It is dangerous to smoke Photo

Photographer’s Note

On a tour on bicycles in the Connemara area we met this man and hes sons.

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I have changed this photo from coloured to black and white thanks to a workshop made on this photo.

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liakoshim (565) 2004-03-01 13:00

it is a pity he has got the eyes down, or he might keep them down but then a closer focus would be better. i like BW.

sykonico (769) 2004-03-01 19:34

Great portrait! There is a je-ne-sais-quoi to it making it very good. Well, at least to me.

amitai (867) 2004-03-15 9:30

Some pictures says more about a place than a thousand words. This is as rural Europe as it gets. Very nice.

merpb (1970) 2004-04-01 13:21

Great shot and great title.
This is my type of shot.
Very well done.

aspiringamateur (151) 2005-11-19 16:41

Lovely portrait of the traditional Irish character--he is cheerful and comfortable with himself, but he has a hard life in his past (he is missing a finger from his left hand) and present, as his hay-covered clothes attest. Also shows a bit of a devil-may-care attitude: he's smoking among haybales! Great way to capture this man in his natural habitat! :)
Whitney

coco (27854) 2009-07-25 16:11

Hi Elisabet.

Very nice work with this vertical composition and with the black scene. Great scene and portrait too.

Regards.

Longroute (9355) 2009-08-09 13:42

He seems to laugh of the risk he's taking, and probably doesn't care of what you/we may think...
A splendid portrait and a well centered and focused composition. Something which gives the taste of a place.
Well done,
Donato