Alabaster
by rooum

Comment by sidpixel:
a nice portrait of an interesting character, good focus and DOF, I wish you well with it

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by underpar:
9

Alabaster
by rooum

Comment by bassbone:
a face that has seen many years

Alabaster
by rooum

Comment by bvy:
Good use of dramatic (natural?) light. Up close but unrevealing.

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by jagar:
Fantastic and quite haunting and a great title to boot.

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by MargaretNet:
Nice focus on the blue eyes

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by Neat:
Best one so far. She just has that look doesn't she, all the best Clive. 10
Post comment after the first comment :
The more I look at this the more I love it.

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by Lydia:
Totally love those eyes...

A Welcoming Hand to Little Frogs and Periwinkles.
by rooum

Comment by tanguera:
Divine! Haunting and tender. I'm afraid, comforted, rivited

Alabaster
by rooum

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Wonderfully Beautifully subtle portrait (from memory, this looks like Clive's dad). The dark side of the face is sublime - exactly the right amount of luminosity; and the DOF works so well. the slightly eccentric framing and the use of negative space works (but not without some slight discordant visual harmonic) - you've create some visual tension there.

Critical stuff: Despite the above, my brain wants me to say that it wants a bit more room below his chin.

Overall: Masterfully done - portrait over picture. Well done.