Cafe Man

Shelly Hiebert

Cafe Man

I sat and watched this man slowly drink his coke and read his paper at a cafe in Vienna Austria. I thought the light was lovely and he looked like an interesting character so I quietly snapped this shot.

Taken with a Nikon D70s.

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Cafe Man belongs to the following groups:

! 100% !, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Everyday Life, Men Appreciation, Moms 4 Art, Shades of Grey, The Human Condition, THE SISTERHOOD and Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best Available for sale as

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Cafe Man by Shelly Hiebert
Cafe Man by Shelly Hiebert
  • Edward Denyer

    Edward Denyer

    Would be a good one for the candid site – Nice Image – Ted

  • lawsonpix

    lawsonpix

    woow, this is excellent! great composition. with the dark under the table and dark sign on the opposite corner. and i love his expression… yes excellent work here… a very nice capture!

  • Gino Iori

    Gino Iori

    Very original B&W image – well done Shelly

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Fantastic candid shot!
    The composition and lighting is perfect.

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Nice light from window, I guess. Well spotted.

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Great candid … simple, tells a story, and makes you wonder…
    What candid photography is all about.

  • steen

    steen

    very cool

  • Elaine Harriott

    Elaine Harriott

    Excellent shot, fantastic lighting here.

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    This is FANTASTIC!!!

  • Randy Bynon

    Randy Bynon

    Great shot Shelley! The lighting is perfect and this is a wonderful black and white image!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    a wonderfulrange of tones and great lighting – excellent in B&W…. Nice work Shelly

  • Dragomir Vukovic

    Dragomir Vukovic

    beautiful

  • Judith Oppenheimer

    Judith Oppenhe...

    perfect

  • WJam

    WJam

    Excellent BOH here ∞ huge Cs!

  • Kristal

    Kristal

    LOVELY

  • EchoNorth

    EchoNorth

    very evocative, a calm, poetic image. Bravo, lady!!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Thanks so much to all of you for leaving your comments. I really appreciate it!

  • dancinfreakshow

    dancinfreakshow

    I love this one too! My eyes have been opened a little wider.

  • webart

    webart

    Noice work.

  • Martin Mullen

    Martin Mullen

    A very nice take – looks super in the frame!

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    love this kind of pictures! Nice One !

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thanks Alessandro! I completely missed your comment on this one. Glad you like it :)

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    VERY NICE MONO STUDY. WELL DONE.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you!

  • Pete Costick

    Pete Costick

    Great candid shot, not only a great candid, but lovely lighting and composition too. Am so enjoying your work.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    It makes me very pleased that you are enjoying my work Pete. I take that as a huge compliment, and thank you very much :)

  • eelsblueEllen

    eelsblueEllen

    Well done!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you so much :)

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Great lighting. This one tells it’s own story as well…...

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thanks Steve :) He seemed like such an interesting character just doing his own thing.

  • TFFDavid

    TFFDavid

    Fantastic photography, you have captured the mood so well.

    Looks brill in B&W.

    Good work Shelly. :-)

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    A little part of me felt strange taking a picture of him but a bigger part of me felt really compelled to. In the end it was a moment I was glad I captured. Thanks for your kind words David :)

  • TFFDavid

    TFFDavid

    I am the same Shelly when ever I photograph a stranger outside. It is something I love doing but am always a bit nervous. I took a photo of a drunk once and he swung a punch at me . . . he hit the wall . LOL

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    I have not had anyone swing at me yet but I am sure that day will come. I find I am more and more interested in photographing street people. Could get me in trouble one day ;(

  • John Quinn

    John Quinn

    Wonderful capture Shelly

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you very much John :)

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    you sneaky devil …. great shot actually … he looks like an old school master I once had

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    You see, the words sneaky devil put a smile on my face! What is wrong with me?! Thanks Dave :)

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    absolutely nothin’ Shelly ….. i just luv your style …. sneaky arse X

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Sneaky arse is even better!

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    Shelly, congrats on your top ten placement for the Black and white spot light challenge in the Light and Reflection group!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Cool! Thanks Johanne! I don’t think I probably would have known if you hadn’t told me :)

  • joan warburton

    joan warburton

    Fantastic! Congratulations!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you very much Joan :)

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    Beautiful shot Shelly:) Congratulations on your win :))

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thanks Pam! You have probably been on here for awhile but I somehow missed you! Sorry about that. Got you under my watchful eye now :)

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    Haha and I thought I had got away with it!! I have been around for a while and enjoying myself considerably :))

  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne

    Congrats Shelly on the Challenge win…Love this shot :))

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thanks Honor! Glad you like it :)

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Congradulation on your challenge win.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you very much Mary :)

  • Julie Morgan

    Julie Morgan

    CONGRATULATIONS for your image winning the “Eating Out” challenge.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you very much Julie!

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    Just excellent.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment :)

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Really a great photo. It wouldn’t have been as nice in color, I don’t think.

