Expressionless, a photo from Northern, North

Photographer's Note

This young fellow would come to the house with the rest of the neighbourhood kids, yet he would stand apart. While those half his side would jockey for a place in front of the camera, he would hang behind. When some of the other kids were off doing some other bit of mischief, I gestered to hi if he wanted his picture taken. He nodded and resumed this expressionless stance. When I showed it to him on the back of the camera, his face lit up.

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(Unfortunately the quality became quite degraded when downsizing this time. My apologies)

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AdrienneClaire (722) 2007-06-27 19:09

Beautiful tones-- the lips look quite chapped and real. Crisp photo! Your title is quite appropriate.

dvlazar (6662) 2007-06-27 19:27

Great work with your color desaturation. He's got a strong emotive glance - somewhat saddened. I also like your crop off the top of the head.
Cheers!
David.

dawekato (2269) 2007-06-27 19:27

Beautiful portrait! I don't think the quality is degraded. Maybe a slightly deeper DOF would have got the nose in focus, but the important eyes and lips are sharp. Background is well handled. I like the tight cropping and the way you got him just a bit off centre to the left, avoiding a static composition. Too bad you didn't get a second shot of him when his face lit up.

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faubry (35447) 2007-06-28 3:55

a lot emotion here in eyes... deep glanze, i think this boy had a very sad and hard life.... quality is good, i made a WS, i hope you like it?
soon,francine

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dareco (17136) 2007-08-09 5:14

What a handsome young man. A very good portrait!!! And your explanation was great as well!!

Gierlinski (948) 2007-10-13 4:13

Congratulations Brittany on this well taken picture.
I think that this look tells most of the stories that happen in Sierra Leone,
Well spotted, well taken, good reporter's work,
Thank you for sharing,
Kind Regards,
Michal

yesimis (46) 2007-12-18 4:08

Perfect portrait...
Emotion is incredible from eyes and face.Thank you for sharing.

Best regards.

RodCosta (214) 2008-01-12 10:56

Great portrait! He can see some sadness...

Xen (572) 2008-05-12 13:12

Hi Brittany!
You have a wonderful way of capturing people. The pain in this boys eyes makes my heart break. They have seen things in their young life time that i am sure i will never see.
Beautiful!
Well done
Deb

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lamentforicarus (393) 2009-08-05 13:03

Great shot, Brittany. Your young friend appears to have great trepidation in his eyes, reflective of Sierra Leone's uneasy push to recover and develop after years of civil war. Great clarity, lighting, and framing. You have quite a talent.

dhani (203) 2011-07-25 6:14 [Comment]

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