My father again

Wonderful portrait.

Fixcinater said:

Wonderful portrait.

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Thank you !!

Is this shot with a digital camera? the background has artifacting that tends to make me think so.. very nice portrait btw.. background disturbs me .

Bob Carnie said:

Is this shot with a digital camera? the background has artifacting that tends to make me think so.. very nice portrait btw.. background disturbs me .

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No, I shot it with the Bronica EC-TL II with a Zenzanon 80/2.4. Artifacting? Thank you ! Regards

Lens bokeh Bob!!! Great portrait. Love the out of focus areas!!

This is beautiful - really love the colors and your composition too !Regards -Andreas

This is a fine portrait you'll be looking at in years to come. Well done!

love the man hate the bokeh eh

Andrew Moxom said:

Lens bokeh Bob!!! Great portrait. Love the out of focus areas!!

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I think this is a very nice portraiture of your father. Only change I'd make is to crop out the lady? in the background left. Should be enough room not to lose the length of the walking cane here.

Decent portrait. A few things. Go back and do it at magic hour to get rid of some of the harsh highlights and squinting. Try for a shirt that doesn't compete with his face. A solid color if possible. Crop the person out of the background. Darken the bottom slightly a bit and the left edge quite a lot but blend it. You create the depth by the highlight behind him and the fence vanishing point. The problem is we should be looking at his face but are led off by his shirt and the lightness on the left side of the picture. Try to get the element so we are drawn to his face a bit more. A good start.