Nick My son in whom I am well pleased. Matt 3:17
Uploaded: March 05, 2011
1/125; f4; ISO 100; 50mmfl
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Dale Hardin March 06, 2011
Peter, you should not only be proud of your son, but of this excellent portrait as well. Wonderful composition and good DOF. Good to go as is but still can be tweaked a bit probably.Would suggest opening the shadows just a bit and in a feathered fashion all around the eye socket area with more lightening on the eyes themselves. Clone out the two small white specks on his shoulder and de-saturate the yellows on the teeth.
Finally call up a levels layer and move the outer black and white sliders in to meet the main body of data, to brighten the entire image. Subtle changes all, but ending with a crisper rendition.
Really like this a lot. #1358667
Debbie E. Payne March 07, 2011
Only Dale would see the two white specks on his shoulder! LOLAnthony L. Mancuso March 07, 2011
Great portrait Peter! Such a different kind of image for you and very well done, your son seems like he has a lot of character. WLTSDS...Did you get new glasses Dale, or maybe lasik surgery? Those dots are so small I didn't even notice them til you pointed them out. #9277643Peter W. Marks March 07, 2011
Thank you so much Dale, Debbie and Tony. Those two dots are cigarette ash I think, and more about that later! I don't know about 'new glasses' I think it was Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass!Peter W. Marks March 07, 2011
I have made the adjustments Dale suggested.Beth Spencer March 07, 2011
I can see the resemblance. It must have been a good story. I like the diagonal composition. The smile looks genuine and really makes the picture. I like it.Rita K. Connell March 07, 2011
what a great capture of your son, it looks like the apple didn't fall to far from the tree in looks and personality...LOLJeff E Jensen March 07, 2011
Yup, I'd cut back just a bit on the change to his teeth, otherwise, looks good. Well done! #9279064Aimee C. Eisaman March 08, 2011
I really like the personality you have captured in this image. The changes were very good for this. I must agree with you that not every photo of a person needs to have perfectly smooth even skin and no wrinkles or grey hairs. I just got an EP of a shot I took of my husband and I did very little to it. :~) Wrinkles and grey hair can tell stories of their own! #9279689Carla Capra Anderson March 08, 2011
Hi Peter;Peter W. Marks March 08, 2011
You are all very kind and I thank you.Dale Hardin March 08, 2011
If I have this right Peter, you're saying that the edits "Old father time" suggested would have been OK if you hadn't gone so far with them? :o) LOL! What part of "just a bit" confused you old friend? Oh, this is sweet!! Now I know why you have so much fun socking it to me. :o) #9280159Aimee C. Eisaman March 08, 2011
LOL....O you boys! #9280207Joan E. Hoffman March 08, 2011
Peter... your son's personality shines through! He looks like someone I would like to know. My son just turned 40 also. He has now surpassed me in age (I, of course, am a youthful 39). I like your original post as well, although a reduced portion of adjustments might work very well also! #9280375Peter W. Marks March 08, 2011
That's us Aimee! I haven't told Dale yet but I am thinking of writing the script for a new show to pitch to CBS now that Two and a Half Men and Charlie could be off the air. Dale and I will star in it but with me of course as the lead star. I am thinking of calling it Point 'n Shoot with me having all the funny lines and Dale, I mean Shoot, as the straight man and singing the occasional song. I think he will have difficulty in remembering his lines so I will give him a couple of catch phrases which he can repeat every time he forgets the script. "It's slanting, it's slanting" "Use a blend, use a blend" :0)Michael Kelly March 08, 2011
Great portrait shot Peter! I think you captured the essence with this one and the original looks very nice. You already said it but I agree that the original with just a bit of slider adjustment to brighten it slightly is the way to go. The white specks on the shoulder certainly could go too, but they are insignificant either way so up to you. You may get a finalist with this one. #9280688Peter W. Marks March 08, 2011
Thanks Mike. The original has just been tagged with an EFP so I will wait a bit before I resubmit one with the half-adjustment we have talked about. #9280737Dale Hardin March 08, 2011
ROFLMAO!!!! :O) #9280999Christie R. Bielss March 09, 2011
First, I really like the original. He's got a rugged handsomeness about him, much like Robert Redford, and wouldn't change the photo.....well, except for those specks that Dale talked about - and which I had to then go and get my new reading glasses to be able to see them.Debbie E. Payne March 09, 2011
What a fun thread. But I know better than to take this any further. #9282419Susan M. Reynolds March 10, 2011
This is a wonderful portrait of your son that captures not only his rugged good looks, but what looks like a great personality too. I absolutely LOVE the composition...up close and personal! Great job and you guys are just a riot :) #9283696Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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