At the end of the day...
The old market vendor contemplates his life between the remains of a days work.
The old market vendor contemplates his life between the remains of a days work.
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Winner in V is for…… Photo Challenge
Runner Up in VIEWBUG Photography Awards 2023
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Member Selection Award
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People's Choice in Emotions in a portrait Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Street Emotions in Black and White Photo Challenge
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AnneDphotography
September 07, 2016
beautiful capture , love the light and the black and white sets the mood ... well done
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yvonnechristinebannister
November 17, 2016
Well done on all the awards for your remarkable photo, well deserved, just perfect, Yvonne
Svenergy72
November 29, 2016
This one is so out of this world...it is a truly speaking portrait and the lights are second to none...love it! :-)
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SzDaly
January 05, 2017
Like those before me I appreciate subject, lighting and the mood created. Your black and white is unique.
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zoemeadows
January 13, 2017
Congratulations on your win, love this photo, would love to know what he was thinking about!
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Bobwhite
April 14, 2017
Congratulations again, this old guy is doing well for you, introduce me sometime :-)
Regards Bob
Regards Bob
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Bazz
May 02, 2017
Congratulations Eelco on winning People's Choice in Street Life Photo Challenge for May, 2017! Well deserved.
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barbarabrock
May 02, 2017
This wonderful image has certainly been a winner for you!!!! What a great scene to just come upon.....
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KevinGPhotography
October 28, 2017
Congrats on your challenge award, What It Means To Be Lonely, well done Eelco, fabulous shot
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christiankieffer
July 01, 2018
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
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Bazz
July 25, 2018
Congratulations Eelco on being the Grand Winner in "Your Best Street Portrait Photo Challenge"! Well done and well deserved.
Aeri
September 30, 2018
Such a beautiful picture with great composition and details 👍👍👍👍 and congratulations eelcovanroden for your challenge win 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 regards Lokesh Aeri
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KevinGPhotography
October 13, 2018
Congratulations once again Eelco on your award for Colourful Photo Challenge, love it!!
Aeri
January 15, 2019
Beautiful shot with great composition and details , thank you very much eelco for participating in my photo challenge... Best of luck...
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Aeri
October 29, 2019
Congratulations eelco for another well deserved challenge win....... Congrats once again
Pjerry
April 22, 2020
Vervelend als de mensen niet erkennen dat een foto echt mooi is. `Meer dan 72 awards kunnen ze er nog niet eens aan geven..... echt een schande dat ze het niet willen zien...
Nonde al 72 awards, zijn er andere foto's op VB te vinden die al zo vaak onderscheiden zijn? Een bescheiden felicitatie is wel op zijn plaats... 😜
Nonde al 72 awards, zijn er andere foto's op VB te vinden die al zo vaak onderscheiden zijn? Een bescheiden felicitatie is wel op zijn plaats... 😜
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JayneBug
April 23, 2020
A visual story of emotion and thought. Amazing image and capture. Congratulations on your award.
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enriquekapie
October 22, 2020
Bedankt Eelco, jij nog gefeliciteerd met deze prachtige foto die ik voorbij zag komen als winnende foto😀😀
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Bazz
December 24, 2020
Congratulations on your "Contemplation Photo Challenge" win. Wonderful image!
geophotos
December 24, 2020
Congratulations Eelco, on yet another challenge win with this picture - it tells many stories. My best wishes to you for 2021! :)
Oxyte
January 25, 2021
I love the almost voyeuristic feel this has, the slice of life moment of this gentleman.
Excellent work.
Excellent work.
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Ramdakrock
January 16, 2022
Great portrait. Had to stop and really pay attention to this image. This person has a story to tell.
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HuaweiP30Lite
February 07, 2023
Add a thought bubble to the picture that reads \"What have I done to my life?!\" 😁
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JayneBug
May 31, 2023
This one is so classic. I never tire of looking at it. One of your signature photos. 😍
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learwoody
September 05, 2023
This portrait, in my opinion, is one of the most iconic portraits on ViewBug. Hard to beat!!!Congratulations!
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Behind The Lens
Location
I was walking through an outdoor market In Malveira ( Portugal ) looking for a nice typical photo to shoot.Time
It was late in the morning, about 11.30 I think, I had just finished my coffee when I saw this old man at the closing of the morning market.Lighting
The natural lighting struck me, the late morning sun created deep and dark shadows with wonderful highlights.Equipment
I wanted to capture this old man without disturbing the moment. I liked the pose and his expression very much the way it was. Therefore I decided to take this photo "from the hip" at a distance of some 7 meters. It was just a lucky try, I took about 8 photo's without him noticing me, obviously without any extra equipment...Inspiration
I was inspired by the way this old market vendor was contemplating his life between the remains of his days work. The sun casted deep and dark shadows over him with beautiful highlights, wich added wonderfully to the drama of the scene. The tent cloth behind him was a great support as a background with lovely textures and fading shadows.Editing
Originally this was taken as a color photo but when I saw the possibilities when I got home, I decided to edit this one as a black and white photo... I edited in Lightroom and tuned many details and light intensities. I also cropped the photo from a much larger original because I had decided to take the photo "from the hip" without seeing what I was doing.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
If you want to take a candid photo you have to be creative... look for a place to hide behind or like this one when there is nowhere to hide; take it "from the hip" while you look the other side, not to attrack the attention of your subject. I was holding my camera in one hand, beside my leg because I was standing excactly in front of this market vendor in plain sight. I always feel a little uncomfortable photographing people I don't know, so I try to take candid photos to avoid the eye contact. Because you can't plan the framing, you always have to crop a blind shot, that's why you have to shoot a wider area then the result you want to achieve. The settings of your camera can be done by choosing another subject at the same distance and the same light intensity, nearby the subject you eventually want to shoot...
