Very attractive and effective portrait! On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:18 AM, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Went to a local BBQ festival yesterday and took some snapshots. I saw this >> young lady standing in line at one of the booths and was thought I'd try my >> hand at street portraiture along the lines of Danny Santos. It's clearly >> not up to his standards, but I thought it wasn't too shabby as a first >> attempt. She was a much more interesting looking girl than the photo >> indicates. As the title indicates, she had alabaster skin and coal black >> hair, along with bright blue eyes. She didn't resist at all when I asked. >> She actually seemed pleased, if a little embarrassed. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5025553098/?v=1 >> K-x, DAL 50-200mm, Aperture Priority, f/4.5, ISO 800, 1/60 sec. >> >> Up until now, I've been extremely hesitant about just walking up to people >> and asking them if I can photograph them. Turns out, people are much more >> willing than I ever would've believed. >> >> Comments, critiques, and cash gifts welcome. > > Looks a bit dark on my uncalibrated screen but still, just a lovely > portrait. Those eyes are nice and sharp, lovely softness at the edges > of her face. That very OOF face in the background really adds a feel > of mystery. > > A winner! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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