HARRY (The Hat)
You’re guess is as good as mine. I was strolling in Trafalgar Square, taking a few shots, he was dancing, he asked me to take his picture. I said thanks very much and moved swiftly on.
I made up his name.
Featured on the home page.
3/12/08
25/03/08
HARRY (The Hat) belongs to the following groups:
Former DPF Members, Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Urban Environment and United Kingdom Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Rinkydink
fab shot
pryere replied
Thanks Cat
Julie Langford
Wow – love this – looks a bit like Al Pacino – Awesome mono shot.
pryere replied
Many thanks Julie, much appreciated, the faving is an honor.
Michelle Boyer
Great shot!
pryere replied
Thanks Michelle, much appreciated.
Jen Cannella
It’s “Smell no evil” the one we never see! Hahaha…love the fingernail polish and the rings…great shot and story too, by the way! :)
pryere replied
Ha ha, thanks Jen, much appreciated.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Now a colour version John – I want to see the bling and nail polish in full technicolour!
pryere replied
You got it!
blamo
he looks a proper spiv …............. what a great find …......... well taken
pryere replied
Nice one blamo, I’m glad someone else knows what a spiv is.
salsbells69
Very eccentric person..i have visions of al pacino and scarface coming to my mind~! Great capture..its like..”this will make you famous one day” kind of shot..(your already famous..lol)Fantastic :D
pryere replied
Many thanks Sal, much appreciated. I have had 5 minutes lol, but I have a very good feeling about this one…
Ken Mucke
WOW..what a charachter…..I just LOVE his outgoing personality….you should have taken tons of pics of him….This is a once in a lifetime
pryere replied
Many thanks Ken, much appreciated. I did get about 30, half of which are usable.
Tim Harper
It takes all types to make this world click and you captured it well!! very nice detail….
pryere replied
Many thanks Tim, much appreciated.
Shane Huckaby
Pimpin!!!
pryere replied
Oh yeah!
debsphotos
Smart move I’d say!!! LOL…good one John!!!
pryere replied
Many thanks Deb, much appreciated.
Dennis Gay
G’day Pryere,
You have proved the old saying that “it takes all kinds”. 8-)
A very good and very different informal-portrait-with-a-twist, with a good tonal range, equally good contrast, great focus and a good composition to help show off the hat in the frame well.
A real character and a great find!
GB
Dennis
pryere replied
G’day Dennis
Good to see you in old Blighty again, I really appreciate the visit and your well observed critique.
Regards,
John
GailD
Great character shot pryere. I think a colour version may be in order.
pryere replied
Many thanks Gail, much appreciated, you got it.
Linda Syms
Great capture
pryere replied
Thank you
johno4280
Well done :)
looks like the kind of guy you don’t mess with…. friends with violin cases!
pryere replied
Lol johno, I heard that!
ApeArt
how amazing! (reminds me of George Melly)
pryere replied
Thanks Jane, he does, love George, RIP. Also a bit of the Al Pacno about him.
t1nyskert
great character in this babe
pryere replied
Thanks t1nyskert, dont see you round here much, good to see you.
Sean Farragher
great catch
pryere replied
Nice one Sean.
Kofoed
Great shot, John. How lucky you are. Beautiful B&W.
pryere replied
Many thanks once more Kofoed, much appreciation. It does tend to balance out though.
Gilberte
Great shot.His hat looks brand new.
pryere replied
Thanks again Gilberte, you could be right, I didn’t ask or notice!
pryere
Von McKnelly
As far as showing character the B&W version rocks!
Killer street shot btw.
pryere replied
Many thanks Von, much appreciated, I agree.
Alison Edge
I just love the way he is holding up his hand and showing off that bling!!!
Did you casually stroll away and then start running…?!!
pryere replied
Thanks Alison, much chuckling. No I didn’t run, I got the shots and moved on. Even though this guy was interesting, there was a sense of darkness about him. The reason he held up his hand was to hide his awful teeth! I didn’t notice this til I saw them on screen, I will spare you the horror. I have long realised that if you capture something worthwhile, dont milk it, move on, you could be missing something even better round the corner.
Sophie Shapiro
He reminds me of George Melly! That era anyway! Great shots! Bling and all!S
pryere
And me, thanks Sophie.
Daniela Weil
Great One!
pryere replied
Thank you
Keeli
I think you picked a good name! Great image!
pryere replied
Thank you.
Victoria Rusnac
awesome portrait
pryere replied
Thank you.
Cleburnus
excellent
pryere replied
Thank you.
Sophie Shapiro
Congratulations on your front page feature! Well deserved and I share in your joy!Sx
pryere replied
Thanks again Sophie.
Joanne Bradley
Excellent candid shot which I think of as a street perfomer…Congrats on homepage feature!
pryere replied
Thank you.
Rinkydink
well done on the feature john!!!
pryere replied
Thanks again Cat for your interest and input into old Harry.
coffeetea
What an image! featured….:) congrats!
pryere replied
Thank you.
coffeetea
oh ja, on homepage !!
pryere replied
Thanks again.
AutopsyofaDream
great portrait & congrats!!!
pryere replied
Thank you.
pingpong
reminds me of quentin crisp
pryere replied
I see what you mean.
greenfrog153
Congratulations on making the home page!
pryere replied
Thank you.
Ken Mucke
CONGRATS on this image making to the top..it has always been one of my FAVS
pryere replied
Thanks again Ken. Very much appreciated.
Joyce Dickens,...
Awesome honor John; congratulations! This is an intriguing capture….works perfectly in B&W!
pryere replied
Thanks Joyce.
midzing
fantastic shot,,, well done