The Man Behind The Mask

Would love to hear any C&C you may have. Thanks very much for your

time and Happy Shooting :)

I think you have captured the man in his environment very well here. The B&W works well to take out some of the background distractions. I would have cropped a little tighter on the right hand side as the car bonnet is s bit distracting. Thanks for sharing. Done very well to eliminate the reflection on the glasses.

Very good emotional portrait!

Svetlana, Thanks very much for the encouraging words!

Geoff, Same goes for you and thanks for the critique, I agree with the car hood being a distraction but I will try a combo of crop and burn to come up with a better version.

Sincerely,

Peter

Hi Peter,

What a great expressive portrait!Well, to be more accurate, it's the man's face that's very expressive but you've caught the expression perfectly.

I don't even see the car hood so maybe you've updated the photo based on previous comments. The lighting is well-balanced giving a well-modelled face and jacket but avoiding over- or underexposure. By the looks of it the whole tonal range is covered. The photo is (for me) suprisingly sharp for 1/40.

The thing I really like best about this photo is the framing. The photo has a spontaneous, caught-in-the-moment look to it as if the man has just looked up from his work and been caught by the camera.

Good work!

Mike, Thanks so much for your time and very encouraging comments! I guess the sharpness at 1/40 was due to the wide angle, I needed the longer exposure due to the low light. Some of the "caught in the moment" look came from me asking this guy if I could take his picture and when he said yes I was quickly in his face because of the wide angle lens! I think this is the first time that I can say I took a photo where no thought went into it as it was totally an instinct that had me tilt the camera for the angled view (All of my shooting is starting to turn  into reaction!). It's the only shot I took of him so I kind of lucked out :)

Thanks Again,

Peter

Paul,

Thanks for the great comment! Very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Peter