Portrait of the watermelon seller

PDE

Great work!! 7

Reminds me of Richard Avedon's bw work...very good portrait Pierre...regards....David

This is exceptional, Pierre.  You have captured every nuance of this person's appearance, especially his expression.  It looks like he was in the midst of speaking with someone (you perhaps), given the direction of his eyes and his partially open mouth.  Almost every strand of hair and every square inch of skin is so detailed that it is clearly distinguishable from the rest.  The tonal range is spot on, and so is the use of a white background.

Fine, fine work . . .

My best always,

michael

Thank you for your seven, Maurizio!

PDE

Thank you David!

I don't know the guy, but I trust your refined taste!

Cheers to that!

PDE

Exactly, Michael!

I was shooting while he was talking and selling watermelons and he was talking all the time, very interesting stories!

Speaking of the details on the face and other technical characteristics I must remind you that it was taken with a point & shoot film camera! I only regret for the today's domination of the digitals because of that cute mighty camera!

Thank you for your keen eyed and minded as always comment!

Best regards

PDE

Very intense. Perfect tonal range. A masterpiece!

Thank you, Andrew!

I like that word masterpiece, ha!

Cheers to that!

PDE

Excellent presentation of a hard working man, Pierre! This photo is a real story. You have got the right his face expression to show us this story. Best wishes my friend.

A beautiful result with his remarkable expression, Pierre!

Hi Pierre,

   Excellent b/w portrait with wonderful expression.  Take care, Patsy

really well captured. i would have like to see more beard but i am sure there is a reason behind the crop. its so natural for me. not too much detail not too soft.  just right

To keep the long story short - Excellent portrait!

Sve najbolje!!!!

Ah yes, Pierre, the power of a P&S, but controlled by the creativity and craft of a master.

Non so perché ma quest'uomo mi fa venire in mente Tiresia, l'indovino che Ulisse incontra ad Itaca al suo ritorno, forse perché ha uno sguardo fisso e di vetro come se fosse cieco, proprio come l'indovino dell'Odissea: la barba e i capelli fanno il resto. Bellissimo ritratto, profondo e ottimamente realizzato. Ah, grazie per i tuoi continui complimenti alle mie foto e per le risposte sempre appropriate ai miei commenti ai tuoi lavori!

Ciao Pierre, amico mi

Ma...ulisse!

That is some think! Outstanding work, well seen in B&W presentation!

It looks like you are switching back to photography. :-)

Grigoriy

Wonderful B/W Pierre!!!! Really like this one.   AJ

Evgeni,

This guy was not a common farmer, he was very well informed about everything and knew how to take everything from life, among other that producing and selling watermelons was the best choice at the moment! And yes, he must have been a hard working man too!

Thank you for your visit and nice comment!

PDE

Thank you, Ruud!

I wish I had always the technical quality of your pictures, but for this one I must be satisfied as it is!

PDE

Thank you, Patsy!

PDE

Thank you, Stephanie!

It was bright sunlight and the face was heavily back-lit which doesn't appear on this image! I don't remember why I didn't include all parts of his face, but it must be that I have been afraid of underexposure, it was an automatic P & S camera and probably didn't have the possibility of spot metering!

PDE

Mon ami, Nebojsa,

To be short - thank you!

PDE

Yes, Michael!

I regret that I didn't make a highest resolution scan to show what the P & S really offers!

PDE

Non mi ricordo molto di Ulisse di Omero, ma sulla tua parola, deve essere così! Se avevi risposto ai commenti delle tue foto si sarebbe l'autore più commentato sul sito, il mio caro amico!

Grazie per la tua visita preziosa e commentare fantasioso!

Ciao Mau

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