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Andrea Biscosi
{K:5387} 2/14/2004
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Excellent portrait and expression, very good lighting and composed.
Great images in your portfolio.
Andrea
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Reda Danaf
{K:14309} 12/25/2003
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Another wonderful portrait.
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Harlan Heald
{K:15732} 12/22/2003
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Excellent portrait! Great character! Haunting eyes! Very good work here!!!
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Monty Emken (Ostracon X)
{K:4804} 12/19/2003
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What incredible energy and emotion.
my goodness..
big wow.!
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{K:16329} 12/16/2003
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Excellent!!
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Ivan Almeida Junqueira
{K:929} 12/14/2003
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Ótima!
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RC. Dany
{K:64104} 12/13/2003
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Impresionante , admiro tu tecnica y la calidad de tus trabajos.
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Filippo Caroti
{K:-212} 12/10/2003
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Very emotional. Pity for the focus.
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jon parsons
{K:13639} 12/9/2003
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Sandy, this is a very haunting presentation... the blue eyes seem to have a sinister and foreboding chill to them! wonderful work!....jon
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ana ribeiro
{K:21290} 12/5/2003
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your portraits are different and great !!
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Jason A. Cina
{K:-51} 12/3/2003
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Stylistically this is very cinematic. a light special on his face with that old working Irish hard life look. Glad you wore him down to let you take this. Those steel blue eyes really pull me in. especially the droopy one which shows its sign of age.
truely beautiful work.
take care
JC
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a Z
{K:290} 12/1/2003
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Foto inquietante e inquietante č tambem a luz, composiçao boa.
atč a proxima
Alessandro
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Mário Sousa
{K:16985} 12/1/2003
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beautiful image
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Hakan Aker
{K:14146} 11/28/2003
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Very strong portrait...
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Muzaffer KURTOGLU
{K:4149} 11/28/2003
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Excelent light, Excelent frame, Excelent detail. Regards.
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kathleen fonseca
{K:11992} 11/28/2003
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Hi, Sandy, thanks for your comment on my Mata Palo shot, and mostly because clicking on your name has brought me to a fascinating portfolio. i love this shot but agree that a grayscale conversion with duotone would be in order. i saw the b&w that Michael did down below and the soft focus and muted tones of your shot plus the one bright eye (i love that detail so much, by the way) have a pure affinity for b&w. Besides, in b&w you can play with tones a LOT. Color doesn't give you quite the same leeway, in my opinion. Best regards: kat~
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60358} 11/27/2003
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Great character, powerful shot.
The lighting is excellent
Superp work, Sandy!
Congratulations
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Hermen Pen
{K:9168} 11/27/2003
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You found another great character! The lighting is really beautiful (much better than the second version, I agree with you that that one is too light).
It seems that the focus is a bit off - did you use autofocus?
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Khoi Nguyen
{K:8700} 11/27/2003
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Wonderful portrait Sandy!!!
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John Hatziemmanouil
{K:40580} 11/27/2003
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What a great face for a portrait What a great ligthing for a portrait! Bravo Sandy. Perchaps little bit more clarity but.... the soft blur perchaps has something to give on this portrait. Pretty PRO work!
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Richard Montgomery
{K:1936} 11/27/2003
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Sandy, Your persistence paid off trmendously well! Absolutely one of your best portraits. It's somewhat traditional, but with an edge to it. Nice work!
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peta jones
{K:12615} 11/26/2003
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Hi Sandy, your comments to me mean so much, thank you from the bottom of my heart! I am so honoured you feel that way.
I needed a boost of confidence as I messed up a family shoot I took on 2 different days! It was horrendous, and I think I'm taking that kind of photography off my 'to do' list! ;)
This portrait is fully of character...you can see he is one too! His eyes are quite riveting and I like the darkness behind him. Great capture Sandy.
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Gianfranco Bussalai
{K:888} 11/26/2003
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I thought that a particular lacked...
Hey dear I'm kidding! :-)
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Jan Symank
{K:22030} 11/26/2003
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Hi Sandy,
Very good light on the clear eye
This unpolished " coal miner " characters become rare
A true portrait
Bravo and regards from Jan
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Zé Ovo
{K:7579} 11/26/2003
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Wonderful work Sandy!
Very beautiful portrait with nice light!
