Irka
by LevT

Comment by sevilduvarci:
this is a real beautiful portrait. i like the warm looking light and her look a lot.

Surreal
by LevT

Comment by jackal9:
AMAZING!!!!

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by bucket:
this is a wonderful shot...tones are perfect, and yes that crop would do it...great work, and man I am glad there aren't cakes with colour in them!

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by LevT:
Alice, thank you for the comment, and the suggestion. I tried it and I think I agree with you, it does look better with the chair seat cropped out. Thanks!

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by sfalice:
I like this photojournalism shot a lot, and I'm glad I dropped in on the Reaction Club and happened to find it.

It's real life action, and any number of stories can be read into the image. The symbolism of the paintings above it add to the fun.

Great find.

(Um, if it was mine, I'd crop about an inch or so off the bottom to get rid of the unnecessary chair seat and to get the subjects out of the middle of the frame)

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by Germaine:
I just noticed.. is that a coco loco or some sort of a drink just to the left of the girl's book. It looks as if it has two straws in it. I think these two are having more fun that we give them credit for.

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by levyj413:
Are we labeling "reaction club" reactions? :) This strikes me as an example of a couple who's quite comfortable doing different things together. They're not at home, so they actually went to this restaurant to then do something separate from each other. I think that's amusing. Maybe they're each finishing up something so they can then spend their day together?

Charlie Chaplin "The Golden Rush"
by LevT

Comment by LevT:
Adrian, thanks for the nice comment! You are exactly right - I do look more like middle-aged Einstein here than Charlie Chaplin. In fact this should not be entirely surprising to me since my dad (who incidentally is a physicist as well) looks a lot like Einstein in his later years.

Date in BW
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Comment by LevT:
Adrian,
thanks for a wonderful comment! This is most definitely not posed, I actually had to be very quick and surreptitious not to disturb them, which is not always easy with a big SLR camera. But these guys were indeed quite absorbed in whatever they were reading, so they did not even notice me standing only some 3-5 m away. I agree that this scene is a tad sad, a tad humorous, but oddly touching as well, that's why I like it.

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by adrian45:
I like the humour in this one. They are on a date, but all they do is read books. I used to live in a book world, and dad had to shout to get me to leave off and come and get my tea when I lived at home.

Now, with digicam and computer, I am up till the wee small hours doing a similar thing.

I wondered how it would be if they were holding hands this side, but still had their noses in the books?

Tell me this is not posed - I just think it is so good. They can be on a date, and miss the important thing - each other. Sad but hope it is not a major feature of their relationship.