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Wonderful portrait! Thank you for sharing!

Nice contrast and tones. Beautiful composition.

Regards

Gamini

very nice portrait, with lots of character. I like his expression and your composition. I think there are a few areas that are a bit blown and lack details, in the beard for instance. I would be tempted to try a more contrasty version to bring out his character a little more (see my suggestion, not better just different than yours).  Regards - michel

Thank you for the kind comment , Michel,and the trouble you went into, by working on this one. The suggested more contrasty presentation has been tried already  and this final ,milder one, was opted as doing more justice to the  gentle, kind and noble character of the gentleman depicted.  Respectful regards, season wishes . 

The wonderful light brings out the soul and character of this gentleman.

Very good portraiture work Chris,excellent conversion to bw,regards

Very nice portrait, Chris ... lovely tones and great expression in his eyes. Best regards.

Hola Chris. Excelente imagen, excelente luz. Te felicito. Un cordial saludo, Joaquín.

A splendid piece of work Chris, with the guy's expression and his glance suiting the whole scene very well. Your p/p work is also most excellent...Regards

very good expression..and bw.congrats

This is brilliant. Congrats!

Beautifully done, but his expression is the best part.

Chris I love the lighthearted, knowing expression of his face and you do it much justice. The light on his beard and face are wonderful. There is just enough detail on the hat.

Excellent, Chris. The image really emphasizes the photogenic features. Very effective lighting and use of grey scale. Compliments!

Best wishes for the holidays and for prosperity throughout the coming year. Regards - El

A lovely portrait Chris. Your choice of presentation is most effective and complimentary to this very interesting man who bears the pride of many years and I'm sure many wonderful stories that would inspire and captivate.  Well done ! sincere regards, Gail 

Bravo /7/7

Kind regards/ Janis Lukas

Excellent portrait! (7!)