Gentleman Ron

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I've got no question to ask - only congratulate you for this oustanding portrait! Shame you cut the tip of the hat though but that's a minor detail. This man has a truly great face and you've achieved great results!

PS - The idiot who gave you a 4/4 for this awesome picture should stay away from us! I'm sure his own work is sparse and mediocre...

Very good portrait. Sharp and smooth at same time. Tones and light are very nice.

Howard, nice highlight and shadow detail with good shallow d.o.f. to separate him from environment. I'd say it'll be worthwhile to clean up the transition area a bit more where the PS-blurred background meets the sharp subject in forground. Other than that, pretty solid. ^_^

very beautiful portrait!!!!!

WOW! Love it... 7/7 plus!!! But of course there are not letting me rate this.....

 

And the rest of the story is....

You can rate, you just can't use a 7! Silly Photo.net.

The bokeh is very nice and the detail in the subject is very good. Only nit would be the same thing Wilson mentioned. Other than that, well done, Howard!

Don't be fooled by appearances. He is very articulate and I suspect highly educated. In fact, he is President of a local group called Bikers Against Child Abuse with county and state support.

 

I also resubmitted the image without PS blur.

Now I have the story.Wonderful true face, the way You opened his face,with the light and the look.great portrait.

Very nice Howard. The severe lighting adds character in this situation.

 

After a few years of my own husband being a "Biker", I find that a vast majority of the bikers are professional people. It must be their "risk taker" spirit that draws them to riding.

 

A few years back, our town hosted our state's yearly HOG rally. I did a small B&W portfolio of the event. It was fun. The people were all interesting.

A face with character.Good portrait,Howard.

Excellent portrait, Howard.... I like the details in shadow area, especially around the eyes.