Dad

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• cjjc_jules (3742)
• [2007-10-18 12:50]
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precious time with dad... galing. no kidding aside, i like the detail and sharpness of this portrait. asteg

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• TallullahLilac (988)
• [2007-10-18 13:19]
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Hi Rew,
This is nice, and as you say precious.
This is a nice warm portrait, with a sense of character.
TFS
Philippa

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• GreenBaron (48768)
• [2007-10-18 13:21]
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Hi Rew,
This is a very nice portrait a fine tribute to your dad my friend! Hopefully he like to have it on TL :-) But If he doubts tell him it's a big compliment to him his son posted such a great portrait on TreLens.com. A very good, sharp and perfcet lighted view of an bright looking man! Excellent posting I'm happy to see such a great portrait here on TL.
Thanks my friend.
Hans

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• korbee (13539)
• [2007-10-18 13:22]

Portret of a long life full of stories and history.....
wonderful job rew.
jan

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• flashpoint (9680)
• [2007-10-18 13:23]
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I think that to this portrait you will stay very attached.... the motive the meeting place in the eyes of your father..
bravo Rew

TFS sERGIO

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• Roly (553)
• [2007-10-18 14:22]
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Well, your Dad is a great subject for a character portrait and to my knowledge this area is new for you. The image is very simple but nice, with a relaxed pose. On the technical side, it almost seems that the neck is in sharp focus while the eyes not quite. But this is nitpicking.

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• mirandaheat (757)
• [2007-10-18 14:49]
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• Hormon_Manyer (2127)
• [2007-10-18 14:52]

Fantastic portrait again, Rew. I'm sure Your father's proud of having such a son as You. Great tribute to him, wonderful job. Congrats and tfs. Regards, László

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• puffy (16617)
• [2007-10-18 16:03]
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Hello Rew,

Excellent portrait, so this is the famous English gardener....:D Glad to see him in photo, I like the details and lighting here, you must have a great time catching up, :D Well captured, thanks for sharing

Cheers,
Sweety

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• timtim (9574)
• [2007-10-18 16:34]
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A great portrait!
one to treasure
lighting, exposure etc all good.
maybe tiny bit much space on right as white triangles bit distracting, but nice to see not plonked straght in middle.
TFS

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• jackal (2861)
• [2007-10-18 17:07]

Great portrait well done
Jack

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• Beger (19894)
• [2007-10-18 17:38]
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Hi Rew,
Even if I understand what you want say when you write : "To the rest of the world, just another face", I don't agree with you! :)
This portrait talk much to me. The expression is totally attentive and in the same time his glance seems also turned in himself. Softness in his eyes points out the same that I always found in those of my father! The kindness of a father is universal. Your portrait cannot thus leave anybody indifferent.
Very well done! Bravo and thanks for sharing! Annie

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• Kilted-Arab (9477)
• [2007-10-18 17:58]
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This is a lovely, genuine shot of a character-filled face, Rew.

I love the fact that this is away from the studio, away from props, away from anything false. I think you know I prefer that style of portrait - this style of portrait. I think they capture the essence of the subject far more powerfully and accurately. This is a wonderful shot, Rew - I'm sure that well-lined face could tell a few tales!

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• ttreen (15896)
• [2007-10-18 19:31]

Hey Rew
this is a real special shot! He looks like such a wonderful DAD!

really Rew a wonderful portrait..

Tricia

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• superaudio (4526)
• [2007-10-18 19:44]
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Excellent Portrait Rew, your Dad would be proud of you. The lighting is perfect and the detail is amazing. Very Natural and a timeless portrait, well photographed :-) Great to see a different subject from you too, look forward to seeing more

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• Travelcam (10171)
• [2007-10-18 20:26]
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This is a very special posting. A personal composition yet one you have kindly shared on TL.

Details and exposure good. Definitely one for the family album and one to be very proud of Rew. TFS.

Martyn

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2007-10-18 22:38]

Hi Rew, using my four eyes I find the focus perfect. Those lines on your Dad's face show a life well lived. Nicely done!
Dave

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• eosnut (10095)
• [2007-10-19 0:53]
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Hi Rew,
Absolutely stunning, a REAL portrait. I bet your dad loves it....he should.
This is what portrait photography is all about.
Lighting, pose, expression...spot on.
Well done, you should be proud of this one.
Pete.

