Thanks Frank. I'll probably retouch the shot so that the glasses appear to be completely mirrored. Right now, it's way at the bottom of my priority list:-). Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 1/10/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve is an artist friend. He needed a pic for some project of his. I > > had only my *istD and DA 16-45 at the time. Shot him with window light > > on a cloudy day. Room lights for the background and backlight. I rather > > like it. f4 @ 1/30th, ISO 800. BW conversion in PSCS. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4015929 > > Paul > > I concur with the others: > > Wonderful portrait. It has loads of personality and character. > > The reflection is problematic for me. I saw you say that his mirrored > glasses are his "trademark". I wouldn't mind if they appeared > completely mirrored. OTOH, I wouldn't mind if they appeared as > regular clear (or even dark) glass, with no reflections. But the > "partial reflection" that we see is the least preferable situation, > IMHO. > > Still, I really like this one. The reflection thing is just a nitpick, > really. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >

