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The waiting couple

© Max Aureli

The waiting couple

Uploaded: October 18, 2009

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EF50mm f/1.4 USM

Comments

Karen Engelbreth October 18, 2009

Wonderful portrait, Max... #1193550

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 18, 2009

moody and wonderful... lighting is exceptional! #8046763

Colette M. Metcalf October 18, 2009

Wonderful capture!!! #8046811

Betsy Labuschagne October 18, 2009

Beautiful capture with great lighting and mood, amazing work Max!!! #8046865

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 18, 2009

Excellent lighting and unique capture, Max. #8046871

Michelle Alton October 18, 2009

Such a wonderfully conceived photo (pun intended), Max. It worked perfectly. A favorite for me! #8046922

Lynne Morris October 18, 2009

I LOVE this Max, the lighting is outstanding, fantastic work my friend. #8046927

Gord MacEachern October 18, 2009

Fabulous composition and exposure Max!! #8046983

Mike Clime October 18, 2009

This is excellent! Great light, comp and silhouettes! #8047018

Linda D. Lester level-classic October 18, 2009

WOW!!!!! Love this! #8047194

Tiia Vissak October 18, 2009

great tones, light & framing! #8047349

Patrick Rouzes level-classic October 18, 2009

Beautiful tones, clarity, perspective & mood captrued here, Max! #8047353

Carol Sawyer October 18, 2009

Beautiful capture and tones, Max!! #8047385

Ann Coates level-classic October 18, 2009

How beautiful Max. So nicely done. #8047446

Jean-Pierre Ducondi October 18, 2009

Beside the great execution and lighting, my first thought was towards the empty room waiting for the baby to arrive. Great story. Great feeling.
JP #8047543

Ray Clarke October 18, 2009

Wonderful composition, lighting and tones Max, a favorite for me.!!!(R) #8047639

John Connolly October 18, 2009

What an outstanding story telling image Max! Your lighting and composition are fabulous! A winner in my book! #8047698

Tess L. Yee October 18, 2009

Superb comp and mood, Max. #8048006

Lauren P. Krajenta October 18, 2009

What an excellent shot! Love the story it tells along with the blk&wht. Very intriquing you can't help but want to know more! Superb work! #8048668

ROLAN NARMAN October 19, 2009

Fantastic lighting, mood, tones and great capture Max! A Beauty Bro! #8049849

Ellen Hodges October 19, 2009

Lighting and comp are awesome, Max!! #8050255

Amy M. Wilson October 19, 2009

Wow, fantastic capture and presentation... love the tones and treatment, Max! #8050629

Laurence Saliba level-classic October 19, 2009

Beautiful work Bro!!! #8050667

Rony Sagy October 19, 2009

Beautiful capture, amazing mood. #8051023

Renata Gusciora October 19, 2009

Fantastic b&w image with awesome light and feel to it,Max! #8051317

Daniella Puente October 19, 2009

FABULOUS Max!!! LOVE this BW photo...what a feelings :))) #8051496

Robyn A. Terrell October 20, 2009

Max, this is brilliant...such creativity! Lovely #8053363

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 20, 2009

Very dramatic. This is awesome bother Max. A WINNER in my book!

-Laura #8053591

Maria A. Gonzalez October 21, 2009

Love the scene,Max...Excellent lighting and tones...Excellent composition and mood.. #8055384

Courtenay Vanderbilt October 21, 2009

Oh Max! This is beautifully staged with incredible light! #8055532

Tammy Espino October 22, 2009

I usually can't stand pregnate photo's ,BUT I have to make an exception here! Awesome!! #8058912

Debra R. Harder October 22, 2009

OMGOSH, Max!! This is absolutely BRILLIANT!! LOVE the concept, tones, lighting, composition and excellent details. Going right into my favorites!!! Deb #8059037

Brett Dolsen October 23, 2009

Pure Artwork Max!!Timeless!!Brett #8062855

Colleen Farrell October 23, 2009

Beautiful, beautiful, Max! I love how you shot this--the big empty room and the pregnant woman by the window, the space between the couple seems to represent the wide open future ahead of them! Terrific in b&w. #8066809

Max Aureli October 25, 2009

Thank you for all your wonderful support my friends!! #8070790

Sherran Andersen level-classic October 27, 2009

Wonderful pov Max... very creative. #8080823

Bojan Bencic level-classic November 01, 2009

I love this, Max. Fantastic light and feel. Very artistic. #8094223

anonymous November 27, 2009

Wow! I love this image. Just perfect! #8172407

November 28, 2009

Beautiful and perfect moment,love this kind of image,Max,just beautiful!! #8175706

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 29, 2009

A fascinating story-telling image, Max. A real work of art!!! #8176793

Heidi Knight November 30, 2009

I was gonna say almost the same as my friend Kirsten... so "what she said" LOL #8178932

ROLAN NARMAN November 30, 2009

I was about to say the exact same thing that Heidi said! She took it out of my mouth! #8178949

AEK November 30, 2009

one of the best shots i've seen in your gallery, max...maybe it's my partiality to photojournalism, but you've created, with just a few lines (so to speak), an image that speaks to the viewer like a compelling novel. -a. #8179402

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 30, 2009

What a fantastic shot Max, I know this will be a family treasure, the photo and the baby!

jo ann c. #8179527

Joy Rector December 01, 2009

beautiful shot #8181578

Beverley Scott December 03, 2009

Wonderful tones and storytelling in this fantastic image, Max! #8187183

Datha Y. Thompson December 03, 2009

I agree Wonderful/Creative/Unique/Gorgeous storytelling image Max
LOVE IT!!!!!! ;) #8187984

Janice Mezzacappa December 05, 2009

A story, the mood, the lighting, the creative artistry of a portrait, you captured it all Max! A fave for me and hope to see again!!! #8193768

Patti Coblentz December 06, 2009

To me there is nothing more beautiful and dramatic than window lighting done in blk/wht...this is an exceptional image, Max...in every way. It tells a story to the viewers and will no doubt be a treasure to this couple for a lifetime.

Patti #8195648

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe December 07, 2009

This is Outstanding Max!! Jeff #8198707

Nikki McDonald level-classic December 11, 2009

Wonderful use of light, dark and space, Max. Very dramatic. #8209476

Leslie McLain level-classic December 23, 2009

Terrific perspective and light, Max. Very well done. #8242598

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe December 28, 2009

A beautiful story of love and anticipation! WOW!

Hoping the New Year brings a bounty of sweetness to you and those you love!

ccc #8250962

Stephen Zacker January 03, 2010

Wonderful feeling this has #8266267

Steve M. Harrington January 05, 2010

A bold composition, Max. I like this image a lot.
Steve #8273340

Luigi Di Serio level-classic January 14, 2010

Again, excellent use of light... looks great in B&W #8297095

Mary K. Robison January 26, 2010

Superb idea and photo, Max. A really clever "maternity" image ~ nice to see the baby's dad included! The b&w with that lighting is marvelous. #8330690

Dawn M. Schneider February 07, 2010

what a moving image. great mood, lighting and story telling without saying a word. I hope we see this in the winners circle. #8363899

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