dada7 0 Posted March 11, 2011 Thank you visiting my folder.Your works are Strong in simplicity, Very Nice shot! I live in Korea and busan city,My name is Seung Kyu Choi.my first name is Seung Kyu,SK is initial.good luck ! Link to comment
petershans 0 Posted March 11, 2011 Well seen and composed. personally I would like it a little bit brighter. cheers, Hans Link to comment
julio_segura_carmona1 4 Posted March 11, 2011 Precioso retrato de excelente belleza, saludos Amigo. Link to comment
rivera r 0 Posted March 11, 2011 Wonderful composition. Pierre. Great face, congrats. Link to comment
hamidfarzandian 0 Posted March 11, 2011 I see its not a simple composite to simply examine your capabilities of digital alteration, but it has a strong story, expressing firstly in the face and smile of the old monk, as well as the ancient monastery at the far back. Very impressive arwork. Bravo.Hamid. Link to comment
ldavidson 4 Posted March 13, 2011 Pierre, this is interesting. It has an eerie feeling for me. I feel like I am looking at a ghost. I don't think that was your intent though. I like it. It is beautifully composed and balanced. Link to comment
John Peri 1,032 Posted March 13, 2011 Clever composition, excellent my friend .. reminiscent of Mount Athos, though the little Byzantine church is in reality to be found in Plaka .. : -) .. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted March 13, 2011 I wonder why John Peri comments on yours and never on mines...Enlighten me, please !John is a "go to follow" to me. Aaah ! Why ?!So many babes, so little time...Can you ?!Thanks ! Link to comment
x_wang 0 Posted March 13, 2011 Unique artistic work, very creative. It tells me something about his life ...I like the balance of the picture.Jasmine Link to comment
yannis_georgikopoulos 0 Posted March 13, 2011 One of your best abstracts dear friend! A monk from Agio Oros? The stone and the church in the background give a perfect sense of spirituality and faith. Excellent and inspiring processing!All the best Link to comment
chris_panagiotidis 0 Posted March 13, 2011 I could swear he is a Greek monk, ( or at least a Balkan !) Again I think we lose the essence by focusing to technicalities. The important here is the point of interest, the smiling face of this weathered ascetic monk who is forcing a smile in front of your camera. If you cover with your hand the area underneath the eyes you will notice that his eyes DO NOT SMILE like a heartfelt smile obliges them to ! Hence it is a friendly, obliging gesture to a kind photographer , but not a genuine , heartfelt laugh , AND HOW COULD IT BE ONE ? It is not supposed so, a life of ascetism dries the juices of life in a peculiar way. So, in my opinion , the important point in this documentory ( i see it as a documentory) is the reserved , self-restricted, solemn smile he decided to grand you with. The scheme he wears , his obvious kindness and the wrinkles of a mature life impose his appearance to the "click" that immortalised him. The little iconostasis in a form of a chapel is not so Byzantine , so I change my initial guess about the monk's origins, I leave it to your kind descretion - or should I have a better look to the photo description details? Kind regards, Pierre! Link to comment
kallol 1 Posted March 14, 2011 Excellent portrait, PDE...lovely smile...very well composed...secondary object is well balanced with the face of the old man...his expression is superb....my best Link to comment
John Peri 1,032 Posted March 14, 2011 My initial statement was presumptuous and I apologize, it was just from memory. The church is not the one in Plaka, but the Byzantine influence may well be present .. Link to comment
blue-olympus 0 Posted March 15, 2011 Hi Pierre....a remarkable work, the monk looks awesome set against that fantastic backdrop....Bravo! Link to comment
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