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Jacques Pochoy

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Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« on: September 09, 2015, 23:21:25 »
I'll start with the usual Café picture of a typical Parisien... :-)


Les infos du jour... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 50mm f/1.8 G and D3x.
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2015, 23:25:18 »
Or maybe the waitress of the same café, hiding behind her arms...

Peek-a-boo... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr 50mm f/2 Ai and D200.
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2015, 23:28:55 »
Or again, at the sunny terrace of the café, a hard-working student... :-)


Au travail... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 50mm f/1.8 G and D3x.
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2015, 23:31:56 »
You can also find the "Space Invader" variety of fashionable student... :-)


Space invader... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 85mm f/1.8 AF-D and D3x.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 01:00:17 »
Very expressive the first one. The person controls the room. Great graphics.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2015, 03:32:42 »
Well done.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2015, 04:29:17 »
I love the second one!  It feels like the person needs a break...
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2015, 10:04:43 »
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on September 10, 2015, 01:00:17
Very expressive the first one. The person controls the room. Great graphics.

Thank you... :-) We often "own" the café that is our forward Headquarter, each of us at different times has it's "I'm at home" moments... :-)
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2015, 10:05:45 »
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2015, 10:07:59 »
Quote from: eugeniogp on September 10, 2015, 04:29:17
I love the second one!  It feels like the person needs a break...

Ha...! She did indeed need one... :-) Now the café has changed again, with new persons and owners. I've followed many changes in that café since I was seventeen... :-)
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2015, 10:18:03 »
I do have some chances to get some architectural world celebrities in my viewfinder... ! The russian Alexander Brodsky.


Alexander BRODSKY... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 and D3x with SB 900.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2015, 10:20:50 »
Or famed artists such as Vittorio Acconci...


Vitto ACCONCI... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 and D3x.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2015, 10:23:24 »
Some British nationals as Peter Cook...

  Politesse de rue...
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2015, 10:27:57 »
Or some "french philosopher" as Paul Virilio, also a good friend and fellow teacher... :-)


Paul VIRILIO... by ArchiVue, sur Flickr, 50mm f/1.8 AF-D on D700.
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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2015, 10:50:04 »
Fantastic images!
Love the crisp with just the right amount of depth of field
First shot has a strange look of the out of focus man to the left side
Peter Cook I would crop square...
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