Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by rossbilly:
you said "Love it or hate it, but TELL ME!!!! ;)"... i do wish the gold & green colors were more saturated, but:

i love it! you recently posted a shot where you'd gone up to a stranger for pics, and its easy to see that you LIKED doing it LOL - this has SO much character and life to it, there's a connection with your subject that just works!

The obvious difference between his (heritage? culture?), and the surrounding environment adds a sense of time that's hard to ignore... Bravo sir!!!

Day 28 Beatiful Redhead
by Valdo

Comment by TDCollins:
Ivan found a new model!! Very nice.

Day 28 Beatiful Redhead
by Valdo

Comment by agrimace:
Very photogenic. The face seem a bit washed out on my screen.

Day 28 Beatiful Redhead
by Valdo

Comment by SandyP:
You're right. She is very pretty and photographs well. I bet she likes this picture and would probably love to do a real shoot. Be sure to show us if you do :)

The Beggar
by Valdo

Comment by Meshary:
Wow ...
i ll give it 10 ...
PerFeCt ;>

Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by daboardergirl:
I love the guy, but I don't love the background as much. What a find!!

Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by TDCollins:
Okay Ivan, here's what I like and don't like. I like the effects you worked on for the tones for the entire picture. You have a good focus on the man. The background really distracts from the subject of the image. Your wonderful 50mm lens could have corrected this had you changed your aperture setting say to a f/2.8 when taking the shot. However you now have to deal with this building and doing something more, where more focus of yours eyes goes to the man. If you crop a little tighter you will loose some of the building to the left and all of it to the right. Then you could add a little vignetting around the edges to draw the focus inward to the man. Another thing that is distracting is the square in the sky sitting just on top of the building. The only reason I write anything negative about this photo is because you asked for advice so I'm just sharing thoughts. :)

Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by chesire:
I like it though I'd get rid of the background if I could.

Very interesting character in his face.

Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by Jutilda:
This is too wonderful.

Day 25 El Danzante
by Valdo

Comment by agrimace:
I think the pp makes it stand out. Interesting hat.