Bar Car, Via Rail

Your photos present very penetrating visions of the human condition. I'm looking forward to seeing new things and revisiting the folders.

too much space left on right, the brightness of the hand somehow distracts the audience.

Its nice to see a REAL photographer on this site, which is misleadingly titled photo.net. God Bless you Mr.MacEachern.

I like the light here.

wonderful portrait. When was this taken.

The photo was taken in 1969, in a bar car between Windsor and London, Ontario

How wonderful can black and white get?

 

Fantastic photography.

Amazing photo, really. I wonder did the guy knew that you were photographing him?

All your photographs I have seen are very well framed, in that your choice of lens suited the subject and surroundings. Please tell me your workflow for this photograph and the 'waitress' in the featured portfolio.

 

That is, how many lens would you have had on your person at the time, did you show your camera and lens and fumble around changing lens, metering before taking the photograph. Did you do this clandestinely and pop up the camera quickly and click, did the subject even know he had his picture taken? In this photo, asking permission beforehand would have totally broken this guy's train of thought/daydreaming.

 

Furthermore, how do yourself look to other people (height, demeanour), do you 'blend' in with the crowd, (smart clothes or dress-down, etc). I find that I draw attention to myself which for this style of photography would ruin the shot.

 

Any information appreciated here or by e-mail(dbnntt5@aol.com)

having lived in canada for most of my life, there's a tremendously important "detail" in this image that strikes me, yet quite possibly eludes most non-natives. the beer can carries the "black label" logo on it. the importance has to do with the juxtaposition/simultaneity of (1) a mood that no MBA would want associated with the product he's behind and (2) a capture that--in all superficial and technical aspects--qualifies as an advert. drink this and immerse yourself in an existential quandary. unfortunately, the clever tangle of meaning, image and honesty explains why ian isn't as famous as he should be.

 

i hope that critique wasn't as cryptic as the image.

very good!

I'm speechless Ian. Your pictures deserve so much to be seen. An exhibition perhaps...? Believe me, I'll come back often to visit your portfolio. One of the best! Thierry