portraits The Gambler again

Looks like US marshal to me!

PDE

Wonderful image Jim! Regardless of what the previous comments are, it is an unique image, with wonderful color, clarity, and tones. Beautiful!

Congrats...LJ

Jim; if you do not overly mind, I am going to knit-pick a couple of things here. First thing is that this should not be a color photo. The revolver is an 1850's Colt cap & ball design, something that was made over a century before color photos were the norm. So it looks far too modern the way it is. The gentleman's attire works reasonably well with the other props, I would say 1890s to 1910. But again, far too early for color. A slightly more modern jacket paired with a short-barreled Smith & Wesson 38 Special would have worked OK in color, and would have given you the look and feel that I think you wanted. Face it, no gambler would have been able to hide such a long-barreled hog leg as this one under his jacket. Think of how you did your ''Third Man'' photo. There the elements were all in a similar timeframe and whatever you did to the colors really did look something like the natural aging of a late '40s or '50s color print.

Don't you just hate picky historians like me?