C & C JP blue and a mug of tea

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At a football game this afternoon when the text on this mug caught my attention.

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Nobody?

melekalikimaka

its unusual, i don't know what to make of it, prob the same for alot thus the lack of replies. technically very nice dof nice colors... its very unusal to see a pic like this, its really a bit errie all i think of when i see it is "i hope i never get that old"

DadaKopf

thimblefull wrote:

Nobody?

Don't worry, I get this reaction a lot. It doesn't have a beach, or a flower, or is over-processed, or a stream taken with a long shutter speed, or whatever else is boring.

I don't think it's a perfect shot, and to me, the writing isn't the interesting part, the lady's hand is. Hands have personality; often great portraits involve other parts of the body. A little achingly annoying is that there's no context for the photo; these kinds of shots work very well as part of a series with a specific theme or subject matter. Take a look at some of the past exhibitions in Source magazine (google it - its UK/Irish).

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DadaKopf wrote:

Don't worry, I get this reaction a lot. It doesn't have a beach, or a flower, or is over-processed, or a stream taken with a long shutter speed, or whatever else is boring.

I don't think it's a perfect shot, and to me, the writing isn't the interesting part, the lady's hand is. Hands have personality; often great portraits involve other parts of the body. A little achingly annoying is that there's no context for the photo; these kinds of shots work very well as part of a series with a specific theme or subject matter. Take a look at some of the past exhibitions in Source magazine (google it - its UK/Irish).

Thanks Dada, it was the writing on the mug that caught my attention while at a football game and I just framed the area and shot. I felt when I uploaded it that the context of an older womans hand with an almost burnt out ciggie along with the mug of tea was the interesting aspect.

Normally I shoot sports only and rarely do I ever get an opportunity to try something else. In this pic I knew I wouldn't have much time as she was only having a fleeting word with someone before she too went back about her tasks.

trooney

You still haven't revealed to us what the 'interesting' text on the mug is

After waiting so long it better be something to do with Alchemy, or other, just as interesting text...

Morlar

trooney wrote:

You still haven't revealed to us what the 'interesting' text on the mug is

She drinks from the cup of anti-psychotic medication (least I think thats what it says).

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trooney wrote:

You still haven't revealed to us what the 'interesting' text on the mug is

The text "antipsychotic" is clearly visible on the mug;), though perhaps it should read anti-psychotic or anti psychotic.

Morlar

thimblefull wrote:

The text "antipsychotic" is clearly visible on the mug;), though perhaps it should read anti-psychotic or anti psychotic.

Maybe she is somebodys aunty psychotic

Borderfox

I would agree that the hands are my focal point, they tell a story.

shanethemofo

melekalikimaka wrote:

its really a bit errie all i think of when i see it is "i hope i never get that old"

OI THATS MY MUM!