a copy of this! WELL DONE! Comments by Dennis Hancock on Mon, 08/18/08 03:46 A super portrait, caught just right with that expresion and I like the hat. Comments by Luka Ban on Mon, 08/18/08 05:05 This shot was taken at the outdoor table of an restaurant. It was our second coincidental meeting that morning. First one had taken place in front of a store. In both cases he was drinking beer. My post is the only photographs in the series that present him as a poet, yet ex. In all others you can see only a man with a certain problem. Comments by Rory Hudson on Mon, 08/18/08 06:08 The man's character comes through in this and technically it is well done, too. The close cropping seems appropriate. Comments by Arfon John on Mon, 08/18/08 06:38 Great character portrait. Do you have one with eye contact? Comments by Maria Salvador on Mon, 08/18/08 11:30 Ditto to all the above. A great expression caught. And I'm sure it will work fine on B&W too. Comments by Luka Ban on Mon, 08/18/08 11:43 Comments by Angie Taylor on Mon, 08/18/08 21:38 GREAT!! Love the guys expression!
A great face, Luka. Great hat, too. I'd agree with Jan. He could be a poet who has lost his muse, perhaps, but never an ex-poet. ;-) i like the first much better - perhaps it more voyeuristic. in the second, he caught me staring. maybe he's only an ex-poet if there's a hole in his soul? |
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