Macondo

[Fer!]

I'm posting this photograph shot a month ago almost as it came out from the camera: I just turned it into sepia to enhance the classic touch a subject like this deserves and the usual resizing plus a bit of USM for posting purposes. No contrast, levels, clonning nor cropping, etc. has been done at all. I hope you like it.

http://usera.imagecave.com/herreraf/Villa_de_Leyva/IMG_00331.jpg

Villa de Leyva, Colombia
A casual portrait attempt of "Don Pastor"

Made with Canon EOS 20D

[roanjohn]

Nice..............I would probably just add a tad more contrast.

Ro1

[Pugdaddy]

I love shots like these. I feel old peoples wrinkles tell stories. Pics like these say "reality".

[Maz]

I really like this shot Fer! My kind of stuff.
Maz
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[CDickinson]

Its a really nice shot - might want to adjust the color a bit. Its kinda flat, would love to see it in b/w.

C

[jgbeam]

Nice shot. Looks like the old guy is pretty well settled in there. Might have liked it even more if the other guy's knee wasn't in the shot.

Jim

[Richard51]

I like this shot. The old fellow's expression speaks volumes! Nice work.
Richard

[freddycr]

Great Pic...just my kind of photo

[dandan]

woha.. dude.. carying your 20D around colombia? scary man....

[Fer!]

RoanJhon,

Thanks for viewing and thanks for your comment. You're probably right. A bit of contrast might it look better.

Pugdaddy,

I agree with you 100%. Thanks for looking at it.

Maz,

I am glad you have enjoyed this shot as much as I did. Thanks for the kind comment.

CDickinson,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try it in my next similar shot to see how it looks like.

jgbeam,

I completely agree with you. My first impulse was to clone out the knee and the 3rd beer. But as I mentioned when I started the thread besides the sepia I did not want to touch it at all. Thanks for the suggestion.

Richard51,

Thanks for the kind words.

freddycr,

I am glad you like it. Perhaps you and I have more chance to get a subject like this. Thanks for your comments.

dandan,

I'm not sure what you mean.

[marie]

I love the shot
he has nice kindly features too


I kindof like the knee there. it says he has company

I can see why it would be best gone but I like it somehow
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[ayotnoms]

I'll join the chorus of people saying "My kind of shot"
Excellent!

[Fer!]

Marie,

I am glad to know you and I share the same feeling about the scene.

Ayotnoms,

Thanks for the warm comment.

[ayotnoms]

con mucho gusto, Señor 8-)

[Trekker2005]

Nice, I love this kind of picture.

[Fer]

Very nice!... I agree, people´s wrinkels tell stories...
Muy bien tocayo!

[cactusclay]

I don't really ever mess around with sepia, but I like the effect. I like the lady in the backround looking in. 'Too bad there wasn't more room to the right to keep her away from the edge of the frame. I wonder what it would look like if she and the knee were cropped. Nice shot.

[TimSchroepfer]

I very much enjoy talking photos of people just being. The humanity captured in this picture is stunning. Something is so true about this picture. Congrats on a great photo.

[Fer!]

Trekker2005,

Thanks for viewing. I'm glad you like this kind of pics.

Fer,

You're absolutely right. Thanks for the kind comment... y gracias por la felicitación.

cactusclay,

Thanks for the kind comment and the valuable suggestion. Sepia is an alternative. I like it to emphasize subjects and environments such like this.

TimSchroepfer,

I totally agree with you. Sincerity is what I like about photos like this. Thanks for the kind comment.

Thanks you everybody for this amazing amount of replies!