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    You are right Dayonda….as soon as I converted it to b&w it just made the mood that much more apparent. Thank you very much for your wonderful comment :)

  • Nathalie Chaput

    Nathalie Chaput

    WTG Shelly, This shot is made for the Fine Art Of Photography group!!! Always knew you would get in!!!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    I know! I was so excited about that! Thanks for your support Nathalie :)

  • Thomas Folke Andersen

    Thomas Folke A...

    Very captivating, you have definitely capturea a moment here. Immediately I’m drawn to want to know more about him, what is he thinking, what is he reading about etc. etc. The light spot immediately over his head also makes it a different and slightly surreal…great shot!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Wow! What an incredibly kind and flattering bunch of comments that is. Thank you very, very much Thomas :)

  • Optimalxpozure

    Optimalxpozure

    Total magazine material. All of your work is incredible…..I LOVE how you see people.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    So Scott…I thought I would respond to you using your actual name! Thank you so very much for such a kind comment. I love people and I love to try to catch true moments. I am very pleased that you appreciate this image :)

  • Anthony Vella

    Anthony Vella

    Very good B&W presentation Shelly. The lighting is perfect and the overall tonality is good. Well done my friend.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    I take that as a huge compliment coming from you Sir Vella….thank you very kindly :)

  • Brandy Bentz-Jackson

    Brandy Bentz-J...

    Love this shot! have to admit, I’m also a bit shy to take a strangers photo as well…maybe this will help me :)

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    It is a bit unnerving isn’t it?! But candids seem to catch the true spirit so I will keep trying, and so should you Brandy. Thanks for the nice comment :)

  • Andy Mueller

    Andy Mueller

    You know, you really ought to think about entering some of your work into some sort of gallery. Your work has something very special to it, not quite sure what it is, but it is unique!!! You’ve got some talent, girl!!! LOVING this shot !!! Love the WienerSchnitzel and Homefry sign, love to see some german writing every now and again.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Replying 18 days later isn’t so bad is it Andy ;) This is right up there with one of the nicest and most incouraging comments I have ever recieved on here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart :)

  • Samantha Goode

    Samantha Goode

    This is wonderful – the lighting is fantastic – looks fantastic in b & w, love everything about this, I feel like I am sat there in that cafe watching him. Simply brilliant.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    I really appreciate your kind comment and that you took the time to leave it. If you feel like you are sitting in the cafe there watching him, then that is a really big compliment as far as I am concerned. Thank you very, very much Samantha :)

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    the crop makes this work!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Thank you Micki :)

  • Jerame *

    Jerame *

    This is an amazing candid! Brilliant! If nothing else put you in the category of being a genius photographer, I say this does. Congratulations!

    How did I miss this? You told me to tell you if I think you missed some of my work and I am definitely demanding that you do the same to me. I feel like a goofball for not noticing this before.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Ahahaha Jerame! Ya made me smile! What a very, very kind comment to make, thank you :)

  • Ryan Young

    Ryan Young

    good shot with great potential. looks as though you’ve cropped something out of the right side, making the composition a bit awkward. would be better if he were “facing” more into the frame. also the highlights on the newspaper are blown; it would be nice to see some texture there.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Yes I have done some cropping and I do agree with you on the newspaper being blown out, you are very correct on that. We may have to agree to disagree on the composition. I tend to like compositions that are not ‘correct’ I guess but I do appreciate your thoughts on that.

    I have only been on Redbubble for 8 months and into photography the past two years. I have learned a lot but am still in the learning process. I really appreciate your honesty and your feedback…Redbubble can tend to be a bit fluffy I suppose so receiving a comment like yours is definitely welcome.

    Thank you very much for your time and your honesty Ryan :) I may have to rework this image :)

  • Ryan Young

    Ryan Young

    sorry, in previous comment i meant the left side has been cropped (to the right of the subject)

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    I figured that is what you were referring to and I understand your thoughts. I felt this crop amplified his being solo with only the dinner menu and (blown out!) newspaper and coke. I wanted to really draw attention to his being solo if that makes sense? Thanks again for your thoughts Ryan :)

  • sami al-haj

    sami al-haj

    tone, B&W, mood, content of table, surrounding, age and the board in the back. you have an amazing eye for detail.

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    And you have an amazing way with words Sami ;) Thanks so very kindly :)

  • Aishling O'Neill

    Aishling O'Neill

    Excellent composition!!!

  • Shelly Hiebert replied

    Cheers Aishling! Thanks for the comment :)

  • Aishling O'Neill

    Aishling O'Neill

    Welcome!!!

  • x-pose

    x-pose

    This is truely a fantatic work, Shelly. Very typical scene of a café in Vienna, brilliant atmosphere, love the composition, light and the b&w!!!

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar

    Fantastic shot!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxo

  • Jen Ryan

    Jen Ryan

  • Morgana Creely

    Morgana Creely

    Beautifully done.

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