Old Man of St Paul's

[Black_Square]

Hi guys,

This is my first post on this forum so hi!

Just finished editing this image. It was processed to have an oil painting look, whilst retaining the feel of a photograph.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Gary A.]

I really like the feel, the look and most of the processing. Two suggestions is to lighten up the face and beard just a smidgen, like a bit of dodging. I would center the face in the frame. Okay three ... I would raise the level of detail in the clothing under the chin and at the brim of the hat so that there is a slightly perceptible transition from dark to black.

But all those slight density recommendations may just be due to my monitor.

PS- Welcome to the forum. I want to see more of your images.

 

[Derrel]

RIffing on Gary A/'s comments...this image appears just a little bit too dark on my iMac. I would also center the face a bit, and crop off about two fingers' width of the bottom of the frame, and wouldlighten or diodge the image a bit on the coat area, and brighten the image by 0.3 or 0.4 EV overall. The background wall? SUPERB!

 

[tirediron]

What they ^^ said. Great image, welcome to the forum.

 

[jcdeboever]

Nothing to add, great portrait

 

[WhaleDaughter]

I really like how you captured the real emotion (it's reflected in his eyes). But having it unbalanced to the left is distracting.


"Rule 408: Time is not the boss of you"

 

[zombiesniper113 13]

Agree with the above critiques and just have to add that this guy has a tonne of character.
Very well captured.

 

[Granddad]

Welcome to the forum. What they ^^ said above. LOVE his expression. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work, too.

 

[Black_Square]

Thank you for the comments.

I have brightened the image slightly and also corrected the horizontal arrangement of the eyes. I have noticed that there is significant difference in image quality when viewing in IE. Microsoft really needs to get a grip with colour management. Best viewed in an alternative browser to IE:

Thanks

 

[Gary A.]

What do y ou think of the new versus the old?

I am very curious to the title ... is it a reference to Rembrandt?

 

[Black_Square]

I prefer the new version. Given the skin tones the face was getting lost in the background a touch. The title is a reference to the subject matter and its location at the time - St Paul's, Bristol

 

[nickgillespie]

Really nice!


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[Black_Square]

Thanks for the comments. Just for fun here is a tight crop of the eye, in which you can see me (white trainers and jeans)

 

[FITBMX]

Wonderful photo! Super sharp!!!

Welcome to TPF!

 

[loonatic45414]

Very nice. If you don't mind my asking, what equipment?

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