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• mjdundee (3300)
• [2007-10-19 2:34]
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Hello Rew,
Nice natural light photography. Very clean and sharp picture. I would have cloned out the sideboard behind your father as well. Anyway - good presentation and compo. TFS Thomas

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• Fortuna (18891)
• [2007-10-19 3:20]

Hello Rew,

Congratulations for this wonderful and precious portrait of your father!
TFS.
Sergio

;) later

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• andydomondon (912)
• [2007-10-19 3:45]
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An image to treasure for life my Friend.

The detail of his face is superb and the skin tone plus the white hair stands out from the BG. I'm a little bit destructed on the sofa fabric color and texture, but that is minor compare to the degree of its beauty.

Also, I like the alternative image in your workshop, it matches the facial character of your subject(father)

I'm happy for you meeting with your father, now I miss my father coz we only see like once a year.

Andy

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• germma (38)
• [2007-10-19 3:48]
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Hello Rew,
beautifull portrait. Great details, I can see every paltry thing on his face. Great work!!

Igor

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• fotomek (751)
• [2007-10-19 3:56]
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I like this one much more than most of your 'female' shots; compo - great, clarity, sharpness, contrast, brightness - everything just perfect, in addition thete is a very good eye contact (your father's eyes say: I am proud of you, Rew!)
cheers - Tomasz

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• pablominto (27446)
• [2007-10-19 4:08]

Hello Rew,
Never have I seen you making better portraits than this...
Regards,
Pablo -

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• pcp (111)
• [2007-10-19 7:01]

Hi Rew,

Wonderful portraiot :) Colors and sharpness are brillient.

TFS

Senthil

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• harpya (9587)
• [2007-10-19 8:09]
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Hello my friend....

For the rest of the world, a life lesson in this picture, before we think about doing something of our lives, to look this life that already had experiences and to try to capture something for us.
Thank you very much for comment in my picture, I thank you to show father for us, because he has a lot becoming trained, and I to learn with you my friend...
Congratulations for his father and for you....
Excellent composition!

Sérgio

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• c_rapp (7282)
• [2007-10-19 8:23]
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Great details and full of character. Beautiful portrait of your dad. Great pov and thank you for sharing always great to see peoples family here.
Christan
:) l8r

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• bombilla (1950)
• [2007-10-19 9:10]
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Beautiful, sensitive protrait, Rew. The kind only a family member can take. I hope you don't mind, but I just wanted to see a bit more sharpness inthe eyes, so I tried workshopping it slightly. You're as good with natural stuff as you are with poses. Lovely work. Best, -Hugh

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• Janice (32968)
• [2007-10-20 3:37]

How precious this photos is Rew. You show your dad so naturally and he looks really happy for you to take his photo too.
Well done.
I love taking photos of my family - and they are so used to me doing it - it's great to have these memories to look at.
Good one!
Janice

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• kbeall (3576)
• [2007-10-20 11:56]
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Hi Rew,
I very much like this portrait of your dad. There is good chemistry between the subject and the photographer, seen in your dad's slightly presenting his left cheek. It means he is emoting from the right hemisphere of his brain, where we process sentimental "stuff". I learned this by reading "Math and the Mona Lisa", by Bulent Atalay. Unless there is a specific reason to keep the blanket on the seat behind him, I would suggest a different crop, which I'll submit to workshop.
All the best,
Karen

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• sothy81 (653)
• [2007-10-20 14:46]
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Good shot of your dad Rew. Good light and sharp, eps. with the kit lens. Well done. Sothy

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• shelbeesmom (47844)
• [2007-10-20 20:00]

You Dad is quite the handsome man! Fabulous portrait Rew! Very natural, good coloring! He should be very proud of this!
B-)
Linda

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• Photograph2u (0)
• [2007-10-21 5:15]
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Hi Rew, a very fine portrait of your father! He looks like a fine fellow! Lucky for you you still have your father. Mine has died 9 years ago.

Beautifully captured, very sharp, perfect skin colour and nice black control.

Take care, Yan :)

pl

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• Liekje (160)
• [2007-10-21 6:33]
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Hi Rew,

I haven't been around TE and TL for a while, but now I'm back and you surprise me with this picture. There isn't much I can say about this, technically, and everything I could say has already been said by my predecessors. So the only thing I'm left with is to tell you why I clicked this picture first, instead of all your other (new) photos.

