Loving eyes
by kiwiness

Comment by SharQ:
I am sorry, but it woudl appear that you have seriously overdone the sharpening on this one - the shadows around the hands really distract fromt he image. (4)

Loving eyes
by kiwiness

Comment by hughletheren:
Beautifuuly sharp and brilliantly executed low key tones.

It wasn't me!
by kiwiness

Comment by RLS:
Kiwiness,

Ya' got ripped!!! People just don't appreciate how hard it is to incorporate clothes pins into a photograph.

I like yours better than mine.

Did you ever figure out who stole your cheese? Parts of it seem to be missing ;o)

Bob

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by mcmurma:
Congrats on another fine entry and excellent finish!

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by FranziskaLang:
A Comment From The Critique Club

Hi Gary,

so I finally have time to do a few CC critiques again and I get started off with a winner, what a pleasure :) First impression: I'm stunned. What a wonderful photo full of character and details. I'll have a hard time suggesting anything for improvement ...

COMPOSITION - Very well composed. You filled the frame, got the background blurry but the main subject in perfect focus and still managed to have the guy just a bit off-center to give more room to the direction he is facing. Nicely done. Two tiny little nitpicks on the overall framing are that the collar is cropped off a bit on the left and, since the beard plays such a big role in this photo (at least to me), I'd love to see all of it in the frame, and not the last few straggling bits cropped out. But those are small, the essence of the photo is totally there, the expression on the guy's face, all the details ... great capture at just the right moment.

TECHNICAL - Wonderful. Great focus, and nice blurry background. Good tonal range. Plus, you chose a photo that really lends itself to the Duotone challenge. I bet this photo was good in color, too, but didn't have half as much impact.

POST-PROCESSING - It's well done if you can't see it :) The frame is nice and simple and complements the photo rather than distracting from it.

Overall ... congrats on your new camera and the well-deserved ribbon. I have the sneaky suspicion you'll be getting even more of them soon ... you have a good eye, talent and great equipment :)

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this review.

Franziska.

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by orussell:
To capture that much detail at 30m and get the background out of focus like that is amazing (to me anyways - I have a crap camera...lol). That's some piece of equipment you have. Also, really good eye Kiwi.

Congrats,

Owen

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by scab-lab:
Congrats Kiwi!, Great character and detail in this mans face...good capture. :)

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by kiwiness:
Thanks for all the nice comments. I am travelling around France at the moment and have just only seen I got a ribbon. Wow! Party time in Normandy.

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by David Ey:
I will write PORTRAIT 100 times..till I learn to spell it.....this is a wonderful photo!

Oldtimer
by kiwiness

Comment by Konador:
Congrats again kiwi. On both the 10D and the Ribbon!