This man is someone that we met on a hike. He was so interesting - and I also kept thinking, "I just have to take his picture."... So I did - I took quite a few while he was deeply engaged in conversation with my husband. None of them were posed. Such a lovely soul.
[Jun. 4th, 2013 06:17:20 PM]
I do realize that it does not fill the frame corner-to-corner, and I played around with some crops. However, I felt that I just couldn't take away from it - the hat, the beard, his entire face - it all adds character. So I went with as close of a crop as I could get and still include all of him.
Perhaps he would have scored higher if I had cropped to fill the frame...?
Just wanted to add for those who may be interested --- this was all natural lighting, capturing a moment in real life. It's one of my favorites. I understand why some voted it down (didn't completely fill the frame), but I'm still glad I entered it.
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