Pope John II, 1989

[joseph_barbano]

While in Rome in 1989, I attended a Wednesday audience of the Pope.

Afterwards, when most people had already departed, the Pope came and

walked amongst the crowd, touching Well Wishers' hands. Pitcure

taken with R4s, 28mm, Braun Flash, and K64. No manipulation of the

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[love4leica]

Nice shot

[35mmdelux]

Great foto. A family heirloom.

[paul_neuthaler]

Great photo of a truly great man.

[tom_bourely]

Joseph, thank you, really thank you.

[bob soltis]

Thanks Joseph, for a very nice image of a man who changed the world and was an

inspiration to so many

[jtdnyc]

It would be hard to think of another image in which the play of light and darkness would be more appropriate. Thanks for posting.

[johns1]

Joseph,

 

A great photograph of a great global leader, already sorely missed.

 

Early last year, Peggy Noonan of the WSJ, was the first in the media to label this man as "John Paul the Great." I think she got it right.

[david j.lee]

i wonder what the vatican protocol says about what to do with his leicas.

[brambor]

Very nice and timely.

[gib]

great photo, you really capitalized on the moment

[michael s.]

Handsome photo, Joseph. You see that early hint of a smile.

 

His death is a loss to people of all faiths.

[stephen_w.]

How did you light the subject. He has a heavenly glow compared to the other people at about the same distance.

[carl_larocca1]

Realists should be kind enough to avoid funerals and weddings.

[Troll]

"A Man of His Own Time (1491AD)."

[pensacolaphoto]

Nice photo. This pope will not be forgotten for a long time. He worked very hard for global peace, even though it meant sometimes to say unpopular things. He will be missed not just by Catholics.

[rj]

Even though this is a photo of the late Pope, maybe we should leave personal comments and opinions about faith and organized religion out of it. (I went to Catholic school from Kindergarden to Senior year of high school and was taught evolution through it all.)

 

Great shot Joseph.

[david j.lee]

...well, i am not a catholic and i certainly will not miss him. as a matter of fact i

already forgot him...

[maria_s.]

He looks tired, Joseph -- good capture. I saw him several times but had no camera at that time, sigh. It's OK not to miss him, David ... just as much as it is OK to feel sad. But you do know that he will not fade away for grace and greatness is hard to find these days.

[Uhooru]

Stephen, staight on flash will do that. Light the subject and turn everthing else dark...the dear in the headlights look, (sometimes). Sometimes people will manipulate it to allow more ambiant light if possible to bring the background up a bit.

[Sandeha Lynch]

In this case it looks as though he was under arc lights or a spot, though Joseph might clarify whether he had any control over lighting the shot.

[tito sobrinho]

The Catholic church has lost a Great Man!

[stephen_w.]

"...staight on flash will do that..."

 

Then the person's (the one he is greeting) head would be lit.

[michael_beckmann]

Pope John II died in the year 535 according to Wikipedia...

 

SCNR :-)

[vic_.]

Thank you for the wonderful picture of the Holy Father. It is more than a picture to a lot of us. A man who gave up his life for others.

[david j.lee]

by the way, who gets to keep his gold rolex watch ? .

( i wonder which watch jesus would have choose if he had the chance).