Old but happy - I Photo

Photographer’s Note

This old man is one of the last leaders of the famous order of bektashi's. When I had portraide him some 17 years ago, he was sitting on a table infront of a cafe house in Hacıbektas (a small city in central Anatolia) where this mystical order was born ; dipping his tea and joking with the members of the order, sitting around him.
I dedicate this shot "Old but happy-I" to my TE friend Cuneyt ! Many others will follow !!!

inuit66, Mondaychild, suhan, Buin, salvator, mursaloglu, Cretense, syd1946, john_c, cuneyt-sb, ahmetgedikli, isabela_sor, AnimeshRay, gary91, levocan, Vato_Law, keribar, danos, Valerka, faubry, Amphitrite, yogi32, aga77, leo61 has marked this note useful

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KemaLMerT (11212) 2007-04-10 3:41

Merhaba Mesut Abi,
Söze gerek yok..
*****/*****
saygılarımla.
Kemal Mert

Mondaychild (1513) 2007-04-10 3:42

Hallo Mesut,

ja, man merkt, er sieht glücklich und zufrieden aus ... und der graue Rauschebart eignet sich besonders gut für Schwarz/Weiß ... Warum ist er einer der letzten dieses Ordens? Gibt es diesen berühmten Hacibektas-Orden etwa nicht mehr?

ahaberal (6455) 2007-04-10 3:47

mesut bey
gerçekten söze gerek yok
portre böyle olur ancak

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suhan (3552) 2007-04-10 3:48 [Comment]

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rigoletto (26792) 2007-04-10 3:48

Mesut Bey,
Asım Bey gibi ben de Kemal Mert'in imza listesine adımı yazdırdım. Müthiş!
Üstelik sakalın içinde kuş arayasım var... :))
Saygılarımla,
Deniz

ben4321 (9807) 2007-04-10 3:52

Good tight crop here Mesut, and I like how you gave due emphasis to his magnificent beard!
You captured a great expression on his face, but I do find the image lacking a bit in eye contact. Not necessarily direct eye contact looking into camera, I just want to see his eyes. At the moment they're just featureless dark shadows.
Apart from that, this is a great portrait.

Cheers,
Ben

bantonbuju (48796) 2007-04-10 3:53

merhaba mesut,
this is an awesome portrait, you got so close to that man that he is nearly touching the end of your lens...
i just wish his eyes were more visible but still - love this work a lot...
bw, j.

delkoo (34788) 2007-04-10 4:39

hi mesut
what a strong portrait, you have succeeded a very nice black and white shot, your daring crop on his beard is a good choice.

congratulations
didier

hay_kes (28562) 2007-04-10 4:51

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
Biz yenilere ders niteliğinde bir portre çalışması.S/B seçim, netlik, detaylar ve ışık kullanımı süper.Eline sağlık.

hAyAti

Buin (38258) 2007-04-10 5:20

Hallo Mesut!
What a friendly and amicable face! The division of light and shadow emphasizes this very well. Growing old in this way must be a mercy ....
Greetings, and I wish you a nice day!
Frank

hatti52 (12654) 2007-04-10 5:44

Merhaba
Enfes.işte siyah&beyaz portre
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wolf38 (13111) 2007-04-10 7:50

Hello Mesut. This is the wonderful B&W Portraít of a personality with a salient beard. Only contents without secondary matter. Outstanding. Best regards, Wolfgang.

anducina (8133) 2007-04-10 10:02

Picturesque old man. I like the mixture of light and shadows and the narrow framing. Interesting face and expression.

TFS,

Andreea

scobert (5333) 2007-04-10 10:05

Hello Mesut,
You have a classic fine-art closeup portrait here. What a wonderful expression on this man's face. I am sure that he had more than his share of "ups and downs" in life yet his great attitude was still shining on. I am sure that you have won some awards with this photo as well. Nice job of framing also. Superb!
Stan

salvator (18939) 2007-04-10 10:46

Mesut Bey merhaba,
Bugun basardim. Kritiklerimi yazdim, 1 adet size 1 adet de Izzet Bey'e rezerve ettim. Yarina kalmasin diye. Muhteem sakallari ve harika kontrasti, muhtesem yuz ifadesi olan, cok offf'luk muazzam bir portre. Elinize saglik. Selamlar, sevgiler. Salvator.

mursaloglu (5242) 2007-04-10 12:59

Mesut bey Elinize sağlık olağanüstü net ve tonlamalar enfes. Her şey dört dörtlük olmuş. Tebrikler. ihsan

Cretense (57010) 2007-04-10 13:12

Hi Mesut!

