Four Generations

[fotografr]

My father will turn 87 next month and it was very important to him to have a four generation photograph taken with his son, grandson and great-grandson. We got the family all together in Portland, Oregon, last weekend and I took this photo at the exact spot where his grandson (on right) was married three years ago. M7, Nocti @ f/2.0, Fuji Velvia 50, Coolscan V.

[semrich]

Brent,

A family picture your father could be proud of, it looks like it was shot with studio lighting,

Richard

[albertwang]

Just wondering whether my slightly "greenish tint" is due to the lousy screen I am seeing this on?

Wonderful shot. I like the idea of family connection.

[fotografr]

Thanks much, Richard. This was just available light in open shade.

Albert--Hopefully, the cast is just on your screen. I've viewed it on two monitors and don't see it. Both monitors were, however, calibrated with the same software/hardware combination.

[ddp]

Nice shot Brent...I always enjoy seeing Noct shots in "normal" situations....

[fotografr]

Thanks, Dan. I like to use the Nocti in normal situations because it has the ability to make those situations quite extraordinary. For shots like this one, the lens really deserves the bulk of the credit.

[albertwang]

Bingo, reminds me now of Sally Mann's family photos with a more optimistic twist ... That's why I like family photos with an artistic bent.

[elansprint72]

Brent,
Great family portrait, please tell your Dad I admire his taste in shirts and (judging by the socks) it looks like the kid has in herited the gene!!!!

Cheers,
Pete.

[albert]

Brent,

Very nice. My dad just turned 86. My sons haven't reproduced yet but my daughter showed him a fourth generation......Al

[stuny]

Brent -

No greenish cast on my monitor. I really like the color, light, focus and bokeh.

[martinop]

Nicely done.

[stevem7]

Superb shot here, and the Noctilux signature really makes it. Makes me want to go out and buy this lens, but at $3800 its only a dream right now. Great shot.

a nice family picture, but to me as observer and not knowing these people a little uninteresting.

[jackart]

Very touching group portrait. Nice, that You found the moment to pose all together.
I see visible blue cast. If the socks are white, the end result after de-casting is:

first the had a pink touch, now yellow....

[neila]

I prefered the first one as the grandfathers eyes are so blue.....

[fotografr]

Originally Posted by imported_stefan_r

a nice family picture, but to me as observer and not knowing these people a little uninteresting.

Thank you, Stefan. Actually, "a nice family picture" was all this was ever intended to be. Nothing more, nothing less. I make no pretense about producing great art.

And thanks to everyone else who took time to look and comment.

[lambroving]

Brent,

You have a camera with a self-timer?

Stefan,

Suspect Barnack had shots like this in mind when he invented the camera. It certainly works well for the streets of India too, but hardly exclusively.

[fotografr]

Originally Posted by lambroving

Brent,

You have a camera with a self-timer?

William--I'm the son with NO offspring, so I always get to take the pictures instead of being in them. I know, you thought I was the old guy, right?

[lambroving]

No, I thought you were the handsome one...