It may not be perfect but it's one of those that makes me smile every time I look at it.
Thanks for all the great comments everyone and thanks much Paul for the thumb! I had a hard time deciding between two photos for this challenge...this was the other, taken just moments apart:
...he's such a silly boy...must be genetic.
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Holy Smoke! This is wee Anil? I never made the connection at all: I would have missed my guess by half a world. I was thinking that we must have a bright new star from the sub-Continent let loose amongst us. Now that loving craftsmanship falls into place. The quiet sense of fun as well. Cheers, R. It's a bloody beauty.
As in age or vote? It almost looks like he has the mumps because of the different contours of the left side of his face. Interesting lighting, and nice contrast.
It's a silly-serious portrait, which is one of my favourite things. But it's a healthy cut above other silly-serious portraits for a few reasons.
First is the deadpan expression ... not a simulated deadpan, a real one. First-and-a-half is the distortion to the features caused by the goggles, and the fact that he is apparently oblivious or indifferent to it. Second is the orientation in landscape, which complements his splendidly landscaped ears. Third is the beautiful craftsmanship evident in the technical quality of the photograph. And last but best of all is the fact that it is a joyful photograph, but without any explicit joy being visible. You have here the implicit joy of two things: Photography, and Family (I am assuming the family part, but it's really gotta be I reckon).
This is what photographs and photography are really about. 10, and a heartfelt Order of the Thumb. Thank you.
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: I love quirky portraits and this is no exception. In fact it remands me of a picture of my own son, where his goggles also squished his eye:
Yours is a much better image though: great shallow DOF, lovely tones, complementary grain. Excellent.
Critical stuff: Perhaps slightly tighter on our right (his left)?
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