Equivalent #3

Phillipe used to an Actor and Dancer

Please, critique

Con muchisima fuerza este retrato.

Saludos.

Jan,your plain of focus is on Mikhail B. and not the subject. And I would love to see the gaze of the face of Phillipe looking in the same direction,upward, as Baryshnikov. I like the hat and matching turleneck as an outfit. It works well for an environmental portrait of the artist and one of the male modern greats (in earlier years). An interesting face that has seen a lot of agility at one time...regards, gerry

Gerry...

focus is normal and on Phillipe's face...

It's Baryshnikov's poster that's cranked up to the pain...

With the advent of Digital everybody sharpens the eyes... I left them untouched :)

Thank you for the visit :)

Rueda...

Thank you ! :)

It is a very strong juxtaposition. I like the different eyes directions. Phillipe is looking inward , very symbolic of getting old and liveing with ones youth memories, which Baryshnikove represents ( looking out to the future),also with his hand in the poster, which connects visually both of them. .His portrait is haunting.

Pnina...

Direction of the eyes... Yes...!

Thank you :)

Stories telling face and expression Janusz and excellent natural facial colour tones.

The vantage b/g enhances the strong impression.

It is definitely an outstanding portrait with great impact.

My warm congrats.

(Unfortunately the system does not allow me to give you the top score that it deserves.)

I just want to congratulate you on his well-thought-of portrait.

A study of a human face. A study of an art and wisdom.

 

Chapeau bas, Janusz. With the highest respect.

 

jurcio

 

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I looked at this one again, Janusz. The 'well lived "in - face is not so soft in focus as I had thought earlier when I was using an other computer display..... As for his eye direction, welll...I wonder what those eyes would do looking AT you or the camera, rather than in the reflective and kind of pssive gaze. I think either way they tell a powerful story which portraits must do if they are good at "portraying". (I like to get into the personality and the eyes do it when they are more prominent and direct to see) A personal preference of course, Something we all are stuck with my photofriend :-)e. An interesting study, no matter what. Has power, and a good story to tell. One can ask for little more...aloha, gs

thanks for interesting thoughts Gerry...

 

underneath if enlargered is a B&W version I prefer...

 

as to your remarks... I understand and most of my portraiture has direct eye contact for exactly the reasons you pondering about...

 

This arrangement though - to my understanding - helps me to become somewhat more intimate with the subject as if caught in private moment of thought :)

thank you

thanks jurek

Thank you Karolos... always a pleasure to hear from you :)

Bulent... Thank you :)

Wonderful image! I love the way his eyes drift off to the side echoing those of Baryshnikov's...he is perhaps lost in memories or dreams of his youth, his career, and perhaps the reality of his old age. Very poignant portrait. Thank you for sharing. :)

Januz, speaking as a printer, I think at this level of post-processing your file would work better in print than online: I find that online images usually call for more contrast than prints because they're entirely different media. 

The eyes are perfect, the sense of softness wouldn't have occurred to anybody a decade ago...now, with the cheapest digicams we've become far too demanding for edgy detail and exaggerated whites of eyes. IMO many would try to create a wrinkle-free teen ager here.