This portrait really stands out from your others, your father between all the beautiful women you have portrayed and shared with us. He looks like a man with many stories to tell. A man with a lot of life and love inside him, his eyes show some pride or joy (or both). No, it's more then just another face.
Somehow this photo of your father also reminds me a little of the portrait of my greatgrandfather, a painting (oil) I always used to stare at during familygatherings like Christmas. Think it must be the colours and the setting.

A very nice job Rew, as usual :)

Regards
Lieke

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• machinelove (16007)
• [2007-10-21 7:37]

Priceless capture, so well composed. In addition to being technically a great photo, there is so much emotion and expression. Really nice Rew! - Vincent.

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• MLINES (8470)
• [2007-10-21 18:01]
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Hi Rew, Good solid portrait of someone special and irreplacable. It will be good to have this in the years agead. I find it quite emotive. TFS. Murray.
PS Good to meet with Kilted Arab ladt week. Hope to meet you one day.

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• coed1992 (5631)
• [2007-10-23 10:09]

hi REw, a very precious moment with your Dad, capturing the very dtails of his face, it shows that he was really happy with you around. very nice portrait.TFS,
andres

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• moody (49)
• [2007-10-23 11:53]
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Tributes to your dad and a lovely photo.
very detailed and very good light.
warmest regards, moody

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• ErikSven (2299)
• [2007-10-24 1:51]
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Hello Rew,
Inevitably, I will repeat what others already said, but I think you achieved a strong portrait of great humanity.
In spite of its simplicity (apparently no studio work), it is very telling and in-depth. As if we knew some more about your father, about his life, just by seeing him looking at your lens.
Simple but very telling setting too: appropriate, brownish colours (expressing the wisdom of a certain age?) and nice details, such as the texture of the sofa.
Classic, but effective off-centered composition.
TFS & kind regards,
Erik

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• kingdome (358)
• [2007-10-24 2:50]

Hi Rew!

This will be one memorable shot I am sure!

Nice details, wonderfully captured and well balanced shot!
Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Cheers! :D

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• perryhooter (27341)
• [2007-10-24 10:48]
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Beside being a very handsome and photogenic man, I must admit , you captured him very well here Rew!

Great souvenir of a memorable moment. I am sure he is pretty happy about it ....... and you !

Bravo!
Robert

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• mcnk (741)
• [2007-10-25 3:29]
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This is a wondeful tribute photo.
I really like that the simplicity of the shot is so powerful. No immense set up, not costumed, not massively PPed, (no jewelery. lol), no merging of hair into the background, no imagination necessary...
Quite simply evidence that age does not diminish the splendour of humanity. Your father is a handsome man with a wisdom revealed in those gentle but piercing eyes.
I have seen many of your shots Rew. For me, this one is right up there!
Mike

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• greys14809 (396)
• [2007-10-25 6:01]
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HI Rew,

Very nice sharpness and detail..

Cheers!
Grace

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• Cat_Mouse (3754)
• [2007-10-25 9:57]

Fine composed and captured, perfect portrait!

Malik & Mary.

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• lgfoto (2190)
• [2007-10-27 5:52]

Excellent portrait Rew, on top of the great technical quality to which we are already used to with your portraits, it has great thought in it and emotion.TFS indeed

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• trekks (13589)
• [2007-10-30 4:24]
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Hi Rew

Such a good combination of
.visit your parents
.shoot your father's portrait
.keep in touch
.sharing the bond
.make him happy just by shooting
.respect elders
.clear sharp image
.good light
.great expression (he poses well)

I happen to visit hometown too last week and take some photos of my Mom. Same feeling here (will ask her if she lets me post to TL).
well done!

TFS, cheers
Bill

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• stevkds (1612)
• [2007-10-30 6:42]

Hi Rew,

parades. Excellent portrait. Great subjekt, great composition. Well done. tfs. Stev

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• mark25 (4581)
• [2007-10-31 4:03]
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hi rew :)

this is an amazing, telling photo of your dad :)

everything from the white balance to the tones is perfect, and trust me when i say that :)

the composition, well i know that its cropped but i just love the way its been cropped :) great job there :)

your dad reminds me of Clint Eastwood from 'million dollar baby' and the old version of Tom Hanks from 'the green mile' :)

his face allowes for us to contemplate and gives us a chance to think in a variety of ways about life :) the wrinkles clearly show his age, but more than that, they reveal all experience and wisdom your dad must have gained in all these years :)

i like images like these where one has more that one thing to say about it, photos which give their viewers a chance to think are what i call 'telling images' :) something very difficult to achieve :)

congratulations :) may Allah bless you and your family :)

thanks for sharing this one :)

muhammad muhsin

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• zchizzerz (6987)
• [2007-10-31 5:13]
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hey rew,
great portrait of your father with sharp details and good expression. i like the warm tones it projects. nice catchlights too. the background is somewhat distracting but very minor, tight crop maybe? salamat!

