Starting portrait (trying to at least). Critics needed.

[crevest]

And n° 3 again with lighter post processing

 

[Derrel]

Ok. I will try to rework on the third one because the original because the DOF is actually quite good on the original...

Here is a fourth one (old, taken in Benin in an hotel room with no other light than a cloudy sky):



130mm f7.1 1/40 handheld as well.
ISO is high (I think 1600) for a D70.

It might actually look better in B&W.

Cedric

Line, shape, mass, texture, value; this photo has all the needed elements for a STRONG B&W rendering. As-shown, the colors of the skin are not that pleasing, and the tone variations are very abrupt, but with the hues removed, this will definitely be a better-realized image, JUST by converting it to B&W.

 

[crevest]

Hesitated between both. B&W version below:



Is there a way of getting rid of the noise?