When this challenge came around, I really wanted to get a shot of my friend Mike at the horse show with his cigarette hanging out of his mouth, he reminds me of an old time cowboy. Shot outdoors at horseshow, this is a candid shot taken during one of the breaks
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Color N/A Saturation N/A Brightness Very Good Contrast Very Good. Lighting Very Good Focus Excellent Depth of Field Good. (Just a bit of softness on his right shoulder.)
This is a timeless picture. Could have been yesterday or 20 years ago. The cigarette is a little bit distracting. It takes a moment to realize the smoke is curling down. At first I was wondering if it was lit. Which means that I had been pulled away from the main subject. It almost looks like it was barely in his mouth, judging by the lenght of the exposed filter. A bit later in the smoke, with more smoke, or as he was lighting up could have made this picture stronger. Or no cigarette at all, for that matter. I could also visualize this photo in sepia or with an old photo effect.
Over all a strong photo. One where you feel like you get a sense of a little bit about who the subject is, which I really like in a photo.
Congratulations on making the top 25, it is well earned.
It's a good portait, I like it a lot. I see a little less detail on the face than on the hat, but they are a more or less on the same plane, I would fix this whith a little USM.
Great character. Love the smile and eye wrinkles. Feel like I missed out because I couldn't see his eyes, but the glasses also add a different dimension to the photo. Like the white contrast of the cigarette
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