Submitter's name:	Walt Wayman
Title:	Ghosts of Christmas Past
Gear used:	OM-3 + MD2 + 28-105/2.8 Tamron SP LD, at 60-70mm, with hood, no filter
Diaphragm:	f/5.6
Shutter speed:	1/60
Film used:	Kodak Tri-X at 1600
Technical information:	Hand-held with the base of the motor drive against the window. Exposure was determined by an incident reading taken a few minutes earlier with a Seconic L-718 meter. The film was pushed two stops in D-76 1:1 and scanned on an Epson 3200 into Picture Window Pro 3.1, where it underwent some minor adjustment.
Subject information:	A foggy morning in late December and a man, obviously of poor means and probably homeless, stands alone watching Christmas shoppers waiting for a store to open and pretending they don't see him.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Great shot! Somehow it has a typical look of the 1950s or so to it. Nice!

Comment left by: The photographer (no e-mail specified)

It's the hat, I think, that gives it that '50s look. The hat is what caught my attention, since few people wear hats anymore. Without it, I probably wouldn't have taken the shot.

Comment left by: Graham Battison (no e-mail specified)

Nothing less than wonderful. Atmosphere, mood, symmetry, and thought provoking too. Superb!

Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

Great composition.

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

This is a wonderful image - on so many levels. It looked originally like you did a copy and reverse in Photoshop (or similiar), but the double edged lines in the reflection reveal it for what it really is. This image really evokes a nice period feeling. Well done!

Comment left by: Henrik Dahl (hdahl@bredband.net)

Nice composition. I like the documentary feeling. An atmosphere of loneliness in this.

Comment left by: Tris Schuler (tristanjohn@mindspring.com)

Wonderful use of Tri-X. Bravo! Where exactly was this picture made?

Comment left by: The photographer (no e-mail specified)

Taken just off the historic* Square in lovely downtown Marietta, Georgia, a mile and a half west of The Big Chicken and about 100 feet from where the Great Locomotive Chase began. (*If 10 restaurants and 25 antique stores is someone's idea of "historic.")

Comment left by: Saso (no e-mail specified)

Well caught; a photo with a story to tell.

Comment left by: James Royall (no e-mail specified)

A classic.

Comment left by: Chris (ftog at threeshoes.co.uk)

Great photograph; well spotted and well executed.

Comment left by: Alasdair Mackintosh (tope@toomanybooks.org)

I have to confess that I passed over this one when I first saw it in the gallery. There was something about the pale dividing line that runs down the middle of the picture (and which I can now see is caused by the thickness of the glass) which made me think that there was something fake about the image. But when you see it properly, you can see that it's totally real, as well as being wonderfully composed and exposed. Well done. Damn fine.

Comment left by: Alan Wayman (no e-mail specified)

This could be just about anywhere, just about any time. Excellent picture, just invites the viewer to wonder about the man and his story. Not to mention the wonderful effect of the double image reflection. Great stuff. Well done.

Comment left by: Winsor Crosby (no e-mail specified)

Most touching. And wonderful technique.

Comment left by: bob benson (benson@tbgmail.com)

At first look, I thought it was the prow of a sailing ship, and the gentleman was imagining himself on that ship. The point - a wonderfully evocative picture.

Comment left by: Duncan Paterson (no e-mail specified)

Difficult to add to what the others have already said as I agree with them. It's a great shot, well visualised and executed, and which provokes many thoughts and emotions. For me, that's what photography is all about. Congratulations.

Comment left by: Vaidyanathan (vaidhy.m@gmail.com)

Excellent picture with a touch.

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