Grandfather

[little mick]

Hope you like it....just wanted to share one of my faves....
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/littlemick69/popsbdayjune2006NonnoBWsmall.jpg

[Rebecca]

I really like this. I nice textural BW.
I'd crop most of the black off the left and some of the right and tone down the bright area on his head, my eyes are drawn straight to it.

[snowygal]

I agree with rebecca as far as the cropping goes, would like to see a tighter crop (have a real thing for tight crops)

[Charmed]

Can see why this is a favourite. Lovely shot.
In two minds about the crop :confused:

[Atlas]

Howdy,

Not convinced it needs cropping. The lighting is great and adds to teh mood of the photo. Well done :)

[~Raven~]

I love it..................

[snowygal]

I suggested cropping mainly because its personal taste with me...as youve probably noticed I adore close cropped headshots....

[Graham]

I like the large crop in this one, it is just personal taste it seems, but the large blank area speaks to me. No offence to the subject, but it's like he's in a coffin, or perhaps just lonely.

The bright forehead is a bit distracting but otherwise I love the photograph.

Cheers, Graham.

[SSSchwing]

nice interpretation graham.... i thought along the same lines, but didn't want to say that lol

i think the shot would work in both its current state and a tighter crop.

love the lighting and the pose

[little mick]

To show you the amount of work I do in photoshop....here is the same picture as above....before my TWEAKS>..........

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/littlemick69/popsbdayjune2006small.jpg

[Janedoe67]

Awesome pic. I like your crop even though I am into the tighter crop. Great tweaking too ;)

[Lori]

Hard to believe that is the same shot......great job in PS!

[SSSchwing]

see! this is where i fail... I would have looked at the original and said to myself, damn, not a good shot...

and yet you can see something and turn it into a great B&W shot!

damn you creative types! :p

[geoffw]

Little Mick

You've done a great job. Well done- from an ordinary photo, you've created an extraordinary image.

(I don't think that comments about tight crops related to farmers in the drought).

[ghe]

Oh... My... God!!!! You are a magician that is amazing I was gonna say I loved the lighting and everything about this shot then you throw the original in don't you just love photo shop. I would love to have a quarter of your artistic ability in photoshop...oneday!!!

[snowygal]

that is simply incredible, the transformation!!!!!!!!!
do you have instructions LOL...
Im with you ssschwing, would have sent it to the delete bin without trying to work on it...

[little mick]

that is simply incredible, the transformation!!!!!!!!!
do you have instructions LOL...
Im with you ssschwing, would have sent it to the delete bin without trying to work on it...

My instructions would be.....Play as much as you can with photoshop! Read tutorials on how to do things...really get a feel for the program....I hated using it for about 6 months....but then it all came together....It's like anything really.....I look at pics i took 12 months ago and I cringe.......at least I am getting better.........thanks for liking this pic!

[~Raven~]

How do you manage to get such stunning b/w conversion....cause I'm having trouble with it.......it really is amazing

[biggles]

extaordinary! as someone who hasn't made the digital leap, that's simply amazing.


i won't trust what i'm looking at anymore, though :p

[Buz]

Tis is where digital art and photography meet...well done. Really great to see the original photo as well, usually we just get to see the results. Thanks.