sleeping beauties

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 23 April 2013 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

two good friends of mine, asleep on a plane, oblivious to all and everyone ...
in the spirit of ST !!!

(original photo courtesy of FS, again)

Panasonic DMC-G2 1/60 second F/4.1 ISO 100 32 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Focales from Rhône-Alpes, France

Cool !

23 Apr 2013 5:23am

Javier from Castro-Urdiales, Spain

Fantástico momento. ;)
(Yo también soy de los que puede dormir en cualquier sitio)

23 Apr 2013 5:29am

@Javier: yo tampoco tengo ningun problema si es un vuelo bastante largo ...

Tomek from Poznań, Poland

Superb pose. Happy ST Franz.

23 Apr 2013 5:36am

Frankiess from Český Těšín, Czech Republic

woow! Fine moment! :)

23 Apr 2013 5:37am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Franz, die Schlafen nicht, die Rechnen ihr Nebengeld aus. Super Aufnahme.

23 Apr 2013 5:59am

@Heinz: ich glaub, die haben schon von der bevor stehenden reise durch schottland geträumt ... ;-)

Lydia.Dd from Paris, France

Flagrant délit .........! ;-)

23 Apr 2013 6:21am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Terrific capture Happy Silly Tuesday

23 Apr 2013 6:26am

julie from Aregno, France

:)) J'aime beaucoup... Ils sont magnifiques ! 5* Grand bravo Franz pour ce cliché ! Bonne journée.

23 Apr 2013 6:28am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

The only way to travel .......

23 Apr 2013 6:38am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

I hope they weren't snoring

23 Apr 2013 6:50am

@Christine: no, just blissfully dozing ... ;-) (this was on the flight to edinburgh, btw !!!)

amir jafari from Tehran, Iran

I like the way they sleep, the composition and contrast of lights are perfect :)

23 Apr 2013 6:51am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Excellent titre :))) Happy ST.

23 Apr 2013 7:14am

Arnd from Basel, Switzerland

The quiet and concentrated mood…
Great candid capture, Franz! I hope your friends appreciate its publication.

23 Apr 2013 7:29am

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

great portrait very nice

23 Apr 2013 7:59am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Oh......for a moment I thought they were listening to a politician.
Happy Silly Tuesday.

23 Apr 2013 8:48am

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Rrrrrrrrrrrrr !! Amazing ! Happy awake ST ! Phil

23 Apr 2013 8:51am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Ha! Sweet dreams we hope. Happy ST!

23 Apr 2013 9:30am

Marie-Line from Lille, France

Great!

23 Apr 2013 9:42am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

I bet your friends really love your candid camera, LOL!

23 Apr 2013 10:33am

@J.R.: you bet ... ;-)

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Ha ha - suppose that's one way to pass the time while in-flight, eh? Great ST shot, Franz!

23 Apr 2013 10:40am

@Jason Politte: the funny thing was, it was a rather short flight, just over an hour, but we had to get up really early in the morning ... ;-)

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Happy ST !

23 Apr 2013 10:58am

jean pierre from paris, France

super prise!!! et en plus il ronfle!!! amitiés

23 Apr 2013 11:31am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

brilliant - happy st

23 Apr 2013 11:56am

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

that is really funny capture :)

23 Apr 2013 12:15pm

Marilla from Turku, Finland

...and I'm still laughing...

23 Apr 2013 12:29pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

LOL....they are going to love you for this one Franz! Happy ST! ;-)))

23 Apr 2013 12:49pm

@Eric Cousineau: i'm sure they will ... ;-)

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Ha ha... great framing and very funny !!

23 Apr 2013 1:32pm

don from Spokane, United States

A fine capture of this fellow sleeping. It makes an excellent ST shot.

23 Apr 2013 3:01pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Happy ST! Looks like my house on holidays after a big meal!