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Antonio Trincone
{K:23167} 11/26/2003
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the asymmetry of his eyes is well catched here and add a lot to the beauty of this shot Sandy, very very nice
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 11/26/2003
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wow.. interesting focusing on his eyes. strong portrait. thank you, kiss, biliana
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Richard Marriner
{K:6657} 11/26/2003
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The way in which you've transformed the original to arrive here is impressive, a good result perhaps showing your Polish influences? ;-) This one is oozing with character.
But I don't think the blurred focus helps really - the lighting (on its own) should be suggesting the softness rather than the focus in this photo. At least have a bit more control of DOF directly evident. I also agree that the eye is just a little too bright.
With two big "wow" photos in a row now, the pressure's really on for a third straight winner before the weekend... (he said, cheekily curling his tongue) ;)
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Graham B
{K:412} 11/26/2003
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That guy looks like he's lived three lives!
Superb! :)
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Mr. Arrey
{K:11516} 11/26/2003
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Nice lighten and nice picture.
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MaryBell
{K:32791} 11/26/2003
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Sandy,
I like the slight blur and the unusual lighting and how it emphasizes his right eye. At first, I thought you mistitled it since this is a man and that eye seems to be the kind of eye you would see in a seer. Then I read what you wrote and found the humor in the title. Your work is definitely multi-layered and worthy of a person's consideration and not just a tossed out "great shot."
Mary
I like how he emerges from the darkness...
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Carl Sills
{K:289} 11/26/2003
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You are definitely improving with every upload :) Nice shot and nice PS work. I can't decide if I like the door emphasized or not, so I guess that means I woulda gone somewhere in the middle :P
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Joao Brosque
{K:4197} 11/26/2003
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Original and excellent, Sandy :)
(nightmare in elm street?)
Regards
Joao
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Cherie Spike
{K:-21959} 11/26/2003
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Great shot Sandy, excellent expression on his face and I love the darkness behind him... well done, Cherie
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Pedro Libório
{K:53861} 11/26/2003
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it was a well spent time ..the shot is great!!!!
:-)
;-*
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 11/26/2003
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7*5.. hi my friend.. en-plein for this..
nice portrait!!!
have a good day..
thanks for all roby
;-)
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Tomo Radovanovic
{K:12788} 11/26/2003
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nice shot
well done
regards
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Rhonda Prince
{K:17687} 11/25/2003
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Wonderful character, love the portrait. Maybe a little too much light on the eyes, but an adorable sweet face!
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Michael Grace-Martin
{K:10183} 11/25/2003
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Great character shot! If you converted it to a duotone, I think the lack of focus (if, in fact, the original wasn't in sharp focus) is less noticeable (see example below). BTW, I did yank that shot I posted of me holding the camera. Sometimes shots I post late at night don't look so good to me the next morning.. Warm regards..:)
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Charles Beck
{K:256} 11/25/2003
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Stunning....this portrait caught my eye and gut...keep that camera clicking
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steven carter
{K:2140} 11/25/2003
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this is one interesting character here. I love the look and his eyes. This person has a million stories showing on their face
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 11/25/2003
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original post is best- J
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Dan Lightner
{K:12684} 11/25/2003
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Very nice portrait showing a lot emotional appeal, Well done Sandy. Regards Dan
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Spencer E.
{K:4032} 11/25/2003
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Nice portrait Sandy.
I definetely like the first one better!
Well done!
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 11/25/2003
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thanks you two..i had this version as well...
thought it was too overexposed..
you think?
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 11/25/2003
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The part of the image that haunts/bothers me is that one eye has a catch light and the other does not. On the one hand it bothers me that its missing while at the same time one could argue that it presages light going out altogether. Good work keep shooting. -J
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ppdix
{K:17069} 11/25/2003
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Where do u find these people Sandra? All your characters seem to come out from a book or something.
Awesome capture. I wish the focus was a little sharper and more details.
It's going to be hard topping your previous pic...
cheers
ppdix says 6*****
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 11/25/2003
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he had mentioned to me
that he was more tired than he used to be
those long walks down the corridor would help his blood move good
into his legs and
through his heart.
once in a while
when she isn't looking
he sneaks out back
to have a smoke..
i am sure he thinks he's getting away with something...
:)
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