+ The Priest and his devoted Housekeeper + ;)

Ada, what a couple.. very good portraits ! Pnina

What do you think of it? I'm in doubt; better to crop, better in B&W?

I'm very interested in your opninion and suggestions.

 

 

I'll appreciate your comments,

 

 

Ada:~)

This is quite a couple, Ada: his curls and beard; her funny hat ( made me think Of Mary Poppins) make for a very original portrait. I'd try it in B&W or sepia.

Thank you Pnina and Paula for your kind comments. Yes indeed it was a couple;) She was almost a head higher than he is and though she was very kind she wears the trousers, but it was as clear as day that they were very happy with eachother.

 

Paula, the black and white version I have already in store. I will work for a sepia one. No crop?

 

I'm searching for work this evening, you see:))) LOL

 

Many greetings, Ada~)

Very nice couple and beautiful shot of them.

 

Je vous souhaite a vous ainsi qu'a vos proches un joyeux noel. Que l'annee 2006 puisse apporter la realisation de vos desirs les plus chers.

Merci de vos mots aimables Gaetan et merci beaucoup de vos souhaits.

 

Je souhaite vous et votre famille un Joyeux Noel et une nouvelle annee heureuse.

 

My English is a bit better than my knowlegde of the French language Gaetan. Mais j'ai comprendre ce que vous m'avez ecrit:)

 

Amities sinceres, Ada:~)

 

The priesthood: vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, I believe. Well, two out of three ain't bad.

 

Nice one, Ada.

 

--Lannie

Un bello retrato ,,perfecta luz y color , PN, no seven,,un cordial saludo Ada

Ah, a goodmorning Lannie. Nice to meet you on this sunny Christmas day. I think chastity isn't under discussion here; his eyes are full of mischief. Besides, they were on their way backhome to the presbytery and I bet that he has broken one of the three solemn vows and I don't blame him!:)

 

Groetjes uit Holland!:~)

 

Holla Julio,

Gracias mucho por su gran comentario. Los grados no son importantes para mi.

 

Saludos de Holanda:~)

 

 

 

 

 

Very good Ada. In fact, each alone would be a good subject

Very nice, Ada - and I agree with Ken Th. - either alone would be a good subject. You have done wonderful things with the light here on the two of them, and the colors...They are interesting and look as if they would be fun to know! Good job, as always, dearest! Groetjes - Lee

I think this is a great portraits of the couple. The crop I think is great. The clothing they are wearing looks old but I am sure that is is what they wear today is that correct Ada? I would think this could make a good black and white. Have you shown the couple the photo I bet they are very pleased with it.

Very well done Ada!!! Best regards.

oh, such wonderful stong double portrait of these Lovely People daer Ada :):)

 

Biliana

Hoi Oma,

 

Leuk stel daar op die foto LOL.

Waar heb je die foto gemaakt?

Leuk foto !! De mensen op de foto lachen niet echt! Was er iets aan de hand ofzo?

 

 

 

Nou ja nog veel plezier groetjes Flore

The devil is in the details :))

Thank you all dear friends for your kind words.

 

Perhaps I will follow your idea Ken to make a crop of the woman as well as the man. I've already thought about it myself but for some reason I can't separate those two people.

 

Hi Lee, they were real very kind people and enjoy live, for as for I could estimate.

 

Michael, your very close to the true. Last September Rob and I visited Middelburg and Veere (small and historic port town nearby Middelburg in the Southwest of The Netherlands). In Veere the market vendors had kept their annual fair. They celebrated it in the evening with a dinner in the open air (A long row of market stalls, and I quess about 120 people sat at the tables). The priest (in fact a market vendor of antique) passed the bottles of wine round again. His wife sat at the other end of the long row and waved her hat to him each time. Rob and I have enjoyed the party from a distance while we drunk a cup of coffee at a terrac across the street. It was a coincidence that we met this couple again on the parkingplace some hours later. Because they had attract my attention because of their clothes and the charisma they possesed I asked them if I was allowed to take a picture of them. They were very tired and told us that they were portretted already hundred times that day. But allright, they were so kind to poses for me.

Because the background of the parkingplace wasn't really nice I've used a picture I made earlier that day in Middelburg as a background. I really don't know where this couple lives and I'm actually very curious to what they would say about this portrait. I think I need to go back to Veere to ask people about them. I'm sure when I show them this shot they can tell me more about this very particular couple. When I had finished this portrait I have tried to forget what I had seen that day and I imagine myself which impression this image give to me. That brought me to the priest and his housekeeper. I'm sure they will see the joke of it. I hope once I will get the chance to hand over this portrait to them.

 

Richard and Biliana thank you both for your great comments. You know I always appreciate your visits very much.

 

Ha Flore, leuk dat je er ook weer bij bent!!!

 

Ja, leuke mensen he? Ze kijken niet echt vrolijk zeg je en daar heb je ook gelijk in hoor. Al zie ik wel pretlichtjes in de (nep)priester zijn ogen;) Die mensen waren gewoon hartstikke moe. Ze hadden de hele dag op de markt gestaan met hun antieke spulletjes en toen ik deze foto van ze maakte waren ze net van plan hun auto in te stappen die op dezelfde parkeerplaats stond als onze auto. Opa en ik hadden ze al eerder gezien die dag en ik vond het toch zo'n apart stel; die man met zijn lieve gezicht en zijn prachtige grijze krullebol en dat baardje (net opa) en zijn vrouw met haar prachtige hoed. Ik wilde eigenlijk wel heel graag een foto van ze hebben. Opa zei dat ik die mensen met rust moest laten maar ik ben een beetje eigenwijs dat weet je LOL en ja hoor!;) Ze waren wel doodmoe en er waren die dag al wel meer dan honderd foto's van ze gemaakt maar voor mij wilden ze nog wel een keer poseren. Ik hoop dat ik ze deze foto ooit nog eens kan geven want ik denk dat ze er best blij mee zullen zijn. Weet alleen niet hoe ze heten en waar ze wonen. Ik ga van de zomer nog maar een keertje terug naar Veere en misschien zie ik ze dan wel weer op de markt. Zo nu weet je het hele verhaal!:0)))

 

Groetjes en een dikke kus van Oma:~) XXX

 

 

 

 

great character portrait. love how the background adds to the whole feel of it!

Thank you Detlef. I'm glad you like this portrait. I will upload the original shot to compare the background. I also think that this environment suits much better indeed. Many greetings, Ada:-)

Oh these PS geeks! I totally fell for this one! Dear Ada, can I order you a picture of myself in the middle of the 1812 battle of Borodino with Napoleon? :))

Dear Andrey, your wish is my comment! Your welcome;)

 

Thanks very much for your enthusiast reaction. I'm glad you like my portrait of this wonderful couple. Warm greetings, Ada:~)

 

PS, on one condition, you have to deliver the shots and pay in forehand lol

 

 

 

 

 

You fooled me with that background. Your PS work has harmonised the colours well and made the background more interesting. I will never believe anything I see in any photo of yours again!

Dear Colin, don't worry; sooner or later I always come up with the truth!

 

Thank you so much for your kind words. Warm greetings Colin, Ada:)

Amazing PP and effect. Wonderful pic Ada! Congrats!

Great work!

 

d.