Inside the ward, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

Having children makes one no more a parent than having a camera makes you a photographer.
There is more on the issue than you might think.
Being a lousy photographer, your only excuse is the poor capabilities of your camera. Being a lousy parent you find a comfort declaring, that your child is incapable of being a good child.
In both cases we are deadly wrong and plainly stupid.
The rest of the society has to learn yet, on: How to deal with both mental cases of these great inadequacies.
I know. I'm both, myself.
………………….
Pediatric ward of the St. Michael Health Centre. Toronto. 1992

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Disabled_A (0) 2010-04-24 10:23

Hejsan George,
good photo :-) I would also say: a good psychological "multiple" portrait (even though I know your ideas concerning what is a "portrait as such" and what is not!).

But I don't like it that you cropped the top of the image way too tight! what's happened to the boy's head? :-) anyway, it's just MHO.

I like this semi-B&W shot... with a tint of another colour.
Oh yes, this is really so true! ->"Having children makes one no more a parent than having a camera makes you a photographer".
:-)
Best regards,
aka fanni

rikko77 (10861) 2010-04-24 10:39

the child's look is perfect...for a perfect crime to perpetrate one day toward his brand new brother/sister...and he also seems to already wear one of those prisoner's uniform....poor little, brand new sister/brother...welcome back George.
Rikk

faubry (35447) 2010-04-24 14:24

""Having children makes one no more a parent than having a camera makes you a photographer".
its true;
good scene caught, i like proud expression from the boy;
very good photo my friend
francine

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-04-24 23:31

Five subjects looking in five different directions..bound by a single story, a single topic of conversation.

Splendid moment moment George, missed the grains

sayeed

chris04stop (6805) 2010-04-25 16:43

Oh, my great George! The face of the child is...terrible! Just the portrait of the killer...in the future... He HATES and a lot the little brother...right? And the two women are SO serene and...stupid! Bravoooo! Bravissimo! I love SO much your intelligence in this pic. Oh...I forgot...sorryyyy...YOU always are intelligent! And wonderful...
Love!
Your RED Carmen

papera (14372) 2010-04-27 12:00

ah, maybe that's why so many people keep on buying equipment - they hope to get out of the lousiness of their vision..?
as you said, kids are always camera-ready - this boy in the striped pyjamas definitely was. undecipherable look? pissed-off attitude? or maybe just tired of being there?
beats me. but I love his face.
c.

ninaL (21348) 2010-05-14 23:30

Bardzo ciekawa kompozycja ludzka w przestrzeni, i prezentacja jakby z innej planety. Ale wiesz co ? Ciachnelabym troche gory i troche z lewej, tam gdzie kobiecie jakies galezie z glowy rosna. Co ty na to ?
Pozdrawiam. Grazyna