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mohammad mahdi shaghayegh 10 months ago

very nice shot

Pierre Pageau 1 year ago

félicitations .

Dragan M. Babovic 2 years ago

Andre, you are on of the best life photographers of today. This picture is as title says. Bravo.

Andre du Plessis Hey Dragan - this was the 1st time that I used digital in DSLR. I bought my camera the previous day in London, and travelled to Paris the next day. I was still reading the instruction manual when these two people came to sit opposite me in the Paris Metro. So this was quite lucky in fact. But thanks very much for the accolade. I shall treasure that:)

Al Seyedain 3 years ago

Brilliant!
Is she holding an "andreduplessis.com" bag? :)

Andre du Plessis :):) No - Andre is a large French retailer in shoes. Just pure coincidence, and something I only spotted in post editing.

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

No question about a multitude of stories in this image..reminds of the NYC subway's and the faces of the people riding home from work. Outstanding shot Andre.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Phyllis. As mentioned below somewhere - I usually don't do candids, so this one came as a surprise. I went back into my originals last month, and saw that I took only two frames, and the other had only their heads and one heck of a lot of ceiling. So Lady Luck was with me this time. Andre

Robert 3 years ago

The story! The faces! Well done!

Robert

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Robert!

Schnette 3 years ago

Simply a great street!!! :-)

Andre du Plessis Thanks very much Schnette!

Giorgio Lorcet 3 years ago

:)) great street. bravo.

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Giorgio.

Laurent Roch 3 years ago

Excellent shot ! Reaumur Sebastopol station ?

Andre du Plessis Spot-on Laurent. Was thinking of that as a title, but decided otherwise.

latoday 3 years ago

Each and every face is telling a story!

Just great Andre!!! My compliment!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Anja. Maybe their faces are not telling us the whole story. I guess that is what can be so exciting about this kind of work ....we make up the rest in our minds...Take care, Andre

andrea lorenzetti 3 years ago

a street from handbook
the two faces in first slowly tell all the history of a last life together

Andre du Plessis Hi Andrea. Thank you very much. I guess we will never quite know....Regards, Andre

enzo penna 3 years ago

ottima cattura....ottima street.....ciao

Andre du Plessis Thanks Enzo

Alexander OBrien 3 years ago

Such a fantastic shot here! So much could be taken from this. The most impressive shot I've seen all week!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Alexander....got a bit lucky here. Only did one shot of this couple..Andre

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

Andre - a wonderful picture - so much to infer here - love it!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Kevin

Mitchell Kanashkevich 3 years ago

Great photo once again! Really enjoying your work here!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that Mitch!

Lucian Olteanu 3 years ago

Voted!!!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Lucian!

sentjoh 3 years ago

Perfect getimed! Mooie "straatfoto" met een verhaal. Heb je de man met per er bewust bij gelaten? Hed er misschien zelf voor gekozen hem weg te laten en zo de nadruk op het stel te vergroten.
Groet Johan

Andre du Plessis Hi Johan. Ek het wyehoek 'uit-die'vuis' geskiet, en besluit dat die 3e persoon deel van die komposisie
moet bly, aangesien dit diepte aan die foto leen. Ek voel dat die foto te 'vlak' sou word as ek hierdie komponent
sou verwyder. Boonop verkies ek n meer wye scene, en is nie baie lief vir n 'tight crop' nie.
Dankie, en groete, Andre

sentjoh Sorry Andre,

For some mystical reason I thought you where form Belgium, which explains my reaction in Dutch. Funny though to see how many similarities it has with Dutch. I?m not having much difficulty in reading your South African. But never the less I will continue in English ;-)

Grt. Johan

Andre du Plessis No problems at all Johan:-) If I'm lucky to get a comment from you again in future, do it in Dutch please.
I enjoyed that.....and thought that you'll find the Afrikaans quite amusing:-) Groet, Andre

Clio 3 years ago

Cette photo en dit long sur la vie, le couple, les gens en général!!
Bien vu André!!!
Bravo!!!

Andre du Plessis Hi Clio! I get so much joy from photographing ordinary people, and never really pay attention to their
faces or photogenic quality. But as it usually turns out, the images of the more characterful ones are the
ones that succeed. It's like 50% of the battle is won by the subject, and the rest is up to you. This is a lesson that OE is
costantly bringing home to me, and I shall have to be more selective in the people I photograph. Here Robert Hutinski
is in a class of his own. Regards, Andre

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

A really brilliant photograph Andre. Very interesting to see these expressions in the faces. Many different stories could be written about this picture. There is really resignation to see, especially in the face of the man. Maybe that what Tim Corbell wrote about last night was quite different from being passionate;-)
I wonder how you managed that they didn't notice you while taking this quite intimate picture.
And the bag with the website of your company on it adds personal charm to the scene;-)

Have a nice weekend,
Helmut

Andre du Plessis Hello Helmut! Many thanks for your thoughtful comment on this image. I was playing with my new camera, and with the noise of the metro I guess that they missed this. I only took one exposure, and prenended to look elsewhere when clicking, so I do not know if they noticed - did not look their way for some ime again...
The www.andre is pure coincidence, and I only noticed this on editing. Great coincidence, though.
Regards, Andre

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

Fantastic expressions! Great capture.
They seem to be exhausted...maybe they had a very passionate night together. :p

Andre du Plessis You always see the glass half full, eh? Maybe a bit wishful thinking, but I really hope that you are right about that :-)

Tim Corbeel lol :D

Femke de Wit 3 years ago

Boring people or they don't love eachother anymore? What a story you can make of this picture. Very well done, I love it.

