The unexamined life is not worth living

Posted by Duncan Galbraith (kyoto, Japan) on 25 July 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

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Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand

If the camera wasn't in the reflection, I'd think this was some cool piece of charcoal art. Nice post-production on this ... it's a quality shot.

25 Jul 2007 6:49am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Absolutely great shot !

25 Jul 2007 7:05am

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

This is brilliant Duncan, I loved the charcoal feeling of the photo as Aaron said, wonderful!

25 Jul 2007 10:11am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Very good one Duncs. Outside eki mae. Things seem to be looking up :-)

25 Jul 2007 11:07am

Daniel from Olympia, United States

Where is your hair?!

25 Jul 2007 2:36pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Superb!!!

25 Jul 2007 5:10pm

Laurie from Lincoln, United States

Great perspective! I do feel like I'm examining a life. =-)

25 Jul 2007 8:37pm

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Aye, this is fine stuff! A surreal sort of shot with the world all melty apart from the photographer who's pointing his lens up at the sky - toward the viewer(!) And on top of everything else, there's a great face smiling up at us in the top of the photo. As to the Socrates quote, I think the Bruces said it best:

Yes, Socrates, himself, is particularly missed,
A lovely little thinker,
But a bugger when he's pissed.

25 Jul 2007 9:41pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Really great Duncan, very cool effect.

25 Jul 2007 11:02pm

Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States

Powerful shot!

26 Jul 2007 12:55pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

This is exceptional, Duncan!! The tones, framing, lines, everything!!!

26 Jul 2007 5:07pm

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

This is an intriguing photo Duncan. I begin to understand how adept you are at framing with your LCD. There are distinct advantages on and off trains! I am very impressed with this composition and it occurs to me that I am missing seeing the world from another perpective. Thanks for the inspiration once again .. I'll be trying this out during the weekend.

26 Jul 2007 8:26pm