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
by LevT

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.

Kozakov 2
by LevT

Comment by adrian45:
Very nice exposure - and the gesture is captured well. I am 'gobsmacked' as they say. I can't imagine how you got the exposure so well in what appears to be bright ligting, but must have meant a very tricky exposure

Congratulations on the whole thing - colour, lighting, right contrast, timing, and so forth.

I have noticed how much travelling you do. I didn't think Physicists were such globetrotters - how wrong I was.

Charlie Chaplin "The Golden Rush"
by LevT

Comment by adrian45:
Lev - I got here from your comments from another shot, and think you have great skill as a photographer. Most impressive work on this site. Do you do photography professionally? I think you should. You have a lot of Photogrphic flair, and it's lovely photographs with excellent control and the right levels in all the shots I have seen of yours

I will keep an eye on your work - I am sure I will learn a lot

I like this shot, and remember the scene from the film - I think you look more like Albert Einstein than Chaplin, but the idea is definately a good one.

All the best for your future

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by LevT:

Originally posted by agenkin: Interesting, no I didn't "read" the "disconnected date" idea in this picture. I thought that the two were simply reading menus (hence the ideas of cakes in their heads). Having looked at the picture closer, I see that the woman is, actually, reading a book (while the guy still seems to be studying a menu), but, still, I don't think that the photo conveys the disconnectedness.

Actually, from the full-res photo it is obvious that the guy is reading some document, definitely not a menu, the meal is clearly finished. And it was not my intention to imply that this photo shows disconnect between these two. I believe they actually feel good and comfortable in their own slightly odd way just sitting together at the table doing their own stuff. My own reaction to this scene is how different a "real world" date can be from a "supermarket romance novel" date, and still be a date.

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by pineapple:
Looks like some sort of religious ritual is going on there. The texture on the wall is a nice touch. It all has a nice 3D feeling to the scene.

Date in BW
by LevT

Comment by posthumous:
I like how intently they are looking down and how perfectly perpendicular it is, which of course makes them parallel to each other, and therefore not connecting.

The odd perfection of this, the straight lines up and down and across that agenkin complains about, works for me. I, too, would like it even better if the front chair and table were removed, I think. This is in the "accidental perfection" school of candid picturetaking.