Babushka in black.

Granddad · May 22, 2019

Grandmothers ain't what they used to be.

I corrected the lens distortion and colour balance in Lightroom, and removed the old polystyrene chip tray from under the gun carriage and stray hairs in Photoshop. Then I took it into Portrait Pro to redo her makeup (no skin smoothing) and brighten/sharpen her eyes and mouth. Next was taking off about 5lbs in Portrait Pro Body. All changes were minimal but I enjoy the processing as much as taking the shots.

smoke665 · May 22, 2019

May have done some editing, but there's no doubt the lady has always been blessed with an inner beauty that age cannot decrease. Great job on the lady, but whatever that is in the end of the canon is very distracting. Keeps pulling my eye away from her.

tirediron · May 22, 2019

In the modern vernacular... "Damnnnnnnnnn!" Very nicely done, Mark!

Jeff15 · May 22, 2019

Very good shot.....

Derrel · May 22, 2019

She looks elegant.

Dean_Gretsch · May 22, 2019

I have a thing for beautiful silver hair. My ex mil had the same hair. Gorgeous model!

Granddad · May 22, 2019

smoke665 said:
May have done some editing, but there's no doubt the lady has always been blessed with an inner beauty that age cannot decrease. Great job on the lady, but whatever that is in the end of the canon is very distracting. Keeps pulling my eye away from her.

That's the wooden plug that stops the tourists from using it as a litter bin. Now you mention it I see your point, it is a bit of a distraction.

As for editing, it really was minimal, mostly her makeup which she'd put on a few hours earlier for day wear.

Dean_Gretsch said:
I have a thing for beautiful silver hair. My ex mil had the same hair. Gorgeous model!

I'll give away her secret Dean, that's a wig she sometimes wears. It's a lot easier to keep it looking good than her own hair which is baby fine bottle blonde and is blown askew by the slightest breeze. I know what you mean, I think it looks awesome on her.

...And to the others, thank you.