An Hour's Ride #651

For those who take time to read and not just click click, here's the

story.

 

This gentleman was walking his dog in the park when he came upon me

taking pictures of his friend who was also walking his dog in the

park. We all talked for about five minutes mostly about the dogs and

my car. I took this photograph as his wife, who had stayed off to

side, started to laugh. I imagine she was thinking, "Men are the

same no matter how old they are!"

Stunning! Condensed reality. REgards

Nice effect, Howard. The story brings him to life.

I like the capture. The look is real, and priceless. What I'm not as sure of is the background. The aura and splotches of light around him is a bit distracting for me.

Nice story and picture, and I understand what Linda is saying, and the thumbnail is giving me a painting kind off efeect, which I like

From the two versions that one is my favorite. I think that the background in this case adds to accentuate his features.I like that portrait Howard. Pnina

Wonderful, Howard, great pic for a wonderful man!

Nice portrait Howard, I think I like this version better than the newer one. The story behind is funny, too. There are people who walk their dogs and eventually meet and talk and there are people who walk their camera, if they meet, they also often talk together - now the dog-walkers and camera-walkers meet, good!

I prefer the other without the background. Just my opinion.

My opinion is that the sketchy background adds interest and some depth to this image. And because of this, I like this one better than the whiteout version. He looks like an interesting character with stories to tell. Nicely done.

I like this a lot, Howard. Amazing how you bring out something special in strangers. I'd love to progress to that level of feeling comfortable enough with strangers to ask them if I could shoot their picture. I can easily talk to anyone, but when it comes to asking if I can take their picture, I chicken out.

Howard, two things get me here. Firstly, the shot of this old gentleman is really really good - great expression and nice posture. Now for the downside. I find the background very distracting - it almost feels as though you got lazy and didn't finish the shot off properly (which was obviously not the case). I'd like to see this on a totally white background - I reckon it would rate as one of your better shots!

Warm regards as ever.

Warren

I like this very much. I told my husband that I love the stature and form of old people. He said, "oh good, that gives us something to look forward to!". (And I can say, we're not looking very far into the future. :o)

 

Very nice work, yours!