Is he amused?

very original, well framed 7 7

I don't think he is amused, not scared and either surprised by the presence of the ''dead'' on his shoulder. I would say that he's got a very relaxed mood, which makes most of the picture... Very good shot... Regards.

My notes? 7/7 and I don't change my mind...

Amazing... Is this the famous Scrudge of that Christmas Carol Tale ??? Fantastic work.. BRAVO !!!

Perfecto retrato

The inspiration of this work was from a painting of a Swiss symbolist artist of the 19th century. His painting was entitled "Self-portrait and the death". Death had always been his main subject. Although I love his works very much, my life so far has not been as sad as his, so here's my version.

Eerie as it may look, it's a very unique and intriguing piece of art work. Unlike any portrait photo I've seen here before.

Very unique and interesting. I especially like the lighting on the man's face - it makes the skeleton secondary and almost an afterthought.

Yuan, Now here's a man who has clearly come to terms with his own mortality! Excellent tones, lighting. Wonderfully creative. Regards, J

excellent port., cong.

Excellent! Very beautiful and original portrait!

beautiful work.congrats.

Well done, 7/7

Oh, wonderful portrait of an Artist. superb.

Bravo!

B:)liana

I agree with Sandra's comment above....this is very unique and original work. Nothing quite like it on PN. The man's expression is perfect. He recognizes the presence of death at his shoulder, and he is not frightened by it.

 

It reminds me of this quotation from Carlos Castenada: "Death is our eternal companion. It is always to our left, at an arm's length. It has always been watching you. It always will until the day it taps you. The thing to do when you're impatient is....to turn to your left and ask advice from your death. An immense amount

of pettiness is dropped if your death makes a gesture to you, or if catch a glimpse of it, or if you just catch the feeling that your

companion is there watching you."

 

Great work! Rick

Expressive and in excellent technique. Very well done. 7/7. Kind regards.

WOW!!!

Nice Creation.

Yuan, this is awesome..SUberb work...i really love the expression captured here, not leaveing behind the tones and originality of such image...

Excellent

Excellent portrait! 7-7!

Excellent and original work. Very well done.

Father time is waiting around the corner? Nicely imagined.

Is he? You tell us! Very well seen, Yuan. ^_^

Hi Wilson, thanks for stopping by. "Well seen" might not be the best way to comment on such a heavily manipulated street shot (I mentioned this in the "Technical details"). Slaved on it for one week. A learning curve but I enjoyed it very much.

Considered it then as an utimate compliment. But didn't you just happened to capture him right in front of a painting? Very nice tonality and sidelighting on the gentleman.

 

Wilson

^_^

No, the painting wasn't there at all. I have no idea why this person decided to gaze away from my camera when he agreed for me to take a few shots of him. What I'm most proud about this image is that there seems to be some real connection between this artist (I presume he is although I still don't know him) and the dead fiddler. I'm glad that the side-lighting treatment worked for you too :o)