A Hint of a Smile

Something pleasant must have crossed his mind. Your thoughts and

comments are most welcome. Thanks for looking.

Holger,

Your title is excellent and your composition is spot-on.  And, this all works very well in your b/w version.  Well done. 

Holger, very nice portrait with great  effect of the light & shadow, contrast, also the crisp sharp, and dark bg. make the image more depth & unusual mood.      Best regards

Looks like interesting character and the background is black which is the best solution by me, but difficult to achieve (my experience)

 

Best regards, Holger!

 

PDE

A very nice result with beautiful lighting, Holger!

 

Bill, Richard, PD and Ruud, Thanks for looking and the comments.

A candid but yet dramatic portrait.  Well captured and the lighting works well for b/w... Mike

Thanks Mike I appreciate your visit and comment. See you soon.

Hi Holger,

  Wonderful b/w portrait with great lighting & title.  Take care, Patsy

The light and the diagonal position of his head all leads to a very good portrait. Well done.

Dear Patsy Thank you for the visit and your kind words.

 

Tony it's always a pleasure to read your comments. Thank you.

Interesting work!

I really like your processing of this very 'intimate window' as seen in this POV. It has a 'soft edge' that I find quite engaging Holger. Nice work, hope you've had a good summer :) Gail

An expression which hints that he might know something you don't.  Chalky highlights are reminiscent of our high speed film days and give it a classic touch.  The lighting pattern on his face sculpts it's features nicely and your camera orientation helps with the filling of the frame with only the essentials.  As someone else said, a fine candid portrait.  Best, LM.

Hi Gail, It's great to hear from you. Thanks for looking and the great comment. Hope your shoulder is better. See you soon.

 

Len thank you so much for your very fine critique of this image. Very helpful. See you soon.

 

Holger

Excellent portraiture work Holger that presents much more than the external face details...!!!... Bravo...!!!

Karolos it's always great to hear from you. thank you for the kind and insightful words for this image of my son.

Holger

very good expression here..

Thanks for the look and write Mehmet.

Original composition of an interesting young man , the reflection on the eye glasses makes the image attractive for me. Great contrast ! Warm regards.

Jorge thank you for the kind words, the interesting young man is my eldest son.

Holger

intriguing, dramatic! excellent use of light makes it breathe, Holger... and i must say, a most interesting and attractive young man... ;-} dp

Oh Donna you have such good taste, he's a chip off the old block ;-) Thanks so much for the visit and great comment.

Holger

An expressive portrait, bravo .. you should do more of them .... 

Thank you John for the encouraging words.

Holger