Morning Full of Wine #3, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

Like a pious character from a Dostoyevsky novel, with his face towards the heavens and his hand firmly secured on a glass full of wine, this man didn't mind my intrusion into what looked like his morning routine. Savouring his wine, he only stared away with gentleness. His physique being frail surely didn't prevent his spirit from probably roaming the steppes beyond the Caucasian mountains, perhaps somewhere close to some warm hearth that meant a long lost home...

No. 3 of my mini-series taken in the early hours in the Market Hall of Budapest.

Cross-processed version of this is in the Workshop.

jguisado, faubry, andante, medio, AmiBe, bostankorkulugu, flory, cbrman, pasternak, Iva_R, Dpbours, luisafonso, pascal-harbi, Griet, Clairedelune, mpdre, Angelillo έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη

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jguisado (595) 2007-10-31 15:58

Hello Sarolta.
Perfect picture in black and white. You have known to isolate the personage from the environment very well. Because its mystical character I do not know if I am seeing a photography or a picture of Velazquez or Caravaggio.
Saludos,
Pepe

AmiBe (6042) 2007-10-31 16:14

Hi Sasa,
you will kill me soon but this time I prefer the cross-processed version.
There is less shadow on his face and we can see his expression a bit better.
Despite the busy background, the man is well isolated.
Anyway an excellent shot from your high standard.
rgs

medio (466) 2007-10-31 16:14

Hola Sarolta,
preciosa toma, la tonalidad y el encuadre son perfectos y que da muy bien el B&W,
saludos Jose

Polonaise (5802) 2007-10-31 16:21

A soul man
A man of soul
The last survived bradyaga on Hungarian soil???
It may be there, in his hand a glass of the most terrifying moonshine spirit made out of birch tree bark.
It may be Fyodor Mikhailovich himself in one THOSE moments
What a portrait dear Sasa !!!
What a splendid work !!!
And you got him so right in there, in the middle of a big city
Ready to be painted by Kramskoy, or ready to finish his acid to the last drop and fall unconscious under the table..

Eh, to be there and look in his eyes
What would I see in there???

bostankorkulugu (42832) 2007-10-31 16:42

a timeless masterpiece (despite the xerox cap!)... what an expression and light on his face... and what a magician you are to turn ordinary moments into works of art...
just fab...

krkt

trewheeler (1971) 2007-10-31 17:00

Great picture. Nice moment. And, it's easy for anyone to interpret. Thanks for the inspiration (to take better candid pictures rather than start drinking before noon!).

partha (14023) 2007-10-31 23:02

U have catch the eye amazingly.Nice strong feeling it is generated.
Great shot.
Regards.
partha

ninaL (21348) 2007-10-31 23:16

Alcool world, Sasa !!!
Very good one with his glance towards...God ? Bacchus ?
I like his glance a lot.
Best regards. Grazyna.

ktanska (40169) 2007-10-31 23:51

Hi Sarolta,
Special characters thinking things not related to this place and time...
Impressive background of an old market hall. Well seen, timeless moment. B&W is the only right choice here.
Kari

flory (4848) 2007-11-01 0:24

hi Sasa,
your eyes to find the personages,hm..and tell us a story.
tones,glance,light,surroundings..ya,is beautiful again..and again;)
thanks,Flory;)

faubry (35447) 2007-11-01 0:59

hello Sasa, i like this image, because you have captured expression face...sad because he drink wine already the morning. very good BW and light, i prefer in bW
today you had a gift from Africa... super... TE is a site very friendly..
take care
francine

eleparc (24063) 2007-11-01 3:00

I loved to visit this place when i was in Pest. You have got a pearl with this one! Notwithstanding the b&w contrasts which are state of the art as usual, the attitude of this man is almost religious...He looks up as if he was possessed or deeply in communication with God! Adding the beam of light onto his face versus a more gloomy mood for his jacket, and you have a modern saint! ;-) Come on Sasa, i am sure this glass only contains water... LOL

Puzsi
Eric

PS: i just read your note and am glad i had the same feeling as you did... the xp version is also very alluring!

cbrman (21675) 2007-11-01 4:26

Hello Sarolta,

Dιcidemment, cet endroit regorge de sujet de photo ! Il faut avouer que tu as l'oeil pour saisir la bonne expression au bon moment !
Encore une trθs belle image !
A+

Dominique

vapours (8264) 2007-11-01 5:20

A good continuation, instead of the shadows playing a big part its the warehouse style surroundings adding a great background.

