comments on the new pm please

[TG.]

constructive critque on this photo much appreciated, and please feel free to change add or take away as you please :thumbs:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/196/primeminister12ng1.jpg

File name img177/196/primeminister12ng1.jpg
File size 321540 bytes
File date 22-Aug-2006 01:17:41
Camera make NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D50
Date/Time 2006:08:21 15:26:11
Resolution 556 x 600
Flash No
Focal length 35.0mm (350/10)
Exposure time 0.006 s (10/1600)
Aperture f/6.3
Exposure bias 0.00 (0/100663296)
Metering Mode matrix
Jpeg Quality basic
Jpeg process Baseline

[Marianne]

bless him...I would do that moody effect on this shot, its sort of sepia with exaggerated detail...it'll come to me, we discussed it yesterday. He has such a lovely face, I'd vote for him!

[Diego Garcia]

Here you go, the usual effort from me. Levels, curves, layers, b and w, crop, frame and burnt.

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/174/editgk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Winnie]

Personally, and this is just my opinion, I like the B&W for this fellow but the crop feels a bit cramped for my liking. I prefer the original shot as you can see his surroundings a bit more. Also the tone on his face makes his skin look a bit dark to my eye.

Feel free to shoot me down though.

Cheers

Alex

[RobertP]

Excellent shot that conveys a lot about his personality.

I'd like to see the missing bit of hat and would prefer the background a little more out of focus - but the background seems right for the context. Predictably I feel the colour version is so much better. A choice between a warm living interesting character and a cold graphic in my eyes.

I glanced at this thread earlier (I think) and could have sworn there were different comments in it to what there are now :thinking: :shrug: :need a getting old smiley:

Ahh sussed it ... this is the second post of this picture - was in sharing before.

[IanC_UK]

I glanced at this thread earlier (I think) and could have sworn there were different comments in it to what there are now :thinking: :shrug: :need a getting old smiley:

Ahh sussed it ... this is the second post of this picture - was in sharing before.


lol @ Robert, i just did exactly the same thing ! :)

[chuckles]

Thought it was David Jason's brother for a moment. Rich character study. Every hair and must have a story to tell.

[Sean_Mcr]

I think the original is the best of them, cropping out the England logo's not a good idea & pretty flat looking mono to (sorry Diego)

I like the depth of field, it's that way because it's shot at 35mm and i like knowing that he's on the street, and that's why short focal lengths rule the street.

[jobe]

Hi Tel

I,m new here so I hope you dont mind me playing with your photo, I love portraits of elderly people like this, with so much texture in his face it screams out for the lazlo effect.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7110/primeminister12ng1copydu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Cheers
Wayne

[RobertP]

Interesting processing jobe.

Makes it into an entirely different picture - and it still works.

[TG.]

no problem whatsoever jobe, i like it and it does work well :thumbs: