Portrait of an Old Timer
by chalice

Comment by damjanev:
I wanted to do an image like this with an TLR as a subject. I gave up after realizing that i cannot do anything even close to Gregory Heisler's self portrait done at GPP 2012 (//gulfphotoplus.com/limited/image/4/GPP-Self-Portrait-2012).

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by chalice

Comment by mariuca:
Your story works so much better on your website blog.
It's a brave subject and you created a good pace for the viewer. It reminded me of a French expression:
"métro, boulot, dodo" a wonderfully succinct way of saying that you live to work. Métro refers to a subway commute, boulot is an informal word for work, and dodo is baby talk for sleeping. Same old routine, same old routine.

The question in my mind was why you chose B&W and color and I feel that I am missing the point.
There is also a big difference between processing which could be intentional but again, I am at loss to understand it.

I am totally taken by how you developed the idea, particularly showing the slicing of the arm, your story teller. The whole day is truncated and shaped into same mold.

Portrait of an Old Timer
by chalice

Comment by tanguera:
Ha!

Portrait of an Old Timer
by chalice

Comment by caba:
Top 3

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by chalice

Comment by 2mccs:
It was great fun following your hand throughout the day. The photographs together are more than the sum of their parts. Very nicely done.

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Comment by chalice:
Thanks for all the exceptional comments.

After Dinner Games Redux
by chalice

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
Yours approached way more the original version and is much more a tribute than mine. I especially like the structure/filter you've unleashed on it. Gives it an authentic feel.

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by chalice

Comment by insteps:
You've captured small insignificant moments in your day. We know it's a day because your story ends by cycling back to the beginning. So much happens over 24 hours and for some reason you have held onto these particular events. They are very personal to you and you alone. They might remind us of our daily routines but these moments are yours.

What's enjoyable about this essay is you couldn't pull it off with a single image. So, we'll done and I hope you enjoyed the experience.

Message edited by author 2015-03-10 10:48:46.

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by chalice

Comment by daisydavid:
A great slice of life as experienced by the eye, of the arm. Always an interesting journey for us, the armchair voyeurs. The next step is to challenge that view and go outward and onward, how? that's up to you ;) Thanks for the contribution, hope you enjoyed it.

Message edited by author 2015-03-08 20:45:24.

Windswept
by chalice

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful!