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Jean's Amigo

TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
edited December 11, 2011 in Street and Documentary
Another member of LAMA (Latin American Motorcycle Association)
but done in black and white with the background clutter out and
a gradient in place. A bit soft, and I'm still working on black blacks.

2011-11-05-01-X2.jpg
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

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    PhotogbikerPhotogbiker Registered Users Posts: 351 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Nice portrait. I think I'd drop the gradient in favor of all black. Even though he is wearing black I think you'll keep a nice separation. If the original background isn't glaring bright it might be good to stick with it, and just burn it down to almost black.

    Real nice capture. The angle, the expression, the B/W processing....everything works toward the personality of the subject--at least the personality one might assign to a person dressed this way. thumb.gif
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    toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Nice job Tony
    Rags
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    RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    It's a really good portrait, Tony, but it would have been nice if there were more environment -- enough to place the guy. The gear he's wearing helps, but his surroundings probably would have boosted the picture.
    Russ Lewis
    www.FineArtSnaps.com
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    TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    RSL wrote: »
    It's a really good portrait, Tony, but it would have been nice if there were more environment -- enough to place the guy. The gear he's wearing helps, but his surroundings probably would have boosted the picture.

    Normally, I'd agree and do this way. However, these two images (Jean
    and Jean's Amigo) were sitting at the same table and the background
    detracted. Badly. I snapped one shot of each, and then they stood up
    and walked away before I could go for seconds and a better background.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Nice one, Tony. The guy looks like Tommy lee Jones.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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