So glad this did well! Thanks everyone. I knew this was not an "easy" image (it can be seen in the voting pattern).
The title comes from chatting with PamB: I showed her the image and she said he was so similar to Ned Kelly. I never heard of him but I did a research and found his very interesting story.
The model is Federico. I knew him but he didn't have such beard. I met him a few weeks ago and saw that stunning beard, so I told him I wanted to take some pictures with him. So he said: if I plan to get rid rlof the beard I will tell you before.
So I planned a visit to the mountain to take some pics at dawn. We left my house at 5 am. and reached the place. Weather forecast announced fog. We didn't find it, but the weather had a diffused light, perfect for us.
I used my manual focus 24 1.4 at 1.4. If you have ever tried a portrait like this with a manual focus lens you know it's not easy. I used a couple of tricks and have to say that Federico is a super model, one of the best guys I worked with. I had at least 20 photos to choose from.
Now I'm planning a short movie with him in that place. And maybe not just a short film ;)
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Visually compelling image! very nice indeed. Who is he? a lot of things to a lot of people but if you really want to know him read "The Jerilderie Letter"
Really cool portrait. I like the wide field of view combined with shallow DOF, and the soft light and processing look great. Interested to see what lens this is.
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