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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> CTF 131 - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band >> Challenge 131 - Exhibition > 6th: When I'm Sixty Four
by Andy Smylie
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JUN-2005 Andy Smylie

6th: When I'm Sixty Four
by Andy Smylie

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/125s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

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Guest 15-Apr-2007 21:32
Great shot! Super sharp details of a great face! But I have to agree, his 64 has come & long gone. God bless him for a few more!
TomD.
ctfchallenge14-Apr-2007 18:57
Good portrait of a weathered face Andy and nice processing! CJ
Rod 14-Apr-2007 11:32
He won the last challenge but didn't show up to run this one. He's our Greta Garbo:-)
Guest 14-Apr-2007 07:50
Oh! Who is the Deo you are referring to?
Guest 14-Apr-2007 07:50
Too long ago to remember Rod but I remember it being pretty high key to begin with with the blown background and all, hence the reason for such a close crop (which I like in any case). I would have used Channel Mixer to convert to B&W and remember having some difficulty getting the balance between the area under the hat and his wiskers. I have infact cut back the sharpness of his wiskers as they seemed over sharpened.

Cheer
Andy S
Rod 14-Apr-2007 07:36
What sort of processing did you do on this shot Andy as the detail looks similar to what Deo does to his shots. In a funny way it seems as though it's too detailed so it loses a sort of organic feel. Nicely framed but:-)
Guest 14-Apr-2007 07:29
I took a "little" artisitc license for this comp.

This is a gentleman I met on a beach while shooting an other model. He did not mind me shooting his portrait - I would have loved to shot more than the three images I did.

I take it he has had a hard life or is a smidgen older than 64 acutally but I did not ask his age......that would be a little unprofessional. :) :)
Ann Chaikin14-Apr-2007 06:52
I mean no disrespect but I am 64 and I look a lot younger than this. ;-)

Excellent portrait.

Ann
ctfchallenge13-Apr-2007 21:33
Nice portrait. Britt
elips13-Apr-2007 21:24
Hey, Andy, the portrait challenge was last week and you won (in Exhibition)! I see that portraits are something you are very good at and this is another example of just how good you are. What amazing sharp detail you were able to get. Unfortunately, this image is too big at 159,486 bytes. Could you reduce it to 153,600 bytes or less? Thanks so much! ~Sharon
Rod 13-Apr-2007 19:40
Should you change the line to when I WAS sixty four:-)
aam1234 13-Apr-2007 16:29
Full of character, well done.