I have to say though, that I think for the sake of breaking things up and having something different from the rest of your similar shots, that I prefer teh colour version.

Furachan (0) 2007-11-01 6:57

This wine series is reaching levels of authenticity coupled with a poetic intensity the likes of which this site has never seen short of the unimpeachable Sohrab, of course. Sasa, you are flying in a different airspace, what can I tell ya? I am not jealous, no. I am not sad. Rather I exult in the heights you reach, because they pull us all that little bit higher...
Nikon ought to pay your pension, just for what you do with that 18-70. No one has a right to do that much with it.
I say this "Full of wine" series, in its transcendent theatricality is the summum of your art on this site, Sasa.
This, folks...is as good as it gets.
Kindest,
Francis

Darren (6823) 2007-11-01 7:37

This is excellent Sasa. Lots to like; his expression is perfectly caught, all the shapes and lines throughout and the almost incredible clarity of the water. Also, the light hitting his face is just about perfect. Really nice, both the way it was photographed, as well as how it was processed.

Iva_R (1352) 2007-11-01 11:58

Bonsoir,
Elle semble κtre sortie d'un autre temps, cette photo, et en effet, le parallθle avec un personnage de Dostoοevski me semble tout ΰ fait appropriι. L'homme a une expression tout ΰ fait parlante, et le cadre est assez incroyable. J'aime beaucoup.
Iva

SamB (1948) 2007-11-01 17:34

This is the kind of stuff that i miss when life catches up with me and i disappear from TE for a month or two...

Certainly writing critique after critique of decent pictures has been good... but when i see one like this that has such an intense demonstration of emotion, it reminds me why i take pictures at all. This one speaks.
Thanks!
sam

pasternak (15185) 2007-11-02 1:00

Hi Sasa, Dostoevsky you say?:) To me he's more of a hero of Sholem Aleichem, like Tevye the Milkman for instance, in this cap, and his eyes turned upwards, to the light that probably only he is able to see...

Cheers
Alexander

Dpbours (222) 2007-11-02 2:17

Hi Sasa,

Nothing wrong with the workshop, but your forte lays with the black and white. I think that after a while you start to see your compo in your head in B/W while taking the shot. That does make a difference.
The man looks fragile, but at the same time at ease with his own destiny in some way. But I have to say that I have to get used to that strange thin white line on the edge of his cap.

Dennis

luisafonso (862) 2007-11-02 4:09

A pious character indeed. You said Dostoyevsky but this one really reminds me the Ducth painters from the XVII century. It has that Golden Age feel that even Rembrandt would have difficulty to match. The light in his face even enhances that poetic feeling. The way you used dof here is impressive. I am stuck either watching his spiritual pray or the amazing and intricate forms in the back. It's my favorite from the three.

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-11-02 8:04

ciao Sasa, i like a lot this image...
the man is perfectly placed in the composition..
i like both the version...a different atmosphere...
this market is really an intersting place...
great the expression captured..out of time..
ciao!
Valeria

pascal-harbi (1005) 2007-11-02 9:11

Hi Sarolta... Again a beautiful shot! I will not discuss why and how etc... I just love it... One of the best black & white portraits in my opinion!

-Pascal-

PS: I guess he's watching TV? But I prefer your note and story...

filidor (56) 2007-11-02 9:48

Yes Budapest have some from it's inspirational atmosphere - people especially. Easterns like drinking - vine and not only. Your photo just made me thirsty - I'm going to open my bottle of wine :)

bwiti (402) 2007-11-04 15:18

I find absolutely magnificent the workshop! You say Dostoyevsky ? I say Dostoyevsky !... I like his glance in the sky, the color of its wine, the story which tells this photo, so congratulations...

