Distressed

© Sharon King

Distressed

Uploaded: April 02, 2007

Description

We can across this begger in Puerto Rico. I gave him some money and asked if I could take his picture. He then asked me if I wanted to take a picture of his swollen legs... Poor guy. Converted to sepia tones in Photostudio. I like BP's new look! It seems a little slower though.

Exif: FNumber: , ExposureBiasValue: , ExposureTime: , Flash: , ISO: , WhiteBalance:

Comments

Lynne Morris April 02, 2007

What a fantastic portrait Sharon, so emotive and very story telling, love the sepia tones, great work! #630575

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe April 02, 2007

Nice job on this photo...he looks very sad! #4121239

Sherri Gorman April 02, 2007

Awesome portrait Sharon!!!! Wonderful tones, lighting, composition and details!!! Very emotional capture!!! #4121256

Nadine A. Lewis April 02, 2007

OUTSTANDING, Sharon!!! His sad facial expression has made me sad. <>< #4121322

Paul Michko April 02, 2007

Wonderful sense of character capured here, Sharon. #4121357

Bill Wyatt April 02, 2007

Wonderful portrait I can feel his hunger and pain! #4121375

Linda D. Lester level-classic April 02, 2007

There is some pain for sure! I'm glad you ask and gave him a tip for the shot! #4121453

Glenn E. Urquhart April 02, 2007

STRIKING, Powerful Image, Sharon!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4121509

Kathy Reeves April 02, 2007

Bless you for helping him Sharon!! Sometime it takes a wake up to make us thankful for our many blessing. #4121932

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 02, 2007

What an impact image, Sharon!!! This image looks like it could be in National Geographic!! Praise your for helping this poor man!!!! :3 #4122131

April Riggs April 02, 2007

This is a fantastic portrait, it has so much sadness in it! Well captured. #4122516

Tarun Bose April 02, 2007

Excellent portrait in sepia. The expression of pathos is very clear on his face. Great shot Sharon. #4122577

Robert R. Goodman April 02, 2007

Fantastic Portrait,Sharon.Very moving image!!!!! #4122637

Rakesh Syal level-classic April 02, 2007

Great job and portrait, Sharon!! #4122784

Carol Sawyer April 02, 2007

Fantastic Portrait, so very sad, Sharon! #4122804

Emile Abbott level-deluxe April 02, 2007

Powerful portrait that says it all. A picture is worth a 1000 words. Excellent Sharon. #4122844

Lynn Crawford April 02, 2007

His face is so sad and tired, and looks like he longs for someone to love him, wonderful capture of emotion Sharon, great sepia tone too :) #4122944

Stephen Zacker April 02, 2007

Powerful and touching image #4123049

Amy JACKSON April 02, 2007

Excellent portrait, Sharon!! #4123120

Christy Nichols April 02, 2007

Wonderful capture, Sharon! You can see the emotion in his face. Love this! #4123637

Sharon King April 02, 2007

Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate them so much! #4123646

Evy Johansen level-classic April 02, 2007

Great capture, Sharon!! Wonderful portrait! #4123748

Pamela Shane April 02, 2007

So very sad! Superb character study
Sharon, love the tones. #4123788

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.


BetterPhoto.com Editor's Pick


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Sharon King.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.