Reclining Male with Orange

so beautiful mmm.

This is composed beautifully the lighting is superb. Looks like a renaissance painting.

This just radiates a beautiful warmth. It has a very nurturing feel to it. Wonderful emotive work.

beautiful. love the light, the texture, the expression, the sensitive hands. cropped close and very intimate!

I love the textures and tone of the work, its beautifull peacefull I really like the pose, it is very sensual.

[in soft whispering voice] Really beautiful work Robert, love the crop and the golden light. Haven’t quite worked out the significance of the organge but it’s colour works so well with the rest of the image. So many lovely textures here too.

Fabulous…makes me want to take a nap, too. Romantic.

beautiful and so natural

gorgeous colours in this

that is very, very beautiful, Robert. Congratulations.

Cheers all. I was going for something classic so I muted the colour, increased the ISO, included a prop (orange), found a good back drop, set up a distant light source, and let my creativity loose a little. The orange I hope emphasises this classic mood – as in ‘male with orange’, or still life with man’ etc and creates some balance while generating questions. It also helped I think to provide a focus for affection, intimacy, fantasy, dreams or something else .)

yeh i like this – warm and beautiful

Nice work

GREAT image Robert.. love the tone and texture…

lovely warmth and tone, also love the composition

niceeee and warm:)

This is beautiful – wonderful composition, colour… so tender.

Just stunning Robert. So sensual and emotive. Really good work.

... beautiful shot Robert…

Don’t wake up …..this has too many magic. Let dreams become reality.
Such a special warmth, sensuality, tenderness and more and more.
One of your very best Robert.

Wow really great comments. Thanks everyone. I started playing last night just for fun and got completly lost in the process, moment, journey of creating this. Lost a few hours that I can’t realy recall. Ahhh creation….

I don’t know where to start… I almost don’t want to start, as I feel it would disturb the feeling and warmth coming from this image. So peaceful, serene, calm and tender, yet the harsh background and the somewhat out of place (to me) orange, raises my curiousity and invites a deeper investigation. The hand draped tenderly across your neck could almost belong to someone else, someone who only exists in the background, but offers enough touch to let you know they’re there and they care. But since it’s your own hand, it could be that there is a longing for that soft touch, of being held and needed by someone who can pick you up when you’re down and offer gentle encouragement. The soft hand also is protecting from the the harsh reality in the background, acting as a buffer in some way. Heck knows what the orange signifies though… I think I need a cup of tea and lie down now :)

Well they sure were a few hours worth losing! Awesome Robert…the light, the comp, the subject…everything is working so perfectly. And somehow the orange HAS to be there, it just seems right!

very nice

A TOUCH OF THE OLD MASTERS HERE.

Thanks yu guys. Paul you rock – thanks for that and your welcome insights. Did you take a bex with that? :)) Touch I think is one pathway to heaven…at the very least a transporter.

Beautiful image. He looks so peaceful!!! I love your portraits, Robert.

Wonderful shot.

Lovely tones and atmosphere…

beautiful..

great palette and compo!

Superb; from the lighting, to the overall emotional and tactile feel of the piece. I’ll have to favorite this one!

Beautiful…perfection

It all works really well, Robert. Love the small feminine hand on the neck, it’s playful.

This is fast becomming pretty popular. I love it that you like it – for those that have been challenged by the orange, or anything else – thats gotta be a good thing .) Peace.

what a seriously beautiful image! Amazing serenity and tone about it… colour and texture just superb!

Just simply a beautiful image.

I love the mood you have created here with the lighting. The backdrop adds to the picture. Great work

Warm and beuatiful..

Man with orange…..what a beautiful scene!

this is splendid! and Beautiful! great tones shadows .. yeah I like it

bravo!

Thanks everyone. Very much appreciated and valued .)

Lovely image Robert, I really like what you’ve done, and enjoyed reading the comments you’ve generated with it too.

Unbelievable. These latest two images evoke myriad emotions. I love the way you mind works. Utterly brilliant. And too beautiful for words.

P.s Robert, I had the pleasure of meeting the amazing Christina yesterday. I had not seen her work before now and I am so mad at myself for having missed it. Come back soon Christina!!

this is such a beautiful image – warm, gentle and emotional – feels like so much peace resonating from it.

amazing

Beauty is everywhere. Create your own beauty. Beauty is within. Life’s beautiful. Beauty is a state of mind…thanks ;)

Beautiful, love the muted tones, this one makes me smile :))

Touching image… Great composition.

I love the color noise/grain & how it flattens this in such a painterly way. You’ve put all the tech limitations to great use – low room light, high iso, etc. Fantastic piece Robert.

Wonderful work. Very warm and inviting.

Very beautiful image, great warmth

Wonderful image – love your tonal work!

fantastic image! love the colours/tones…

Nice stuff,well done.

AV

Great lighting, and a wonderful capture!

Happy to see this one that I love, on the home page ! congratulations Robert.

very beautiful work

Woohoo Home Page. Well, thats a bit of an honour. Happy day. Thanks folk :)))

Good on you Robert for making the homepage with such a beautiful image.

a well deserved piece for sure, outstanding composition, lighting, the whole thing..very very nice work

CONGRATULATIONS Robert on the home Page~!!!!!!!

Thanks Team ! :)

I’m really loving the colours in this photo. The overall goldenness right down to the little specks of red and green on the wall behind it.

