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The Guardian of the Lost Time
The Guardian of the Lost Time
Zigomar


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Lensbaby 2.0
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Date: Jul 14, 2009
Galleries: Street, Lensbaby
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2009

Viewed: 595
Comments: 12
Favorites: 6 (view)

 She's 85 years old and she's the coolest grandma I've met while photographing so far. We had a very pleasant conversation and when I asked her about where she finds the motivation she gave me a strange advice I'll remember: "Never let yourself be in a situation of the drowning people, that with no escape left you must struggle to hold onto the water foam."

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 12/01/2009 07:37:15 AM
This is excellant.

The composition and title work perfectly together here with the focal point being on the lady standing in a doorway, a portal if you will, like a guardian, while everything apart from her and the door behind are out of focus, almost unimportant compared to the scene immediately before you. It's almost as if you are being challenged by the stare.

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 12/01/2009 03:58:44 AM
This is fabulous!
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 07/30/2009 06:21:18 PM
This would have done well in the challenges. Thanks for sharing here. And I really like her advice.
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 07/29/2009 12:12:38 PM
Originally posted by The_Tourist:
Great on how you've captured her looking right at the camera.


I have to dissapoint you but she's not looking at the camera at all, she's looking sligtly above the camera and to the left ;-) I intentionally chose this one over the similar shot I had with her looking directly at me, as this one has more eternal mood.
 07/29/2009 11:44:22 AM
Great on how you've captured her looking right at the camera. She is a great character study, looks like she has stories to tell. The LB is perfect on making her the absolute focal point of the image.
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 07/29/2009 08:36:57 AM
This is really an admirably-taken portrait. Remarkable advice, she gave you.
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 07/28/2009 05:58:31 PM
Striking confidence and beauty. Enhanced by the aged buildings.
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 07/27/2009 08:48:34 PM
Amazing insight. With her lips slightly parted, it's almost as if she's saying those words as you captured her.
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 07/27/2009 06:15:28 PM
Outstanding portrait...the tones and colors! I voted your portrait entry high, but I would have voted this higher, even though there wouldn't have been much room to do so!
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 07/27/2009 05:45:21 PM
this is excellent! and love the colors, too.
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 07/27/2009 05:18:43 PM
Wonderful capture. She shows great character in her face.... And the colors are superb.
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 07/27/2009 05:12:23 PM
That's some profound wisdom! And I know how you feel about challenges. This is great. I never considered the effect that the Lensbaby has on portraits. Works very well here.
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