The spectator
by mitalapo

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: One of those images that reminds me that we live in a social world - looking at this feels like touching base with humanity and the reality we all help to socially construct. In this way, the image communications culture. I like how you haven't tried to straighten out the white balance, preferring to leave in tungstenesque. The image is also slightly voyeuristic; we aren't sure he is aware of that - I like that, since it places us there through making us aware of the act of viewing.

Critical stuff: Not much at all really.

Overall: A fine and gentle image.

Message edited by author 2011-02-09 03:18:28.

The spectator
by mitalapo

Comment by ubique:
Beautiful portrait, proving (among other things) that it's not necessary to have grotesquely 'pimped' eyes to make an impact and convey feeling. Thank you.

Floating pipe
by mitalapo

Comment by Covert_Oddity:
I was also initially thinking bluetooth headset, but after seeing some of the other comments I'm tending to agree with pipe.

Once again an interesting and curious composition.

Floating pipe
by mitalapo

Comment by dafletchr:
My guess would be a pipe as well. If I let my sci-fi imagination take over, it almost looks like an alien species emerging upward from the beige abyss.

Floating pipe
by mitalapo

Comment by IndigoButterfly:
Tough one to guess. I think it may be part of something else, like a pipe that connects to a hookah?
I like the comp, and how it seems to be floating in the air.

Floating pipe
by mitalapo

Comment by tome:
I almost guessed the last one, but they sure are getting more and more difficult. A pipe? Or maybe a bluetooth earphone :-). Again a wonderful dof.

The spectator
by mitalapo

Comment by wsteyn:
I like this, it tells a story. I would have removed the purple spec - once I noticed it, it kept on catching my eye.

treepod
by mitalapo

Comment by dandavis:
??????? Again! Seed pod of some kind??

The spectator
by mitalapo

Comment by Tom:
Nice! The colors are great.

The spectator
by mitalapo

Comment by glad2badad:
Seems more like an "Observer" or "Studious" to me. :-) Nice DOF...may have considered cooling the color balance a little and cloning out the blue dot in the background.