Hey, thanks Mathew. I’m going to really miss that wall when I move from here. Cheers

Wonderful composition, great tones and light. I love the feeling this piece has of being relaxed and at peace. Falling asleep with an orange.. perhaps I should try it. It actually has an Adam feel to it. Good work.

Gotta luv food with sensuality! ;)

Very, tender, warm and serene, and satisfyingly out of the ordinary.

superb texture, composition and looking through all the comments, it is a smashing good work of art

Really beautiful….has such a calming influence on me….it just works

amazingly sensitive…

great foto
clasical light

dick

Full of beauty!!! Marvellous work of art!

Thanks so much everyone. This is really one of my favourates :))

what a fantastic portrait! and the orange gives it that quirk and interest! fantastic!

wow! fantastic brilliant work! love this- so peacefull, so warm. gorgeous!

Welcome to a Photographer’s Craft ~ and what an image ~ quirky orange and all

ha ha …cute.

Beautiful, warm and gorgeous in one image, lovely work

I love the essence you have captured in this photo. if you have ever read “Oranges are not the only fruit” I think you would understand wherre I am going. It’s written by Jeanette Winsterson I reccomend it. The fruit you are embrasing could be interprited as a symbol towards a hidden desire maybe? A desire for intimacy of some sort…

I really like the tones you set with your photos. You’re a talent that’s for sure.

I look forwards to seeing more of your work, it’s fantastic.
Andrew

I agree with many of the enthusiastic comments above. I’m not quite sure why the orange seemed out of place to some people though. After all, the atmospheric quality of the piece is orange, warm, and aromatic. The title could almost read “Reclining Male in Orange”. The piece is highly organic. I can hear your breath warm your upper lip. The air is moist, and the orange fruit doesn’t let me forget the sweet juice implied. Both hands reach for succulence. The sensuality is unforgiving, as you’ve opened a dream to the viewer. The closed eyes and lips seem nothing less than an invitation. An exquisite composition, and seductive in the best taste and flavor.

Unforgiving in a beautiful and amazing way. I won’t rehash what has already been put to the page, my friend. Though I can say, with complete and utter honesty… This piece would be one that if I could, I would have in my home with every honor. Stunning, beautiful, amazing work with this one.

OMG! so many comments. well u certainly struck a chord with this piece. and no wonder… it is truly beautiful .. (and yes, without wanting to sound trite, so are you)

yeah it was time…Trent was exhausted, I could have danced for anopther 2hrs, and that would have been tragic, çause I had to drive him to the airport at 8.30 that morning!

LOL
I wonder what this orange got to see during the night :)

Cheers for the background among the other great things going on here.

Caught this in the featured pics. So glad I found it – it’s just lovely!

What a moving piece of art!
I adore the way your finger lays on your shoulder

i first saw this as a smal image i thought the orange was a babies head ,but maybe i was meant to ?- great work

beautiful shot.

this is a picture i want 2 reach out and touch!!!

Really gorgeous!

I like this! well done!

Awww this made me think of my boyfriend when he’s sleeping looking like an angel… Beautiful image,so tender…

Really wonderful feeling you have captured. Being.

Congrats.

Really beautiful image. So tantalizing and peaceful

Great capture. So calm and so relaxed..love it well done.

this is so sensual, peaceful and beautiful. amazing image.

This is just so beautifu!

Stunningly beautiful (and technically excellent) photo.

stunning

This is so beautiful and warm. Congratulations on your feature!!

Such Tender and comfort, the wonder of a touch of another!

hhmm, yes, oranges creep in and turn on the light. lovely colours and textures. and hands

Beautiful artwork, it’s a lovely capture :)

this is such a beautiful image – warm, gentle and emotional – feels like so much peace resonating from it.

What a brilliant photo, instant favourite

Just AMAZING and so so sweet and calm at the same time!!! just LOVE it….........!

This is a fantastic piece!
have you considered submitting it to gender playground?

this has a beautiful dream-like quality – peacefully still :)

Love the textures, the tone, the pose, the composition!

Yep ! Looks like this is the oNe everyone connects with …........... Beautiful and sincere works, bless.
X
The S. DoG

That would be nicest..even serene lucidity…
to open the orange’s skin with the nails…
and wait….the aroma….sweet and acid,
harmonious sweetness…
sleeping beauty
of serene complacency.
Intimate and so close..that I could smell…
the adventurous combination.
Rosa (beautiful picture…really )

:) xx thanx

I find myself coming back to look at this one many times – you really have achieved a great feeling of peace and serenity here. He looks like an angel, yet the orange adds a sensuality, a feeling of promise. Gorgeous toning and light, and the hand on the shoulder adds a delicacy and fragility that I like.
BTW, if you happen to find a straight version of this man, send him up to me, ok? ;-)

Yes I did post per your request… hugs k

Wonderful image…

Thought provoking to say the least!!!

Nice work Robert.

Really nice mood and lighting to this one – great work.

This is a great shot…I will leave comments both places.

I just needed to say the intensity of this shot is great!

the thumbnail made me think man, laying with his baby. another beauty!

Beautiful work,excellent image!

Don’t wake up N…Let dreams become reality. x

beautiful work, important cause

such a tender and beautiful image. your whole gallery is stunning

lovely work :)

Stunning sweety i love how he’s holding his hands … beautiful

love it

stunning! who needs words , it says it all

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Looks like a sleepy virgo tiger to me, Hi robert finnally on here somewhere John.