Sleeping Man Photo

[d7e7r7]

So what do you guys think of this image?

Honest criticism... no it's not my photo so feel free to say what you want...

 

[Rosaudio]

I want some of that bread

 

[Fudzy]

Odd.

 

[Pooky]

He looks dead.

 

[Adrenalin]

Why............... would you post this? It's crap.

 

[copacetic]

That dude looks like he's just loafing around.

 

[Pooky]

I think he falls below the bread line.

 

[d7e7r7]

Why............... would you post this? It's crap.

I'm glad you like it

I was bewildered too when I read that it won a prize...
Sleeping Man Photo Wins BJP Award but Gets Bashed by Readers - http://www.petapixel.com/2010/10/25/sleeping-man-photo-wins-bjp-award-but-bashed-by-readers/

The British Journal of Photography announced recently that South African photographer Michelle Sank’s image “Man asleep on the Golden Mile, Durban, South Africa.” had won the single image category of its International Photography Award.

The image, which shows a man asleep in a park just off the Golden Mile in Durban, was described by judges Nick Galvin, Bruno Ceschel and Diane Smyth as both surreal and disturbing, and was picked out from 338 other entries because of its quiet, enduring intensity. “The more I look at it, the more powerful it becomes,” commented Galvin, who manages the archive at Magnum London.

The announcement prompted quite a bit of activity in the comments. Here’s a selection: .....
(click through above link for readers comments ^^)

 

[grok]

The judge has a weak mind ..

 

[blonde one]

A blindman's guide dog could have chosen a better photo :wtf:

 

[nakedpeanut]

My foot is more interesting!

 

[Riot2]

the only thing interesting about ur foot is its resolution

 

[Creag]

I was bewildered too when I read that it won a prize...
Sleeping Man Photo Wins BJP Award but Gets Bashed by Readers - http://www.petapixel.com/2010/10/25/sleeping-man-photo-wins-bjp-award-but-bashed-by-readers/

The Brits clearly ain't got a clue when it come to photography :wtf:

 

[Helghast]

What... WTF? :wtf:

 

[Milano]

the only thing interesting about ur foot is its resolution

The more you look at his foot, the more powerful it becomes. In fact, I find the image of his foot both surreal and disturbing.

 

[nakedpeanut]

The more you look at his foot, the more powerful it becomes. In fact, I find the image of his foot both surreal and disturbing.

Whahahaha lol

 

[d7e7r7]

The more you look at his foot, the more powerful it becomes. In fact, I find the image of his foot both surreal and disturbing.

More interesting than the sleeping/dead man and his loaf of bread?

 

[MartyMarts]

More interesting than the sleeping/dead man and his loaf of bread?

Dude... The dead man with bread picture looks like something out of the Sun newspaper back page with a 'Loaf of bread found next to dead man' caption missing.
No offence but when I let my 5 year old loose with the Kodak picha-maker in my yard, she comes up with better sh_t.

 

[d7e7r7]

Dude... The dead man with bread picture looks like something out of the Sun newspaper back page with a 'Loaf of bread found next to dead man' caption missing.
No offence but when I let my 5 year old loose with the Kodak picha-maker in my yard, she comes up with better sh_t.

Lol
No offence taken... it's not my pic

 

[Tacet]

@d7e7r7 - did you enter for the comp? If I'd have to choose a new wallpaper, I'd choose any photo from a website in your sig rather than the one of a oke who's head fell off his bread cushion.