Monet's Bluebird
by vawendy

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
You're right. You will get killed for this one, and despite being a bluebird, nobody would recognize it as yours. Some nice bokeh going on, however.

and the sky is a hazy shade of winter
by vawendy

Comment by Tammster:
Great composition.

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Comment by aliqui:
Delightfully wicked! Gotta love when things don't go as planned... sometimes!

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Comment by ErikV:
The skin color seems best on this one. But the pose here is my least favorite of the three.

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Comment by ErikV:
I like this one the best as a candid or as an environmental portrait, as it places him nicely in his element.

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Comment by ErikV:
This is my favorite of the three with respect to the traditional elements of portraiture -- well posed and composed, lighting is great, wonderfully interesting face, nice smile. I agree that the face is a bit on the red side, but easily fixed.

The Lutchenko edit brings out the facial features in a more dramatic way. I think each version has its appeal depending on the purpose of the photo. However I would choose your version if this were my father and I were going to get it framed to hang in the house.

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Comment by Jutilda:
I think if you played with black and white and adjusted levels, this might really have something. I think it's telling a story more than the other two. :)

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Comment by smardaz:
the reds seems a bit too much in the shot, perhaps the w/b could be adjusted? im no expoert either, do you have/use lightroom?

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Comment by njsabs:
Wendy...I like the lighting in this image the best. He has a great face and such a smirk that this makes me smile. I like it!!

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Comment by Lutchenko:
wow this chap has such an interesting face Wendy, I just could not resist having a play with this image I hope you don't mind