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RAUL LAMOSO 2 months ago

Wooooowwww !

gerard sexton ...and another yeah street photography opportunities don't get much better!

Faddoush 2 years ago

Such a powerful image!

gerard sexton Thank you Faddoush these moments are why I continue to walk the streets of London looking for the original often only finding the unusual these moments are the encouragement to search some more.

Mina 2 years ago

very brilliant is the context Gerard... still I wonder if the phrase "Is this real life" was personally typed? because there's this shadow under the word "life" which makes me wonder.

gerard sexton Mina thank you for your comment. It is interesting that you choose to believe the sign may not be "real". If the shadow doesn't look convincing why do you think that anyone would add the words after?

Mina No... just anyone's eyes! I'll keep mine downward at the image. :-)
and honestly other than the fact I wish the man's feet were fully shown in the frame, this is real Perfect reality show on its own scale.

honored to follow your works always.

gerard sexton ..hey me too! My memory is poor on whether the original was crooked & in straightening it I cropped off the soles or if in taking it I couldn't quite frame it perfectly. At the time I was in the road & taxis were stopping to let me take the shot but as you can imagine only for a brief while as taxi drivers are rarely that patient! so I got what I could crooked or poorly framed!

Honoured to have you as supporter!

Torben Meldgaard 3 years ago

Simply brilliant. Wonderful capture

gerard sexton Really happy you think so Torben thinks like this are rare & its about being there. Thanks again.

Iulian Moise 3 years ago

No comment! Is that London? Big scenery of life for street photographers! Thanks for sharing with us!

gerard sexton True for me too but then there is an image on every page of our lives that may or may not be 1x material. Take them regardless just seize the moment!

Alex OBrien 3 years ago

wonderful shot!

gerard sexton Thanks Alex appreciate your comments. At your age I am guessing but I wish I had this facility to view images you have a great time ahead of you. Keep hitting the shutter.

Alex OBrien I will! :D
Thanks for your kind words and you're welcome!

Laurent Roch 3 years ago

Wonderful capture ! I like it !

gerard sexton Thank you Laurent really appreciate your feedback.

Schnette 3 years ago

That's the way I love street ;-)

gerard sexton Viel un dank!

Marta Stoga 4 years ago

excellent title. it says all.

gerard sexton Thank you Marta.

Norbert Maier 4 years ago

Was one of my favourits in screening! Great image!!!

gerard sexton thanks norbert glad to think you feel that way about this. danke schonne

Rui Palha 4 years ago

Great!

gerard sexton thanks rui really appreciated.

Jure Kravanja 4 years ago

excellent

gerard sexton thanks jure

Eddie Wong 4 years ago

An excellent street capture. Well done!!

gerard sexton thanks eddie.

Margherita Vitagliano 4 years ago

Excellent!

gerard sexton margherita wow thanks!

Claudio Solera 4 years ago

Wonderful capture.Congrats!Ciao,Claudio.

gerard sexton thank you claudio

Andrea Orioli 4 years ago

Very powerful message, you captured the disease of our times.
Andrea

gerard sexton andrea its an interesting point of view. londons streets are like most big cities full of homeless people i am not too certain this was one but if yes then each time i see one of these guys or women for that matter i wonder where they came from! thank you for stopping by.

storytaylor 4 years ago

a life time picture. very impressive.

gerard sexton story thanks for the validation.

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

Life, a dream for some, a real nightmare for others.
Very strong impact and story in this one Gerard!

All the best Anne Lene

gerard sexton anne lene tahnk you so much

Fulvio Pellegrini 4 years ago

great capture and title
F.

gerard sexton thanks fulvio

Elaine Vallet 4 years ago

excellent satirical shot!

gerard sexton thank you elaine

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 4 years ago

Great shot and message.

gerard sexton hey angela must catch up sometime i see that you have new editions i will be over soon thanks for stopping by.

Mal Smart 4 years ago

very strong image Gerard, strong story here. mal

gerard sexton hey mal nice you stopped by. its a good feeling getting published here the effort going through so many (not as many as some) rejections pays dividends. being part of this community is sometimes infuriating but if you remain positive & don't let rejection equate to failure it can inspire you to a more thoughtful approach to image making. i doubt i am no different from many in that i get blinkered into thinking an image is good because after taking so many frames i convince myself its almost a certainty one is good. the reality is the opposite especially in this type of documentary style. as you say the story needs no more telling here it smacks you in the face. whoever coined the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words was one smart cookie

Mal Smart great attitude Gerard, even the few pro's here get rejected sometimes. This image needs no introduction, images with a story and impact will always do well here.

David Rocaberti 4 years ago

Real life in deed!

gerard sexton gracias david

Lars Grepstad 4 years ago

Good shot, and a very nice conversion to B&W. Think I have to have a look at that software, NOW! Struggling with converting, and just posted one B&W, more or less to get some feedback after rejection..

gerard sexton lars thanks when i was working full time a colleague was a real help on bnw conversions his technical knowledge led him to publish a rather detailed book on the subject titled "way beyond monochrome" that though it largely baffled me it hitherto encouraged me to look deeper. thankfully the digital darkroom is far more accessible for a techno moron like myself & plugins like the nik software are ideal tools to advance my experimentation. what i like about it is the film conversation menu that offers such a range of possibilities.

Lars Grepstad Testing it now. Looks promising. Regards, another techno moron..

Alberto Peroni 4 years ago

Excellent capture!

gerard sexton alberto i am flattered you think so.

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

good one!!

gerard sexton thanks lucian its nice you think so.

Carola Lundmark 4 years ago

A very sad feeling in this shot.... You have captured the difference between rich and poor in a very powerful way.Great b/w shot
Best regards Carola

gerard sexton carola thank you so much. i was gifted the opportunity just had to make the most of it. interesting to see the screening feedback. sure some would have cloned out the paper but hey it was there but maybe i could have cloned out the centrally placed small white spec.

Koen Pieters 4 years ago

Very good Gerry... streetphotography the way I like it. humorous, but with a very wry undertone. Leaves the viewer not knowing whether to laugh or to cry.

gerard sexton koen thanks i appreciate your stopping by & leaving a comment.

Clyde Beamer 4 years ago

You gotta love that plugin, eh? Nice capture, very unique.

gerard sexton thank you glad you like it & clyde yes i only have the trial version but it looks good i like the film finishes & reckon i will get the full version.

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