Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by illini75:
One big cigar

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by HarveyG:
Classic Cuban.

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by dafletchr:
What a character. Great portrait!

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Comment by tvsometime:
A rare double exposure that really works - as if carefully planned. The perspectives are nicely lined up to offer Escher-like surprises. Nice work Sarah.

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by Marc923:
Great portrait. B&W looks good. I'd be interested in seeing this in color.

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by bmartuch:
I'm willing to bet that she could tell you some interesting stories.

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by Ammie:
This evokes a smile as well as compassion. Nicely seen and shot

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Comment by sfalice:
WHAT a great idea. This is splendid! truly.

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Comment by tvsometime:
I'm amazed that you could get a double shot with a noisey camera. Or is it quiter than the D700. Impressive quality at such a high ISO - maybe I should upgrade too. I like the result - a candid double take so to speak.

Cigar Lady
by salmiakki

Comment by Paul:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 8s - I like it quite a bit. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Great, straight up, bold-as-you like portrait - full of character with a brilliant dean pan expression.

2. The juxtaposition of the don't-mess-with-me demeanour and the frilly hat and fan is superb.

3. The composition / placement of subject would not be my choice but it conveys a strange candid effect that I enjoy. Posed but not posed.

I do hanker for a bit more drama in the toning but overall this is a compelling portrait.