Bellezze di Roma
by hotpasta

Comment by UpUpCanadian:
lovely candid.

Lion Eyes
by hotpasta

Comment by macrothing:
Nice capture and color. Again, depending what you had to work with, a slight crop variation, perhaps introducing more of that nice complementary colored bokeh on the left, may have enabled the lion to 'pop' more, but this does 'work' as is. Whether it is your lens, or pp work, there seems to be some slightly 'blown' areas in the whites/light colors, but that may be intentional, especially if you've gone for a 'soft feel'. Also difficult to discern at this size, but seems a slight gamma/whatever issue going into the black areas, especially top right near the ear, but very minor. Obviously fairly 'opportune', but a slight variation to 'incorporate' or 'exclude' the other eye, as it is noticeablely 'cut', would also have made this an even better shot in my opinion. Again, the frame is too large for this size, which at wall size likely looks good, but for 'here', takes up a lot of your 'pixel space' but this type of framing may be your intent, your call, obviously. Like to see the color more dominant in the eye(s), as well as that 'character scar', more detailed as well.

Father Kong
by hotpasta

Comment by macrothing:
Nice capture, especially of the expression, or lack thereof, in his face. Depending what you had to work with (and quality), a cropping out on the right of what appears to be an electric fence and this possibly even with more height, make this an even better shot in my opinion. Like the 'fore bokeh', and the overall softness 'works', but perhaps also a little more detail/sharper in/on the fur may have also made this even better. The thick framing detracts, especially at this size/this 'medium' in my opinion. In the middle of his lips, is a white 'something', whether that is natural or a camera/lens/pixel issue, not sure.

Preacher Man
by hotpasta

Comment by sher:
i love this! excellent candid shot and the wide angle really makes it dramatic. nice work!

Father Kong
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Comment by Jutilda:
WOW. The OOF leaves in the foreground give it a sense of depth, like we are peeking through the growth in the jungle. I love his "grumpy" expression.

Father Kong
by hotpasta

Comment by whiteroom:
thats cool, i'm dying to see the movie

Father Kong
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Comment by UNTITLED:
Not really sure about the extra long landscape crop, but I really love the very creative use of natural framing. The color and clarity are great. Awesome photo!

Lion Eyes
by hotpasta

Comment by UNTITLED:
Great photo, the tight crop really works well. Wonderful clarity and color, nicely done!

Preacher Man
by hotpasta

Comment by hotpasta:
Thanks Jutilda,

Thanks for your comments on all of my pictures. The guy and this lady worked together and as soon as she spotted my she walked right up to me and said, 'You have to make a donation'. It was hilarious.

I was back there on another visit 5 weeks later and they were still there doing their thing.

I shot this with a 10-20mm zoom, my favourite lens. You have to walk up really close. I was about 2 metres away believe it or not. The wide angle lens really is amazing to use.

Preacher Man
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Comment by Jutilda:
I like the contorted sense of it. Fish eye??? You never know what you'll see on Hollywood Blvd. This is a wonderful photojournalistic shot! The contrast is good and I like it.