With your last photos you prove that you are an excellent overall photographer, but your strongest point is portraits. This one is amazing (so was the previous one). Really impressing tight framing and excellent composition. Beautiful expression in the old man's face.

Portrait is for me the most dificult photographic genre. It can tell a lot not only for the person photographed but also for the photographer. Besides the technical skills, what's more important is the approach. It takes a sensitive man to make the "model" express his feelings. I had no doubts about your sensitivity (especially after your mails) but I think that your portraits will leave no doubt even to those who see for the first time your work. My congratulations, dear friend!

With the warmest regards,
Hercules

syd1946 (17965) 2007-04-10 13:14

Hello Mesut,
I like this very much,most of all for the very interesting crop you made.Very well seen and enjoyable portrait!

Greetings,
Thomas

john_c (24635) 2007-04-10 14:18

Hi Mesut,
The old man shows so much character, perfectly captured in very fine light. Your scan retained the essential quality of the photo, enhanced by tight cropping. This is superb work, Mesut. Cheers.
John

Tezic (16927) 2007-04-10 15:47

Enfes bir portre.. Tebrikler Mesut Bey, çok beğendim..

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2007-04-10 15:53

Sevgili Mesut abi
Ne zamandir merakla bekledigim serinize basladiniz sonunda,
Mesut Abi ayrica aciklamanizdaki son cumle ile beni ihya ettiniz inanin , `Cok Tesekkur Ederim` Nezaketinizi gosterdiniz.

Cok guzel bir portre calismasi ile baslamissiniz , yasli beyefendinin yuz ifadesi ve gulumsemesindeki guzellik cok guzel kompoze edilmis.
Enfes bir kare , bende boburleniyordum kendi serim icin , simdi sonuk kalacak bunlarin yaninda :(

Tekrar tesekkur ederim, Elinize saglik
Libyadan Selamlar , Sevgiler, Saygilar

ahmetgedikli (22106) 2007-04-10 17:03

Merhaba,
Mutluluğunun gözlerinden okunması ne kadar güzel... Muhteşem bir portre...
Selamlar, saygılar.
Ahmet

isabela_sor (42471) 2007-04-10 17:49 [Comment]

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AnimeshRay (8886) 2007-04-10 19:42

Suberb detail on this incredible face! The high contrast works well.

hyasar (7393) 2007-04-11 2:21

Merhaba Mesut Abi,

adamın yuzundeki kırışıklşıklar, yüzündeki o mutlu huzur veren ifade çok hoş olmuş. Ellerinize saglik, tebrikler.

hakan

partha (13667) 2007-04-11 4:51

Hi MESUT,
Nice representation of the inner happiness of the person.
Well done.
Partha

jrj (34779) 2007-04-11 5:28

Strong portrait of this bearded man MEsut. Top details in the tight crop. Maybe a little crop of the white in te upper part had worked well, and also a little fill flash in his eyes.
Pls. se the Ws for an idea..

[workshop] [compare]

prumod (8264) 2007-04-11 11:20

it's really classic mesut...
all the prizes you got are comprised in this smile!
greetings...

inanuc (0) 2007-04-11 13:02

şu. harika sima.
sakalların burgu burgu tarihi.
alın cizgilerinin dede kokan sıcaklığı.
ve yüzdeki o sıcak tebesümün bilğeliği..

bu kareyi daha ilk gördüğümde..
içeriğini kavradım
.
çok teşekürler.
benim için anlam dolu harika bir portre..
İNAN

jemaflor (39759) 2007-04-12 6:11

Hi Mesut,
Great portrait well taken, good choice with B&W for this photo, perfect sharpness. Just pity that eyes are too dark.

surel (1028) 2007-04-12 13:21

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
kendi adima ornek olacak bir portre fotograf, nefis.Elinize,gozunuze saglik.
Hoscakalin,
Hare

gary91 (15321) 2007-04-12 17:20

Hello Messut,
This portrait is really stunning !
It is good to find back the quality of a film b&w portrait. Very good expression captured and wonderful composition.
Well done.
Have a nice evening.
Best regards, Christian

levocan (2253) 2007-04-14 2:39

Mesut Bey;
Gerçekten güzel bir portre çalışması....
Siyah beyaz çok yakışmış
Elinize sağlık
Saygılarımla