it's been a while to say some critiques. :P

jeff

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• Hendrika (19218)
• [2007-10-31 5:29]
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So nice to have your family around you, of course you have to make a picture of your dad. I also made some - not that my dad will pose, but I just use my zoom lens and make a few. This is lovely Rew.
TFS

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• Shogun (10391)
• [2007-11-01 2:07]
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very nice portrait of your Dad bro. love the tones and details. the eyes speaks pare . . . Nice! Tfs

Oggie

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• TheMystic (5903)
• [2007-11-04 9:55]
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Nice character portrait of your dad, Rew! God light and sharpness. Was it necessary to clone out the bg? A painting or something on the wall might have been good in that spot...
Cheers
Otto

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• tap2578 (40)
• [2007-11-05 6:30]
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• rokoslav (1829)
• [2007-11-10 13:08]

Beautiful portrait!!!

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• sarahc (219)
• [2007-11-10 18:24]
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One of the better portraits I've seen on this site. Excellent sharpness and incredible expression on your dad's face. It's a beautiful tribute to your father. VERY well done, Rew!
Sarah

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• sephus (2481)
• [2007-11-15 14:44]

A great portrait, Rew.
If this is only practice, I am curious about the result when you take "just another face" of the rest of your family.
By the look of his eyes and all expression in his face, this is a very nice and gentle man.
Well caught.
Groet,
Joop.

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• mrcrow (2712)
• [2007-11-16 1:47]
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each face tells a story
some say no...others say yes
both have lifetimes of experiences to relate
some the same experience many times
others many experiences
wonderful shot and i am sure you got his true personality.
cheers
geof

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• Tinayums (144)
• [2007-11-22 5:45]
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This is the second time i looked in this picture.. and i missed my dad everytime i looked in your dad's eyes.

Removing the painting made the subject stand out more!

This is a treasure! I would love to have one of mine as soon as I step in my hometown.

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• strom (395)
• [2007-11-26 20:57]

Rew, I like your dad's portrait very much - as his well sculpted face appears suddenly from dark BG and his a bit surprised and a bit pleased expression exudes calm and positive energy.
I am always fascinated by good portraits.
Thnaks much.
Petr

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• rushfan2112 (695)
• [2008-01-19 18:19]
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Excellent photo - irrespective of the relationship with the sitter. This just 'works' on every evel. Ths skin tones, contrast, sharpness...it is almost 3-D. There's a bit of noise in the background - but unobtrusive and it looks a bit like grain. A wonderful shot. Wish I still had mine to photoraph. Regards, Paul.

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• LesleyAnn (17)
• [2008-02-02 16:52]
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Rew
I love everything about this photo - I like the focus, and the skin tone - it looks so natural - especially your Dad's eyes. He must be very proud of you.
Well done
Lesley

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• Mujahid-Awais (5553)
• [2008-03-01 12:34]

Clarity is a hot key for this Excellent portrait.

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• avallaunius (2061)
• [2008-03-07 22:33]

hi rew
well...what can i say.. fabulous portrait job
nide redish color on the face combined well with the white shirt
very expressive
thanks
n

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• mikolaj_cava (29406)
• [2008-03-21 2:15]

Hello Rew! Amazing smooth man. Wonderful face, wonderful eyes. Very good pose. Perfect capture. Fantastic portrait. Good luck!

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• ShellyOB (2755)
• [2008-05-08 19:53]
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Rew, this portrait is just as beautiful as all your others. Maybe even more so with the lines and character that show in your father's face. As always, the light and color is just awesome, beautiful tones, extraordinary detail and maybe most of all, the love in this shot. It's simply wonderful. Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Shelly

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• Mitra (7908)
• [2008-08-03 18:47]

This is nice, and as you say precious. This is a nice warm portrait. Well done.
Mitra

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• Leica (2115)
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Great one Rew! To me, your best portrait ever.