Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by aerogurl:
I love these older burly looking man photos, however the lighting/shadow on this is mildly distracting.... 7

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by Brad:
And a lifetime of stories I'm sure he would share.
Very nicely spotted and composed, with good control of the lighting, especially in the shadows. (7)

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by Wawaa:
This is excellent....I'd love to listen to one of his stories ! 10

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by wheeledd:
Great! It makes me wish I could hear his stories.

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by Strikeslip:
Wonerful candid portrait of an interesting subject. I get the feeling he's a street busker, but I can't be sure because the frame's in close, which is something I like, it leaves me wondering. [10]

Waiting for The Sunrise Over Half Dome
by TDCollins

Comment by PhantomEWO:
great shot maybe a little over sharpened

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by PhantomEWO:
What a character, is he telling stories of your photo yet?

Waiting for The Sunrise Over Half Dome
by TDCollins

Comment by e301:
There's some good stuff here, but the down-side is perhaps stronger I'm afraid: that hugely burnt-out sky, some lack of detail in the trees (this perhaps is as much to do with too much local contrast - note the sense of halos around the edges, which means that there is a good deal of work for the eye to do to make anything out in the details), and strange contrast in the trunk of that nearer tree. It's a pretty good shot of a familiar scene froom a compositional point of view, but I think your processing has let it down, and perhaps allowing that sky to get so over-exposed in your original shot.

Listen To My Stories
by TDCollins

Comment by leesc:
If not for the shadow falling across his face, this would be an excellent photograph. Next, I would suggest that you wait a few minutes for the sun to change positions so that the shadow doesn't distract from your image.

Waiting for The Sunrise Over Half Dome
by TDCollins

Comment by itsrazzi:
powerful, dramatic view