Andre du Plessis ....either way a tad sad. Appreciated, Andre

EddieBriel 3 years ago

ongelooflik! A complete story in one photo, amazing.

Andre du Plessis Baie dankie Eddie...Groete.

A.madestra. W 3 years ago

love the angle and BW contrast...regards

Andre du Plessis Thanks..

KoPi 3 years ago

think this is a fab photo Andre. you can feel how life's unbearable weight is the 4th passenger here. and a little lol about the www address on the plastic bag :-)

Andre du Plessis Sharp observation Koen! Saw it, but really did not think anyone will spot that.
Quite a coincidence...pleasant one at that.

Andre du Plessis 3 years ago

I have just checked the screening comments that accompanied this image, and am so impressed by the observations mentioned.
One person mentioned that the lady's eyes were not perfectly focused. In my reply to Piet down below I touched on that, as there was a motion artifact that had to be corrected. Another mentioned that the composition is too tight. I cropped this image quite a lot, as I have realised that OE likes more concentrated compositions - something that does not rests well with me, however, in Rome do like the Romans....
There were also complaints afa motif and a few about story.
All in all, thank you for the acute observations of the afore-mentioned critiques. Nice to realise that some really scrutinise the images in screening, and take the time and trouble to validate their decisions.

raphael guarino 3 years ago

+++++

Andre du Plessis Appreciated Raphael!

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

Priceless face-expressions :)
Excellent catch, Andre!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Daria!

Ulysse 3 years ago

Encore une photo superbe ! j'aimerais pouvoir en faire de semblables ! Bravo !

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Ulysse. I guess one just gas to go out and lok for the opportunities, something that I
do far too little of thesedays. Regards, Andre

Stephen Moss 3 years ago

Great image...great timing.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Stephen. Your own PF is so varied - what a versatile interests in photography you seem to have!

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

great

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Jure. From the forum postings i believe that you have been appointed to organise a very big picnic :-)
Many thanks, Andre

Yavuz Sariyildiz 3 years ago

great shot...just on time...congrats,

Andre du Plessis Thanks Yavuz!

Zsolt Arkossy 3 years ago

Hahahahaa!!! Who just got published?!?! Congrats, Andre, very well done!!!

Andre du Plessis ....just had to be up before you :-) Best wishes Zsolt!

Ivan Bui 3 years ago

I like the composition very much !!!! Being a parisian myself, I envy you Andre who succeeded in capturing such a scene in such a difficult environment :) Bravo

Andre du Plessis Thanks for coming to my rescue Ivan:-)
That city of yours is so special for me. Check out Thomas in my PF - I am off there mid-April
and shall hunt him down to give him his promised prints, and who knows, maybe get another capture.
OE mail me your mobile, and maybe we can meet up for a coffee or wine and chat photo stuff. Regards, Andre

Ian James 3 years ago

Really great shot. i assume from the angle this was a stealth shot with the camera on your lap pointing up at the people.....very effective.

Andre du Plessis Ian, candids are not quite my forte, so I am mighty pleased that this one saw the light. In fact, this must have been about the 2nd session with my D300. Had just arrived via Eurostar, and was travelling on the Metro, with the instruction manual in my pocket. Correct - shot this single frame from my lap, and got lucky.

José Luis Mieza 3 years ago

TOTAL PERFECTION

Andre du Plessis Thanks Jose!

Kim Ayres 3 years ago

I voted for this in Screening - those expressions are just superb, and the lighting is perfect :)

Andre du Plessis Hi Kim. Thanks. I had to subdue the upper part quite a bit, and the overhead fluoressants totally overpowered the whole scene. This brightness resulted in clipping, which had to be cloned out. Many thanks for the lovely comment...Andre

Hotrats 3 years ago

a beauty
grtz, Nico

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Nico

Piet Flour 3 years ago

absolutely outstanding catch, framed with much feeling for humor and presented in a very wel processed BW..
Piet

Andre du Plessis Many thanks to the King of Mood! Piet - I struggled a bit with her face. Ever so slight motion artifact that I had to correct.
In the process just maybe a bit sharp on her face at the end. Oh well, who cares - it's up!

Lars Klottrup 3 years ago

Poor man - under pressure from all sides!
Genious presentation!
Looks like a great piece of Art to me!

Lars :-)

Andre du Plessis Thanks Lars - this was what I thought as well! Kind of fed-up, don't you think?
Would have probably been even more if they knew about me taking this..
Andre

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