Open thread: Show us your portraits!

[Dopaco]

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Louis, elr:

Thank you for transmitting the opinion, I will take it into account.

Photos taken in the Monfrague National Park. Cáceres, Spain. (It's my family)

regards

Edited March 22, 2019 by Dopaco

[wda]

#2 is my choice. I like the idea which is well executed.

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[andyturk]

Mt. Popa, Myanmar

Epson R-D1

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[dkCambridgeshire]

41 minutes ago, andyturk said:

Mt. Popa, Myanmar

Epson R-D1

 

I wonder how many RD-1 cameras are still in use?  I recall Jonathan Eastland recommended them and he used one himself.

dunk 

[andyturk]

Just now, dkCambridgeshire said:

I wonder how many RD-1 cameras are still in use?  I recall Jonathan Eastland recommended them and he used one himself.

dunk 

This is an old shot from 2005. I haven't used the Epson in years. But I got a lot of "keepers" with it, probably due to the Leica glass more than anything.

[andyturk]

Another Epson R-D1 capture.

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[farnz]

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8 hours ago, andyturk said:

Mt. Popa, Myanmar

Epson R-D1

Hi, Andy, I'm curious about the white, powdery effect on the subject's face that works so well with the paint deterioration and white writing on the door.  Was the whiteness added deliberately, was it the result of some work she'd beed doing, was it a skin condition perhaps?

Pete.

[Dopaco]

I have the same curiosity as Farnz and I would like to know the answer..

[dkCambridgeshire]

55 minutes ago, farnz said:

Hi, Andy, I'm curious about the white, powdery effect on the subject's face that works so well with the paint deterioration and white writing on the door.  Was the whiteness added deliberately, was it the result of some work she'd beed doing, was it a skin condition perhaps?

Pete.

 

44 minutes ago, Dopaco said:

I have the same curiosity as Farnz and I would like to know the answer..

https://www.exoticvoyages.com/travel-blog/why-do-burmese-women-have-white-faces/

dunk 

[farnz]

Thanks, Dunk, I didn't see women painting themselves in this way when I was (briefly) in Myanmar in 1992.

Pete.

[Louis]

Leica CL + 18-56

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[Cyril Jayant]

When I met Charlie, He seemed to have forgotten me.

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[andyturk]

5 hours ago, farnz said:

Hi, Andy, I'm curious about the white, powdery effect on the subject's face that works so well with the paint deterioration and white writing on the door.  Was the whiteness added deliberately, was it the result of some work she'd beed doing, was it a skin condition perhaps?

Pete.

Dunk's link explained the thanaka better than I could. As for the writing on the door, I have no idea--probably just some graffitti. The shot was taken at the top of Mt. Popa. I liked the color as a background and asked her to stand in front for a photo.

Backstory... While traveling through Myanmar in 2005, I met two young women selling postcards at Shwezigon Paya near Bagan. I planned to do a tour of the area the next day and rather than hiring an official government guide (which was expected), I asked the girls if they would take me around to their favorite pagodas. They agreed and we spent the next day bicycling around and crawling through hidden passageways in the beautiful old structures.

At the end of the day, we rode back to their village for some tea. Over snacks, I asked about nearby Mt. Popa. They said it was very beautiful, but had never seen it in person. The mother of one of the girls had lived her entire life only 60km away, but only knew it from the postcards she sold to tourists. It was only $20 or so for a taxi, so I asked if they'd accompany me again the next day for another private tour. The mom came along too, and she's the one standing in front of the yellow door in the photo above.

I'm the one with no thanaka in the photo below...

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[gregt]

On 1/21/2015 at 3:59 PM, fotografr said:

M8, 50 Summilux ASPH

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Beautiful portrait with eyes that look into your soul.

[dkmoore]

Portrait of 4.5 Month Old GS puppy. Ears = up and down, up and down

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[Alberti]

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Dan

J-3, MM1

 

 

[erl]

Alberti, you (just) missed focus, but what the hell. You got the personality! That is a real 'Dan' look.

Looking at that picture, I can almost hear his half chuckle.

Image is ALWAYS more important than sharpness or whatever.

[Patrick Bouvier]

Rock'n'Roll familiy...

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M9 & Zeiss Distagon 35mm/f:1,4

 

[Louis]

Leica CL + Macro 60mm TL

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[Gelatino]

M10   Summilux 35mm FLE

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