Griet (506) 2007-11-05 6:19

Hi Sarolta,
this is a very beautiful portrait and in such perfect surroundings to emphasize his lonelyness
The lighting is perfect and the compo well choosen
I like the B/W version
greetings
Griet

Clairedelune (4923) 2007-11-05 18:46

You know what? Seeing this photo was already something. But, when I read your note, I was aghast. I've read The Brothers Karamazov a long time ago. In reading your note, I realized that I had just a vague memory of what was the content of the book... It is in those little moments that I realized that I am getting old after all! Anyway. Just a few days before, I had met a gentle man with whom I spoke quite a while. He was an immigrant from Russia. Between different subject, we spoke about Dostoyevsky. So, it was like a call. Having lost the books (lent but never returned!), I went directly to my favorite bookstore that has the new translation which is supposed to be really good. So maybe, it will be your man that I will have in my mind when I will immerse myself again in this Karamazov world...
Again, an extraordinary use of the light available there. The old building play also a role, since there is so many large windows permitting to the light to play a fabulous role, and the best one: to show itself in the eyes of this man...
Claire

mpdre (1611) 2007-11-06 18:19

Dear Sasa,
This series in the Market Hall of Budapest is really brilliant and this last photo, the culmination of a great work. Looking at these scenes one could believe they belong to another ιpoque, that the characters are just taken from the pages of an old novel. And you presented the three of them like a story that slowly develops in tragedy. Bravo Sasa, this all together is a master piece. I hope one day you will reveal me how you get those magic dark sepia tones in your images.
Keep well dear Sasa,
Andre

Angelillo (9374) 2007-11-07 13:16

Hi Sasa,

This shot seems extracted of a old movie of realistic style, and your reference to Dostoievsky is really suggestif. Great timing and light, tenderness over this daily scene, and respect in the shot for this man so characteristic! Amazing urban shot, like always! Thanks!

Greetings,
Angel.

coco (30439) 2007-11-09 16:59

Hi Sasa.

Wonderful shot. I love his eyes and how he's looking you.
The black and white is also great.

Well done.

KevRyan (22956) 2007-11-10 14:38

Absolutely fantastic background - what a perfect setting for this gentleman ...and then this light on his upturned face ...and such a face.......connecting with something and capable of such expression.....and then this beautiful detail of the hand seen through the glass - taken as a whole it lends a slightly surreal edge......fantastic hobbit

p.s. our Turkish friends were really very surprised that we had never met each other face to face.

kensimage (8563) 2007-11-11 18:02

The glow of light off his face is great, Sasa--he looks toward the heavens, and the heavens shine back at him. (Great tones all around.) With all that ironwork enclosing him, he looks like he's been imprisoned by fate, like pretty much every character from a Dostoevsky novel, I guess. As long as he doesn't take an axe to anyone's apartment, I guess that's OK. Regards, Ken.

Merline (0) 2007-11-23 5:00

Hello Sarolta,
this picture conveys so much...and so much has been said above so well...so, I'll keep it simple for once:-) I love this, it reminds me of Singer, Dostoyevksy yes, of a world seemingly gone and yet...the b/w treatment is a dream all over...I am discovering your gallery with fascination. Just so beautiful.

TFS
Michθle

vts_ch (2624) 2008-02-06 9:51

I am getting jalous, I swear...

Your are so talented

Vince

thub69 (403) 2008-02-23 1:03

hi Sarolta,

The blacks are very black, the white is very white, the expression is splendid, the backs plan are tortured.... the photograph is splendid.
cheer !

Hubert.

Photo Information

Copyright: Sarolta Gyoker (designsoul) (17843)
Genre: ’νθρωποι
Medium: Μαύρο & Ασπρο
Date Taken: 2007-09-14
Categories: Καθημερινότητα
Camera: Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm
Έκθεση: f/3.5, 1/50 δευτερόλεπτα
Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
Θέμα(τα): Bwiti la veut !, Portraits 101 : a lesson in portraiture [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-31 15:50
Αγαπημένα: 2 [view]

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Points: 70

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