Life in a face

lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
edited October 7, 2005 in People
Not an easy one I think...
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Not an easy one I think...

    but one of dignity. Great photo.

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  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    straight face-on shots don't normally "do it" for me, but I like this one. (I'd like to not have his cap clipped on the top and side, but that's pretty minor.)

    Nice exposure. And whatever's blurry in the background is at about the same angle as his cap - cool!
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    another black and white portrait
    can you see the "devil" in this character?

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    1st wow i love it
    looks like motion blur !headscratch.gif

    2nd its great looks like devil inside great expressions
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    thanks all, thanks StevenV.. is this better without the crop?? husband did'nt like the crop eitherne_nau.gif

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    Hey, Lynn,

    How about pulling back the highlights on the cap and shirt?
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    Hey, Lynn,

    How about pulling back the highlights on the cap and shirt?
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
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    I'm serious. I like the shot, but the cap and the shirt are so bright that I think it distracts from the man's expressive face.
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    I'm serious. I like the shot, but the cap and the shirt are so bright that I think it distracts from the man's expressive face.
    no I agree... is this better?39043352-L.jpg

    or not..rolleyes1.gif
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    Great photos, Lynn!
    Congrats!
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    both great - wow lynnie!

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    andy wrote:
    both great - wow lynnie!

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    wow thanks all.. getting cudoes from the big boys rolleyes1.gif me happy.. and yes David the cap and shirt were too bright.. still are a bit.. it's printing out better than on screen. I'm inspired by my portrait guru!!iloveyou.gif can you guess who it is???

    hint.. his first name starts with a Y..rolleyes1.gif

    p.s. thats all weddings are good for if you ask me... (photography wise) getting shots of the characters....:D
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    no I agree... is this better?39043352-Ti.jpg

    or not..rolleyes1.gif

    I think it's better. Great shot.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,082 moderator
    edited October 7, 2005
    Lynn,


    Yes the final crop and treatment are splendid. Portraits with a cap, especially when the cap is tipped down, are really difficult, and you have done this one perfectly.

    I thought this was Henry Fonda when I first glanced at it. A "Grapes of Wrath" feel it has.

    Thanks,

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  • LiquidOpsLiquidOps Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    Very nice capture Lynn. You have done very well with this one.

    **Writes Lynn on his list of people to watch and learn from**

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  • StevenVStevenV Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    thanks all, thanks StevenV.. is this better without the crop?? husband did'nt like the crop either
    Hey now, I'm not going to get in the midst of a spousal disagreement xzicon_smile_cool.gif but yes, I do like it a touch better. With a good image it's sometimes down to the smallest of details that make the difference.
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  • OneWayMuleOneWayMule Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    i like it!... with and w/o the crop.

    I usually like tighter crops on faces but the cap makes the empty space work for me. ne_nau.gif
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  • zigzagzigzag Registered Users Posts: 196 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    I liked the original crop better. But what a wonderfully telling shot.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited October 7, 2005
    These are two nice portraits. And if I'm not mistaken, the cap is a part of who
    this man is.

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  • PlayeTymePlayeTyme Registered Users Posts: 58 Big grins
    edited October 7, 2005
    Ann McRae wrote:
    but one of dignity. Great photo.

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