Dad sitting in his chair..the Packer's just blew it. Used auto priority,no flash,a lighted lamp was behind Dad. Used -1%hue,-30%saturation,+10lightness,and 53%mask. Also cropped.
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A big thankyou to all who took the time to comment. All but one saw the phone in the foreground as a distraction and I appreciate the time taken. I will pay more attention to foregrounds in portraits in the future. Thanks again.
Nice image. Subject is well lit, but maybe a bit harshly on the book itself. Unfortunately the cordless phone and other items in the foreground take away from the quaint feel of the pic and are a distraction. Otherwise very nice.
lighting is a bit harsh, as the tops of the arm, phone, & book pages are blown out. It's a nice candid, but nothing really jumps out at me to make me want to rate it high.
Get rid of the extraneous foreground elements and this would be more poigniant. Also glare on arm and book page are distracting and take attention away from the subject...
TC
I like this shot, wasn't what I was expecting from this challenge but it meets the challenge well. He looks comfortable reading here, the book though seems a little overexposed. I like how the telephone has been added, shows me that he's thought of everything so that he doesn't have to get up iof it goes... A very good shot! 9
The phone and the other paraphanalia in the forground are distracting and the lower portion of the book is overexposed. Fix those 2 things and you have a really nice portrait.
Good contrast, the light is a little harsh on the book and a little on the arm. Maybe you should have left the stuff off the table. It is a little distracting. I like the overall feeling I get when I look at the picture though. Good job.
Like the play of light and shadows and pose of this one. Also fits very well to the challenge.
It's just too bright and also could have been improved considerablly by moving the phone and other items away and place a cup of tea or glass of wine/whisky there.
I had to come back to this photo several times to look at it. It is just a superb character study. I keep thinking how much I'd like a picture this 'real' of the people I love. Well done!
...until the phone rings! The phone is in such a strong position compositionally, my eyes ultimately end up switching from the man's face to the phone and back again, so I find it an ironic device considering your title. LIghting is nice, though burnt out in places--on the book, for instance, but this is a nice shot with some very interesting dynamics taking place.
This picture is really cool. The lighting is interesting but the foreground objects distract greatly. (Telephone and table) You should have moved them out of there.
Nice composition and moncromatic feel. Like the very black background. VERY minor criticism - phone in the foreground draws my eye to a not-so-interesting element.
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