A Smile

Belongs to everyday life in the old city, with a child's smile.

 

All this series of Jerusalem is documentary

 

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Beautiful commentary, Pnina. I love this. He seems delighted, what a wonderful moment to share.

What better for a good photograph than a child's smile!

It's always about getting the right expression, the right moment, and you did; this is a great portrait.

Cheers,

 

Pnina, that smile is priceless. I might be inclined to crop a little from the right to really focus on the boy.

Lovely image perfectly captured. I love how the triangular perspective from the window frames the subject so fittingly. This is a truthful and well seen composition Pnina.

Well seen, fine scene, I prefer b/w though..

Liz and Juan Carlos, thanks both of you for your comments, very much appreciated

 

Jeff, it is already cropped from the right, it was photographed from an alley looking up, he was peeping from a corner of a huge building, I wanted to upload my impression of the scene, Thanks as always!

 

 

Adan, we saw it together, so even though I have cropped it a bit on the R amd L. it is how we saw the scene.Thanks, email on its way soon

 

Vladimir, thanks a lot for taking the time! I have a "surprise " for you,... In my computer files I have the exact match of a colored and B/W square, I tried all sort of possibilities, and decided to upload the scene is it was ( cropped a little from the R and L), a small face of the child peeping from a huge building... ;-)) anyway thanks for showing the other possibility. I should have done it myself, so your upload is appreciated.

Although I understand the need to keep the focus on his smile, the main attraction, as is without the crop, you've retained a whole world of possibilities for him to smile about without hemming him in.

Pnina, very good composition,exposure and capture of innocent expression of the boy. Admirable documentary shots and series.

Pnina, the building is important, for it looks to be taken looking up at a low-rent shechunah, one of those quickly-erected buildings from the 1950s, thrown together to accommodate some of the many thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing inhospitable Arab countries -- their previous homes-- and suddenly newly arrived in Israel -- first living in tents because they had nowhere to go -- no structures for absorption the need was so overwhelming -- and then settled in these prefab buildings --sheltered, and still these remain uncompensated, never on the list of recipients for UNISEF or on the agenda of the UN Security Council to demand justice for them... not popular refugees, I suppose. Anyway... the structure is important, as it gives context for this smiling child. Another face of Jerusalem.

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Jeff, I tried so many possibilities and decided that the one I have uploaded show his smile (probably to the crowd ,looking down...) and part of his surrounding.

 

Amal, thanks for your kind feedback of the series. Jerusalem is constantly on the negative news , but there are everyday life and different people( all religions) that live everyday/regular life with tolerance.

 

Donna,Thanks for your really nice comment with a good history perspective ( wow, this was such a good knowledge of yours)There are so many details I can add to your comment. My decision of not showing only his smile, was my aim to show the surrounding.

 

There was ( some days ago) an article in our paper written by a very good journalist, Shalom Yerushalmi , telling the story of his family that came to Israel from one of our " neighboring" countries, in ways no ways after Israel was founded, leaving behind then ,a lot of assets in order to save their life( in danger), and the "via dolorosa" they have passed here with all the problems you have well depicted ( and this is only one story). I try not to enter into political subjects, but your comment is well depicting the situation as things were .

 

Bob, thanks as well.

Everything looks golden through those eyes and it shows in his smile.

Original and lovely!!!

 

 

Alberto

Donna - thank you for that background information that adds more significance to this lovely image. Despite the bleak surroundings the radiant smile of the child can be interpreted as a sign of resilience and hope. Hope of a better tomorrow despite the bleak present.

 

Displacement from one's home can be a painful feeling. It's like taking a part of your identity away and you feel violated. As humans we need to have a sense of belonging and connection - being that to our roots, family, friends or places, In life there will always be circumstances that we cannot control, but what we can do is hope and fight for a better tomorrow. We owe it to ourselves to at least try.

Greetings Pnina,

Nice to come to your images and receive such a warm smile. There is not much to be added to the previous commentary, and it would be hard to be critical about such a gentle young man with all the innocence and amiability of a child. So I'll simply say that it is lovely and wish you well.

Very good capture, Pnina. The smile, details and DOF are great. Excellent viewpoint & shot! Regards

Looking at your shot, I find myself smiling back. I think no more comments are needed, even if one can talk about the muted color palette that so well fits the subject (IMHO better than the BW version), the nice composition, the interesting interplay of textures of the fabric, rusty metal and glass and so on.

Regards, Tibi

Really pretty smile! I like it very much.

 

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Best regards, Ivana

I too prefer the B&W

I came to this picture, after seeing another nice one of yours ( mischief:-). And I am very taken with this one. I love this little boy's pure and candid smile! (I also much prefer this colored version over the B&W one, and I like the way you cropped it too) The whole composition is nice, and works very well, I think! Kind regards, Marjolein

love it!

A lovely child whose smile could brighten anyone's day.  I truly like your chosen POV...gives it a bit of an edge while it still is a gentile image.  Well done! Most sincerely, Gail