Brunch with Battutah
Togetherness
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 26 May 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Residents relax along the lakefront of Zurich, Switzerland.
@--**HoMo** --: Quite true. Many thanks.
@--**HoMo** --: Thank you.
@saeed: Thank you so much.
@ManuelaR: Many thanks, Manuela.
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Very cool shot. That looks like a great place to relax with a book, not a cell phone.
26 May 2008 9:31am
@Michael Rawluk: I agree. Thanks, Michael.
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
Yes, yes! Much more like " isolation in togetherness"! This is one disease that ails nowaday's society.
26 May 2008 9:33am
@Japanalia: Thanks, Gabriela. Your title would be very appropriate too.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
FABULOUS, what a great eye you have, fun and sweet and perfect compo :)
26 May 2008 9:33am
@Lorraine: That's such a nice comment. Thank you, Lorraine.
@Betty: Thank you, Betty.
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
A simple pleasure, and a delightful image, four benches, four trees, four people.
26 May 2008 11:06am
@Observing: Thanks, Mike.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
I love this photograph, Michael ... the similarities in their leg positions is perfect and quite funny! Just a wonderful moment in time captured beautifully!
26 May 2008 11:33am
@Ron: Thanks, Ron. Yes, the leg positions were interesting to me too.
pierre from athis mons, France
Excellent ! Collective loneliness ! The right moment at the right place (with the right eye !)
26 May 2008 12:00pm
@pierre: Great comment. thank you.
@Ted: many thanks, Ted.
MahGol from Tehran, Iran
it's a beautiful shot with a very rhythmic repetition. thanx.
26 May 2008 12:31pm
@MahGol: Thank you, Mahgol.
Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece
I like the frame very much but as to the title mmmm maybe they feel each others presence but no one talks to no one!
26 May 2008 12:48pm
@Dimitrios: The title is a mockery of the real isolated situation. Thank you, Dimitrios.
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Perhaps they need one-seater benches. Each person seems to feel silence is golden, I guess.
Great capture, Michael.
26 May 2008 12:58pm
@Viewfinder: Fits very well. thank you, VF.
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
very nice; love the repetition. great eye~
26 May 2008 1:09pm
@paulski: Thanks, Paulski. I appreciate that.
@MJ: Thank you, MJ.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
A beautiful shot, nicely framed! I wonder if they would sit together if there was only one bench :-)
26 May 2008 1:58pm
@MadScientist: I don't think so. Luckily there were four benches. Strangers destined to remain strangers. thank you, MS.
@Daroru: Thanks so much, Daroru.
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
Nice casual shot there M! I like the colours and the lighting, makes the picture so vibrant! Oh yea... I'm going to have to say sorry in advance, the next few days I'll be very busy so forgive me if I don't pop by for the next week or so.... >.<"
26 May 2008 2:55pm
@Koushiro~光子郎: Thanks, Koushiro for the excellent comment.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Great picture. The first thing I thought was each one has a seat of their own, so I agree with Gabriela on her title. A wonderful capture of humankind Michael.
26 May 2008 3:07pm
@Marion: Many thanks, Marion.
Tracey from White Hall, United States
How interesting that all of them have the same body language! Almost as if you posed them that way :0) Great shot!
26 May 2008 3:15pm
@Tracey: A great and interesting comment. thank you, Tracey.
@Hester: Gracias mucho.
@Alun Lambert: Thank you, Alun.
@Calusarus: Yes, it is modern life in big cities. Thank you, Calusarus.
Oswegan from United States
A very funny shot. Terrific. Perhaps they are sending text messages to each other.
26 May 2008 4:45pm
@Oswegan: Perhaps yes. Thank you, O.
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
La construction avec la diagonale des bancs est bonne et le fait qu'il y ait 4 bancs et 4 personnes assises dessus renforce la force de la photo. Et puis si les 2 premières ont les jambes croisées et les 2 du fond les jambes allongées, toutes les 4 ont le regard plongé vers le sol. Mais c'est vrai que si dans un 1er temps la photo fait sourire, il s'en dégage au final un sentiment de solitude assez pesant.
26 May 2008 4:46pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Merci, Evelyne pour votre commentaire intéressant.
Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
This is excellent! Good eye, nicely captured :)
26 May 2008 5:29pm
@Ina: Thank you very much, Ina.
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Very well spotted and presented here . . great sense of the characters being together and alone at the same time!
26 May 2008 8:00pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Thank you, Ronnie for your insight.
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Great capture. They are all in their own world!
26 May 2008 8:19pm
@António Pires: Perhaps. thank you, António.
Tilala from Bordeaux, France
La solitude des grandes villes... Elle est très interessante cette photo, à la fois drôle et...drôle, finalement....
26 May 2008 9:18pm
@Tilala: Merci beaucoup, Marie.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A fantastic composition Michael. what a beautiful place to relax alone together.
27 May 2008 1:05am
@MaryB: Thank you very much, Mary.
@Rags: Many thanks, Rags.
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Great framing I like composition and light.
27 May 2008 7:20am
@Arash: Thank you, Arash.
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Many thanks, Wolfgang.
@danthro: Many thanks, Danthro.
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Alone together... Excellent image showing our society.
27 May 2008 11:37pm
@akarui: Many thanks, Akarui.
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Beautifully spotted and noted!! Excellent, Michael!
28 May 2008 1:53am
@amy: thank you, Amy.
armin آرمين from Berlin, Germany
great series from zurich... but this capture is a story of all cities ...
28 May 2008 12:54pm
@armin آرمين: I agree. Thank you, Armin.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
That's funny --those Swiss. Not a criticism, I'd want my own bench too.
28 May 2008 1:57pm
@Twelvebit: So would I. thank you, 12bit.
