This man's name is Michael, I cannot remeber his second name but he is the owner of a famous Butcher's Shop in the heart of Waterford City. Its very peculiar because he is open every day but does not sell any meat! Instead he has a steady stream of friends and curious punters coming in to him. He told me that people seem to like coming in for a sit down, chat and to watch the people pass by. The shop itself is on one of the busiest shopping streets in the city so it really does stand out. Luckiy there is a preservation order on the building so it is practically untouchable for the time being at least. Many times I have passed and reminded myself to go in and ask him could I get a few images. Last week I had my camera and ended up spending an hour in there, he had some interesting stories. I came away with about 9 very useable images so I will post at least another 4. The colour was kept in balance to the surroundings, over-saturation just would not look right! ..
There are a number of things that add up in this photo; the low level of saturation, the perspective, the peripheral elements in the surrounding, the gesture of the man, as well as the the seemingly haphazards type of shot - snapshot style. It creates a very strong mood, it's almost impossible to not feel sorry for him, even though there's no specific reason to do so...
The bag of groceries in the foreground, the loose - unconnected - wire in the ceiling and the overexposed glare from the window. It makes it a very good character image. Very mature and proficient photo.
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{K:164501} 3/18/2007