homelessness (At Calvary Jesus says to Her, "Woman, behold Your son." (Jn 19:26) )

Fantastic! It reminds me of some of Sebastiao Salgados's photos (to me one of the greatest photograhers of the century). Excellent...

Orommel latom a kep karrierjet, megerdemelten sikeres! Meg mindig nagyon tetszik, jol tetted, hogy nem szerenykedtel vele a jogi kifogasom miatt :-)

(Kepkovacs)

This is definately one of the most AMAZING photos I have seen on this site. You did an incredible edit to the original. I would like to point out my interest point of the photo is actually his foot in that it appears to be broken. Thank you for sharing your work.

Just brilliant

wonderful composition-brilliant b&w conversion and dodging technique...

Roland, this is a great pic, i love the starkness of it and the quote you used is perfect. Behold your son indeed! It is an image that can touch a mother's heart, and anyone else's for that matter.

so beautiful

It has been more than two years, and I still cant even come close to this photo. This photo, and people's responses to it made me learn a lot of things. For a while I didnt even take pictures, then slowly started to digest and think about, what makes a good photograph. It certainly not the camera or the lens (great article by Ken Rockwell)! Because of my thirst of learning I have met some fine teachers, and inspirations, such as Jay Andriot and Monte Zucker, who helped me to learn to see the light. I know it will probably take a lifetime, to make a picture as good as this one, but I want to improve myself, and I hope I will find my path. I just wanted to say thanks for everyone whose comments and critiques changed my way of look at photography.

 

Cheers from Budapest

 

Roland

A very emotive, thought provoking image beautiful executed.

 

Brilliant.

 

 

May I respectfully request a copy of the original. Before doing so, if you wish, you can put a copyright and/or signature on it. I would like to process the photo and return it to you for your consideration and comments. May I have your permission to do that ? If so, please contact me so we can make arrangements for you to send it to me.

 

This photo is an example of a photo which works best in grey-scale / B&W format. Much more emotional appeal. Well done !!

Wow superb conversion! excellent!

 

Biliana

Photo ... what photo? Life is a bitch. There was a story in a mag about a guy who earned millions by playing - poker, kids game with cards. Jim Carey said in a movie that some people make good money twisting their faces. Somebody skates after a black bucket and gets paid houses. Some girls blessed with beauty earn millions by standing in front of the camera. My god, there sure ain't no god, just us people, who in our endless wisdom leave people out on the streets and gas the atmosphere full of CO2.

7/7

It's an amazing picture. First, due to the shot itself, and second, thanks to the post processing techniques. I think B&W suits the subject and looks perfect. The original version doesn't hit me that much. there's something I cannot really specify (probably lights and shadows) which makes me almost in love with this picture. As for revealing somebody else's face in a photo... I do agree it's risky (and sometimes unfair), but I believe you didn't mean any harm.

Best regards,

Chris.

Change is good.Different lives.. � like this photo

Great!

Super.

This isn't a "great grab" or capture, this goes to the next level and is truly art considering the talent and effort it took to manipulate the image. Very nice indeed.

The processing pushes this one's ratings way up. Don't get me wrong, it's a great piece of work to begin with, but I wouldn't have taken so much notice of the original, or even a straight-up B&W conversion. It makes me want to take another look at some of my own shots which I had labeled throwaways.

I must leran this treatment of converting color to B/W,

amazing!

Very nice photo. Jitka ............ www.jitkaunverdorben.estranky.cz

Very powerful image. You don't have to travel far to see this image in everyday life.

Cracking. It's inspired me to look through my photos and see how I can use my newly acquired PS CS2 to dodge some BW photos. Well done and thanks for the explanation.

Overprocessed. Exploits the subject massivly.

Powerful presentation, touching subject, impossible not to feel something. Your photo makes people think and feel, exactly what art is supposed to do.

 

Kathy

 

It reminds me of the shot not taken, years ago, near the White House in Washington, DC at Christmas time. The Bank of America's doorway was trimmed in greenery and red ribbons. A homeless guy was sleeping in the doorway. The caption would have read "Merry Christmas from My House to Yours". I had a camera with me every morning thereafter, but never saw this again.