The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by Ragga2000:
Nice one :o)

The Fisherman
by BrianR

Comment by ShutterPug:
for a portrait, the face of the subject is normally seen. This to me looks more like a candid than portrait

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by sherpet:
"WOW" factor, as this is an exceptional self portrait, as it looks so natural, and not in any way overdone.
Just perfect, and I "LOVE" it, and give you a "10".....

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by SandyP:
Well. . .I think the Thinking Man did a great job :) This is awesome. Very professional and well done!!! Good luck! I LOVE IT! :)

Divulge Painting Conspiracy
by BrianR

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Overall, I liked the image. What I liked most was the color and the lighting, which gave the image good clarity. Since there are so many movies that involve painting/painters the moment I saw this it just felt appropriate for the challenge. So good choice there.

Compositionally, it works but the crop is a bit too tight, IMO. The main issue with that is the painting itself which is close to the edges. Normally I would avoid that by cropping tighter or including more space. The models on the other hand are cropped very well. I like how they are flush against the frame.

The image also seems a bit blurry in some areas. Not sure if that was part of the original image or due to neatimage. I think if this had better overall sharpeness and some more spacing around the painting this would have scored much higher.

Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Edited for clarity.

Message edited by author 2006-05-19 23:51:52.

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by Pug-H:
Clearly one of the Aussies....

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by LalliSig:
Is that you Hywind? Nice shot anyways, whoever it is, like the backround.

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by Dave Gordon:
I like the background, you've managed to fit yourself right into it.

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by chalice:
Wonderfully expressive face well-photographed. The background is a fine complement to the solid black shirt. ...and of course, a great hat.

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment by TrollMan:
Great portrait. Nice lighting and a good expression - 7 from me