Velko 3

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Alberto Conde , January 26, 2003; 11:03 A.M.

très, très bon ce portrait!

M.M. Meehan , June 01, 2003; 02:28 A.M.

tres bon certainmont. My French stinks.

This photo does not stink, in fact This is excellent. I like the highlighting from the backlights. What a story this man could tell, I bet. Well cropped and there is that lovely shallow DOF again. One tiny nitpick is the blown out spot on the eye on the right. Not a big deal. You could burn it easily to slightly darker with your photoshop. Or did you want it this way to show the extra light or gleam in his eyes? These tones are excellent.

Ljupco Smokovski , January 29, 2004; 07:21 P.M.

Great Portrtait

No doubt about it. Also no doubt you are a great Photoshop master and photographer with a distinguishing style. I like your photos a lot but i prefer your authentic ones ( Never been a PS addict). By the way, are you here (in macedonia) as a photographer or this is just your hobby? Regards

Pierre Dumas [Frequent poster] , January 30, 2004; 12:44 P.M. (edit | delete)

I'm blushing

Thank you for your compliments Ljupcho. No, I'm not a photographer at all (one of the compliments), I lieve in Macedonia. I've been here all my life, as a matter of fact. Pierre Dumas is just my "nom artistique". Thank you for your comments.

I love a lot of your photos, but this one particularly moves me. The sharpness and angles highlighting the age just give him more character, telling me he's through it all but he still loves and enjoys life.. I'm sure he and his family are very grateful to you for taking this!

love this although possibly (possibley) a little sharpend to much

great portrait, I like the crop and the full version as well.

Very natural and nice portrait Pierre! Bravo my friend!

Best regards Sadegh

Fantastic light and textures. And what an emotional face! Well done!

Best regards,

Alain

Fantastic potratit. For me photography is about transmiting emotions, and you really did it with this picture.

Best regards

Jose