Jan

Jan the way i like to remember him.

thanks for your comments.

 

Tri-X with Mamiya 330

Powerful portrait. I like the setup and composition. You've captured the character of this man.

I salute you. Excellent portrait. He reminds me of Buffalo Bill Cody.

or Dali'. Either way, very cool portait! (light, tones, textures, interest... this has it all)

Thank you for the nice replies, I'm very happy with this picture, good to see this reflected in your remarks.

 

Question, is it possible to see who is behind the ratings? One person rated this 1/1, without telling why. Looks personal, but I don't know why.

not me. I've got a bad habit of commenting and not rating. (6+'s if I had to though)

Thanks Jeff. I agree, ratings are not all that important, most of the time i only give comment too, but when somebody give a 1/1, it's only fair to tell why, so I can understand it.

Nice shot. Great character. The impression is that he's a bit of a scoundrel... and has developed a knack for being two-faced... for putting his best face forward, so to speak. The shadowy right-half of his face points this up nicely... but, to accentuate it, have you considered blackening out the white dot in the eye? Just a thought... to complete a great portrait. Also, have you considered rotating the image a bit?... to further present the crookedness theme? He's already tilting a little. Not sure.

Thanks Douglas for your comments. I have tried a lot with this picture, but never thought of removing the white dot in his eye. I will give it a try.

 

My English is not the best in the world, so i'm curious what scoundrel means...

Any way, Jan is no longer with us, due to his way of life he died much too young.

I have another picture of him, I will upload that one of these days.

Well, a "scoundrel" breaks the rules in order to succeed in life. I was thinking of a favorite movie of mine called "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Here's a link to a description of it if you're interested... maybe you've already seen it: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0095031/.

I thought of Dali straight away. What a strong portrait. Great angle, details & exposure for starters, but the really outstanding element is that you captured some intimate part of his soul here. Must be that gaze, & although it is very direct and intense, it is also connected to the photographer/viewer, perhaps even a trace of a wry smile in the sparkle of his eyes.

Hello Theo . Interesting portrait but his pose is great . Regards Dan .

a memorable shot. well done!

This is what portraiture is all about.  It's flawless.  Highest compliments.