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Chinatown portrait series 1 by ~kooyouliang:iconkooyouliang:


©2006-2008 ~kooyouliang
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Submitted: November 3, 2006
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I chanced upon this elderly when i was walking along Chinatown. He is an roadside vendor who sells his garang-guni. His facial expressions struck a chord in my heart. Behind this bespectacled elderly seems to unfold a story yet to tell.

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~apprendista:iconapprendista: Nov 3, 2006, 4:23:25 AM
Amazing!
Did he know you were taking a photo of him?
Did he argue?
~kooyouliang:iconkooyouliang: Nov 3, 2006, 4:55:12 AM
Glad that u like it!! Yup he knows I'm taking a portrait of him. Did sought his permission. I spend some time interacting with him. He keeps nodding his head with every sentence I said.
~apprendista:iconapprendista: Nov 3, 2006, 5:06:38 AM
Wow... I really really like it...
It is sooo difficult to catch such interesting faces while walking... and more difficult to shoot a wonderful photo like yours!
Complimenti!
~fallsmet:iconfallsmet: Nov 3, 2006, 9:58:14 PM
friendly old man ^_^

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~necr0mancer:iconnecr0mancer: Nov 8, 2006, 1:43:57 PM
Very nice. Awesome attention to composition.

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~selfrevolution:iconselfrevolution: Nov 9, 2006, 5:58:37 AM
I like his expression. Did you talk to him for a long time to get this photo?

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=arrsistable:iconarrsistable: Nov 17, 2006, 9:06:06 AM
I like it.

I'm not one much for vast knowledge in photography, but my suggestion would to be to keep his eyes clear. Eyes are generally where a person first looks, and the glare on his glasses gets in the way of seeing them.


Still, I love his face, and I fell instantly in love with this photograph before I'd even clicked on the thumb.

Bravo.

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~alchemycapricorn:iconalchemycapricorn: Nov 30, 2006, 1:13:47 AM
i like the soft forcus =] did u dodge/burn it ?