Levent

gunbud (28161) 2007-04-14 6:44

Hi Mesut,
Great capture of this bearded sage with his face full of kindly wisdom. Wonderful smile you have here with the clever tight crop.
Regards, Tom

Vato_Law (11686) 2007-04-15 14:08

Hello Mesut,
Wonderful portrait of this old but happy old man.
Love the details of his face and beard and the choice for B&W.
Cheers:
Paulo

batalay (21193) 2007-04-15 17:26

Merhaba Mestur,

Bu mutesem portrede Bektasli beyin nerdeyse ruhunu yakalamissin. 1998 yilinda bir Amerikadad yasiyan bir Ingiliz piskolojisti enteresan bir kesifde bulundu. Dünyanin en mükemmel, en mesur yagli boya portrelierinde (mesela Leonardo'nun, Rembrandt'in yaptiklari) resmin tam ortasindan yukardan asagiya bir çizgi çizilirse, bu çizgi resimdeki sahisin bir gözünden geçtigini buldu. Sanat okullarinda hiç ögretilmiyen birsey, fakat resim yapan büyuük ressamlar bunu hiç düsünmeden bu sekilde aranje ediyorlarmis. Sizin bu portrede iste öyle!

Selamlar,

Bülent

keribar (42760) 2007-04-16 0:54

Hello Mesut,
A portrait that speaks for itself. A beard one will never forget. A close-up which leaves us entirely with the man. I enjoy it so much I wish I had more favorites for it. BW is perfect.

Keep sending us your treasures - Izzet

danos (33272) 2007-04-18 5:47

Merhaba Mesut,
the most striking thing about this portrait is the way you have controlled so nicely the light.Excellent your choice to capture this man in B/W format.A lot of details and this soft smile make your shot marvellous.Very well done.
Best regards,Danos

Valerka (8159) 2007-04-22 3:59

A very good picture, there's lots of life in it and wisdom. Bravo,Maestro.. I'll have alook at your other pics.
Success!
Valerka

erel (11542) 2007-04-23 1:57

merhaba mesut.
çok fazla birşey söylemeye gerek yok amca zaten anlatıyor:)çok hoş bir kompozisyon
tebrikler
erel

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2007-04-24 22:52

Mesut,

A great shot - the composition is great. Nice job with the black and white. Shooting 6x7 -- that's impressive! Nicely done,

Brian

lucylee (29) 2007-05-05 4:31

çok güzel olmuş

melmcree (2261) 2007-05-27 14:22

beautiful focus and sharpness. I love how the b&w brings out his detail. I'm adding you as a favorite because I'm so impressed with your work I don't want to miss any of it.

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-05-31 4:52

Hi Mesut!
beautiful this portrait and what a great expression this man!
His smile is joy!
bravo!
congrats!
ciao!
Valeria

mavikuzey (360) 2007-06-06 14:55

Merhaba Mesut bey:)
çok çok çok güzel.elinize sağlık

Amphitrite (1592) 2007-06-10 16:02

Merhabalar,
Muthis huzur veren bir portre.
Ayrica bir karede cok hos bir suru detaylar sakli. Ellerinize saglik,
Pinar

inuit66 (659) 2007-08-15 13:28

Hi Mesut. This is simply a fantastic portrait. Extremely close-up and with wonderful details. You caught just the right expression in his wonderful face. Congratulations and TFS. Greetings Jens :-)

gunergok (2332) 2007-11-28 10:13 [Comment]

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aga77 (133) 2009-02-23 7:16

Hello Mesut,
it's good that you chose b&w, this man's face is calm and full of joy. Lacking an eye contact is not so important to me.
Aga

leo61 (43734) 2009-02-24 14:15

Hi Mesut!
Old but happy!Ican see it at his stisfied expression.And he seems to be proud,too.
ca 80% meiner Patienten sind über 70 und haben gerade ein künstliches Knie-oder Hüftgelenk eingesetzt bekommen.Ok sie haben nach der OPeration Schmerzen und jammern,aber die meisten jammern,weil sie es schon immer getan haben und unzufrieden mit Ihrem Leben sind.
Man lebt nur einmal and life is short.Man muss das Beste daraus machen und auch die kleinen Schönen Dinge erkennen und leben...
Ein tolles und sehr symbolisches Foto.
Lieben Gruß,Leo

delpeoples (6756) 2009-02-24 16:07

Hi Mesut, this is a fantastic B&W portrait. You've captured the old man's character so well and the light bouncing off his beard is phenomenal. Well done, Lisa.