Common language, a photo from Geneva, West

Photographer's Note

Is it really necessary to put a note on this image?

Love and tenderness can choose among a multitude of ways to show their face. If you open your senses to the world and listen carefully to your inner feelings, you won’t ever let these kinds of moments go by without seizing them.

But even more than seizing the day, or Carpe Diem for the Latin lovers, the main issue in life is being able of sharing the best of YOU with OTHERS.

Differences among human beings might then be a source of enlightenment for each one of us, rather than a land of misunderstanding.

Trekking the Earth means also finding common solutions, and common languages, to all of us, IMHO.

jhonny_blue, cmartos, henrye, bfly, ale, avigur_11, Zanni, sunny, Rinie_Hoff, ChrisJ, jhm, omritoppol, nfriedli, annaeva ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-05-31 5:22

Beautiful composition with no racism ! :)
I like the expressions and the very beautiful grey tones.
Congratulations

cmartos (242) 2004-05-31 5:54

J'aime cette composition, bien qu je l'aurais aimée moins coupée à droite. Et tu vas répondre que c'est pour couper un personnage assis et qui ne devait pas entrer dans la scène. Donc je ne dis rien :-). Très bonne image d'une très belle vision, et effectivement elle peut se passer de note, excepté le lieu et l'heure. Juste pour souligner qu'on peut aussi faire d'excellents daily-life ici en Europe. Des images qui portent un regard sur les gens et la vie tout simplement, et qu'il n'y a pas que l'Asie du sud-est et l'Orient, proche ou extrême qui soient dignes d'intérêt. Bien vu Gal !

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henrye (3500) 2004-05-31 6:40

Great photo. In this case a picture really says a thousand words. Very well done in every aspect!

bfly (5775) 2004-05-31 6:50

lovely picture Gal...I like men taking care of their babies...for me, fatherhood is not as instinctive as motherhood, therefore it is more valuable...it needs will and not only heart to put into it..(ps. this is not a daily life for me unfortunately...a very difficult scene to be found here..especially on the street)...
thanks:)

ale (1819) 2004-05-31 7:27

Hi Gal,
They are very sweet together, I like the way the baby is looking at his daddy. Have you noticed the word written on the bisquits'packet? "Tenerezze" in Italian means tenderness, I think it's a great touch!
Bravo Gal, thanks for sharing it!

manny (22032) 2004-05-31 8:08

Such a tender moment. I like the DOF used as the background clearly provides the context. And the kid's eye. It is a good element of the shot.

pascalbene (1717) 2004-05-31 9:30

Always good to see peaceful behaviors no ?

ninadev (5377) 2004-05-31 13:25

This photo is very strong, so much contrasts in it : black and white, man and baby, taking care and army pants. I would have just loved it even more if the man would be looking at the baby.

jrzufferey (7305) 2004-05-31 14:38

Dans tes photographies la maitrise du N&B est toujours parfaite c'est ce que j'aime dans tes tirages. Je dois dire aussi que la le thème est particulièrement beau et même un peu flatteur pour nous les hommes même si le geste est tellement naturel. Amicalement/jr

bertolucci (14052) 2004-05-31 16:11

You treated this tender scene very sensitively Gal. The expression, the eye contact...lovely. On the tech front I see a very well exposed and composed pic with a fine DOF to keep this urban background from distracting us. Great job.

avigur_11 (22553) 2004-05-31 16:17

This is great, Gal, IMO one of your best, together with the reading/sleeping mother shot. I like the susoicious eye of the baby..Cool shot.

Zanni (6108) 2004-05-31 16:22

Having three little sons I model myself on him. You cannot imagine how many napkins I have changed (and also today)in my life! but when I see the love of my sons for me I am very happy.

Eagle78 (1933) 2004-05-31 16:46

Wow! what a great scene Gal! You managed to get a lovely moment full of what life is all about..very well seen, congratulations for this great image :)

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-05-31 18:34

Hi Gal, this is really a tender picture, Guys with babies always works. It's a real tender portrait of this man. I like the baby's eye, he/she looking at him, checking out almost. Very lovely. I agree with Nina, it would be much stronger when he looked at the baby. Very, very nice

sunny (3069) 2004-06-01 4:47

Great capture, Gal! Such a fine union, peacefully looking and radiating tenderness throughout the whole shot. B&W brings even more special feeling to it and your notes make it completely outstanding. Excellent job!

jhm (211738) 2004-06-01 6:41

Hi, this the father those careful for the baby Gal, Very nice, and tanks for sharing!

omritoppol (826) 2004-06-01 16:13

Gal, this is such a tender shot. I like the man positions and look, and yes the eye!. Well done

ChrisJ (172436) 2004-06-02 3:34

Paternity rules! Nice note, too. The image is great also. But I'd try to have a lighter tone as a background for the man's head. The bicycles are also distracting, and the highlights on the baby are blown out.

nfriedli (1060) 2004-06-02 17:15

Coup de coeur pour la tendresse de l'image et le coup d'oeil. Petit bémol en revanche pour le surplus d'informations et de détails qui dérangent : tête de l'homme dans le landeau, petit bout d'épaule à droite, un autre landeau en bas,...

C'est très bon mais pas parfait. Je trouve les images plus simples nettement meilleures.

Notice excellente et "qualité humaine" indéniables. Bravo!

Oldtree (2457) 2004-07-30 8:08

I like this foto. The soft tones. To me, the man looks a little bit sad, but relaxed and the baby has all it needs for the moment.

Suellen_Feroldi (288) 2007-09-15 10:08

Hello...
Interesting composition..
The touch on BW... makes the picture very oiginal. and beautiful...
Congrats for the pic... and POV...
Thanks for sharing... have a great saturday...

Best regards...

Sue