Ravages of war

[Iansky]

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I attended a show last weekend and came across this character, his dress and beard with sunglasses created a very powerful image so I just had to capture a shot of him.

M8.2 with 90mm Elmarit

 

The original image is pin sharp!

[vdb]

I love it. Not sure why there aren't any comments, perhaps it's the processing. The red lips add whimsy.

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[roguewave]

Great work & title. He carries it with him. Well done.

[pauledell]

Ian,

 

 

A delightful shot. I bet that guy is a real story in of himself. A great portrait.

 

Paul

[twittle]

That's a great portrait of a great subject. Lots of detail to engage the eye.

[dave_d]

What war? Great portrait.

[rondeb]

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Love it! One of my favorite portraits in a while. Love to see behind the glasses!!!

BW may be in order too.

 

-Ron

[azzo]

Strong portrait IMHO.

[JLV]

Ian,

 

Great protrait!

 

The texture of his skin tells a lot too.

Very very sharp. The Elmarit 90 is one of a kind.

 

All the best,

Jean-Luc

[PhotoArchival]

Cool portrait. The processing certainly is interesting. The blue in his beard is real or from the processing?

What happened to his shades? Took out your reflection? I already know what you look like from your avatar photo...

 

Amado

[Marquinius]

I wouldn't mind having this one as a poster sized print: it certainly will evoke a discussion with customers and own staff Great capture and perfect DPP for this one!

[mlesser]

Very surreal and somehow quite disturbing. What is this man trying to say? Great image!

[allamande]

Very interesting image. Something a bit off about this guy. He looks like a prop. The beard looks well groomed yet the jacket is soiled, the helmet looks like a relic with that well-placed chin strap. What is the message here?

 

Ece

Edited September 18, 2009 by allamande

[biglouis]

Great image. So much character and very dramatic colour contrast.

 

LouisB

[Fernmelder]

In the trenches he would have been an even bigger lice target:eek:

[fotografr]

Superb portrait.

[Iansky]

Cool portrait. The processing certainly is interesting. The blue in his beard is real or from the processing?

What happened to his shades? Took out your reflection? I already know what you look like from your avatar photo...

 

Amado

 

I had the 90mm Elmarit on the M8.2 and shot this from about 50ft away hence no reflection.

The event was a "Dig again for Victory" where a lot of people dress up in military uniforms from the wars and he was dressed as a pensioner from WW1, I cropped the image down from the original post but below is the full size image (62mb as a 16 bit Tiff).

[wilfredo]

He's very convincing in that role. Excellent portrait and post-processing. The 90mm Elmarit, both M and R versions are not celebrated enough. I didn't use mine too much on the M8 but just got one for my DSLR and really having fun with it.

[jplomley]

That post-processing is very interesting indeed. Certainly works on this subject very well.

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