W/NW The Look

[Yokosuka Mike]

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[sepiareverb]

XPro2 | 18/2.0 | in camera jpg

 

[Canyongazer]

Lovely tonality in kitchen shot above, Bob.
Fuji jpeg but I'm guessing you post tweaked and/or adjusted in camera settings?

 

[sepiareverb]

Lovely tonality in kitchen shot above, Bob.
Fuji jpeg but I'm guessing you post tweaked and/or adjusted in camera settings?

Thank you!

I opened up the shadows a bit, added a little clarity in PS.

 

[DwF]

A determined look.....

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, Ilford HP5+, developed in Compard R09 at 1+50 for 11 minutes.


2016.04.09 Roll #073-09321-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Funeral band at a wake. Saigon, April 2018. Fuji X-T1 - 2.8/14.

 

[markjwyatt]

Clean Up by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[peterm1]

Is she looking at me? Isn't she? Is she? I am not sure to be honest.

Keeping Shop - Life in the Market by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

But this one..........absolutely

Street by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

and this one......... well it is a portrait shot after all.

Pictorialism Portrait by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

 

[lawrence]

I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...

 

[skopar steve]

I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...

I think you will find the interpretation of "the look" to mean different things to different people. At least that's what this thread indicates. To me it is a facial expression that shows very strong emotion. As to say the person does not have to say a word for you to know exactly what they are thinking. It can be pointed at the photographer, but does not have to be.

My two cents.

 

[ChipMcD]

Untitled by Chip McDaniel, on Flickr

 

[kuuan]

Untitled by andreas, on Flickr, Pentax K-x, Sigma 17-70mm, India 2010

 

[peterm1]

I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...

I have long since reconciled myself to the idea that once a thread is started on RFF it is in the public domain and can take a thousand different interpretations and go off in a million different directions.

It kind of reminds me of one of those free association conversations we sometimes have with close friends when everyone has had a few beers and are relaxed and feel comfortable with their companions. 😛
God knows where those topics will go once started.

So I suggest relax and go with the flow. If this were the kind of site where moderators pawed over every word and deleted those that were a little off topic then I would be out of here and I suspect half the people here would be too.

 

[lawrence]

I hope this isn't to pedantic but what exactly is 'the look'? I originally thought it must be a particular way of looking at the photographer as some kind of interloper or nutter but maybe it's something else? Can it just be a person who is 'looking', perhaps at nothing in particular? Hoping for clarification...

Thanks for the comments, clearly it's a look rather than the look!

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

I had to look up the word "pedantic". Clearly I'm not as smart as most others here.

However, I do know "the look" when I see it.

And, I know "a look" when I see it too!

Mike

 

[Greg Maslak]

"I only have eyes for you..." Fuji XE-2s-27/2.8

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Nogeyama Zoo
Yokohama, Japan

Life sucks

Mike

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Chisinau, Moldova. June 2008. Canon 40D - EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM.