A Bitter Past

I stumbled upon this Cuban man sitting on the curb. His expression

never changed while talking with him - he's hurting. Comments please.

Thanks!!

What an expression and the details to match it. Well illustrates your title. Well fone

Thank you so much, Ifti.

Great portrait Lawrence! With this composition and b/w work you've strongly caught that you say...his bitter past. Kind regards, Luis

Very impressive portrait of the expression of bitterness. Best regards.

Like a sculpture Lawrence and what an expression, looks almost frightening...Regards

Awesome creation in B/W also. Great as always. Rgds.

A bitter past.

 

Very nice shot Lawrence!!

 

Good posture and well done!!

 

Regards(Bobby).

Very well done, love the tonal quality and PP work. Very effective. Regards

the is excellent portrait, the title is so apt, his anger is piercing thru the image, excellent one my dear friend, but your kind ratings are preventing me rating 7s unfortunately my dear friend but the truth is it deserves all the highest ratings, congrats....

Great job capturing and processing this portrait. The title says it all. Have a great week Lawrence.

Excellent work my friend! Cheers!

This is a fantastic portrait Lawrence, great title and your p/p once again is phenomenal. Excellent work my friend. Best Regards Glenn.

It is a great work, the expression of his face and wrinkle reveal a harsh and bitter exteriority. Who knows how it is inside his soul. You have acquired a very effective technique that is well suited to portraits of man and animals.

Best Regards.

Impressive portrait and pp work. Not sure about the bg elaboration.Mho only. Regards, El

I`m lost for words. Magnificent! Take good care and all the best from Jannica. Ps Not allowed to rank the way I want, I`ll be back! Ds

A very strong and hard portrait with much personality.... Really great post process work and I really like this in black and white colors...

 

All my best to you my friend, Jill

Thank you all for yout valuable input - it means so much to me!

Brilliant photo! The expression captured in this picture is amazing, tbo! Best regards, Linh Dinh

Lawrence,

That face reads like a roadmap of dispair!! The music would be "nobody knows the trouble I've seen!" Just a fabulous portrait, brilliantly rendered into your signature style and made all the more powerful by your choice of black and white.One of your best works of the many great ones of yours I've already seen!! Bravo!

Lawrence,

 

Fantastic portrait and portrayal of a hard life! Biw tones are wonderful and the post work as always perfect. The lines on the face are like those of an aged oak with much history embedded in them. Fine work! Take care, Leslie :)

Man, if only his 'wrinkles' could talk....I'm glad he is still alive.....hate for him to be a 'ghost' somewhere....stuck between the 'light and darkness'.....gives me the shivers.....not that I believe in this stuff....but I had an 'encounter' with a 'ghost' that lived in a Century old home/restaurant in Port Perry, Ont. (we lived there.....I used to do manicure/nails for the owner......the Murray House is featured in a book....think it's 'Haunted Houses of Soughtern Ontario'........tell you about it somethime...thankfully this 'fella' was very friendly......get chills as I speak of it......

 

Back to your wonderful Art Work....at least you've 'immortalized him'.....perhaps today if he is still alive, he may have a 'reason to smile' - great work Lawrence....he would have been great in "Pirates of the Caribbean"....wouldn't have needed to put too much 'makeup' on him!!! Good show Lawrence!

Great title but even if you didnt have it one could say he went through a lot. Great job Lawrence!

...great postprocessing! Regards! CL

Hi Amigo, another great shot with an excellent treatment , felicidades and best regards //Salvador