23 Apr 2013 5:53pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A cool shot of the sleeping 'beauties'.

23 Apr 2013 6:35pm

k@ from Paris, France

Rude - but super fun !
You are a great friend they sure appreciate the humor of ;)))))

23 Apr 2013 6:51pm

@k@: i'm sure they will ... ;-)

hossein from Tehran, Iran

perfect..i love this style

23 Apr 2013 7:32pm

Helys from Paris, France

Perfect
Great portrait, DOF, details, expression on the face

23 Apr 2013 7:45pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Oh this is great - and funny too....If I ever travel with you I shall be awake the entire way :-)

23 Apr 2013 7:48pm

@Denny Jump Photo: you suspect an innocent man, denny ... a friend took this sneaky shot at them ... i only processed it ;-)

maximage from Mase, Switzerland

Wonderful portrait! Amazing and funny shot! Well done.

23 Apr 2013 7:52pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Well they *were* two good friends ... now you'll have to see. ;D
I have never yet been able to sleep on a plane, even on a long flight! ;(

23 Apr 2013 8:15pm

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

I'm glad they are on a plane and not listening to you give a speech! Funny shot.

23 Apr 2013 8:37pm

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

They are either snoring their heads off or receiving some sort of uplifting spiritual revelation !~

23 Apr 2013 8:43pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Great candid capture ... I love how relaxed they are!

23 Apr 2013 8:55pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

OOOhhh! :-) An innocent man is a beloved man ! Cheers :-)

23 Apr 2013 8:59pm

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld (Old West Wales Boy), Germany

Nice candid double portrait,I hope they weren´t snoring :-)

23 Apr 2013 10:08pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Great shot, well done you

23 Apr 2013 10:30pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

This made me laugh! Too funny! Did you show it to them?! Happy ST!

23 Apr 2013 10:42pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

wonderful portrait on any day of the week

23 Apr 2013 11:08pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

FRANZZZZZZ !!!!!! tomando fotos a tus amigos que están dormidos ....... pareces un estudiante de secundaria !!!! ;) .
pero una foto interesante ambos duermen con su sacos puesto y sus anteojos . realmente una foto con muy buen humor y grandes amigos . un beso muy grande para los tres y bonito ST . abrazos Alejandra

23 Apr 2013 11:47pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Well spotted and captured! Your processing in B&W really brings out the nice contrasts and patterns in the sport coat. Happy ST!

23 Apr 2013 11:55pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

You might get "payback" for that. ;-) Happy Silly Tuesday!

24 Apr 2013 12:16am

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Funny portrait of your sleeping friends ... excellent in B/W !!!
Happy ST ...

24 Apr 2013 1:10am

Abena from Illinois, United States

Hehehe tisk tisk Franz...I betcha their expressions must have been priceless on seeing these :) I've done similar before: at sleepovers, even better :D Happy ST!

24 Apr 2013 1:17am

@Abena: it's fun, isn't it ?!?

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quels portraits NB très expressifs splendide image.
Amitié

24 Apr 2013 3:34am

Joyce from Montana, United States

Ah, sleep! Amazing that we close our eyes and go unconscious regularly. As I grow old, I tend to resist it, but ah what the heck. Looks so sweet, and regenerating, so merciful. All living creatures sleep. Doesn't that sometimes tickle you?

24 Apr 2013 4:06pm

@Joyce: up to a third of our life is spent sleeping ... THIS makes me think sometimes ... ;-)

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

you are so mean!!)):-

24 Apr 2013 9:48pm

@Ted: no, just friendly ... (i wasn't me who took the original photo ... ;-)))

Doug Hickok from Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ha! Oh, how well I know this feeling. Our trip back from the UAE was a nearly 15 hour flight, and as much as I tried, I could not sleep soundly, but only take cat naps! Yikes! Very funny photo Franz :^)

25 Apr 2013 10:22am

Hilde Morin from Portland, Oregon, United States

That's unfair! but funny :)

25 Apr 2013 3:14pm

Joyce from Montana, United States

That's right 1/3! That makes me pause too. The only thing that makes sense is that we "go somewhere in consciousness when we sleep." Otherwise such a wash to just lay there and snore. :-D

25 Apr 2013 10:35pm

Photographs by M.E. from San Francisco, United States

happy ST!
good natured teasing! :)

26 Apr 2013 6:04am

Panasonic DMC-G2
1/60 second
F/4.1
ISO 100
32 mm (35mm equiv.)

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