Hemingway's Heros, a photo from Sao Vicente, Barlavento

Photographer's Note

Not too far from the ocean you meet folks whose whole life depended on the ocean and its treasures...Now, when time elapsed there is no much to do any more...But the memories will stay for ever...
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I think I'm back...:-))

Vasylis, horatiuTT, japiey, xuaxo, bostankorkulugu, peck, arturski has marked this note useful

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Vasylis (1414) 2008-04-05 4:39

A masterpiece.
Strong portrait.

Thanks for sharing .

veronika (6058) 2008-04-05 5:19

Hi Jerzy,
good portrait, very detailed and sharp, i like tha man's expression, seems to be tired from posing :)
Nice one
Vero

diegomach (531) 2008-04-05 5:21

Jerzy has logrado captar un retrato muy bueno, tiene una textura formidable, el contrste que has logrado es pefecto.

ninaL (21348) 2008-04-05 5:25

Dobre...
Podoba mi sie czlowiek, bardzo portretowa twarz, jest tu jakas sila.

Co do obrobki, cos chyba majstrowales przy rozjasnianiu twarzy, bo takie matowe tony...
Kawalek koszuli w backroundzie bym troche zblerowala...

Pozdrawiam. Grazyna.

KevRyan (22956) 2008-04-05 5:28

Hola!! Yes you are back - I can imagine your approach to this guy!! Why such a slow shutter speed though J - it's so sharp surely not? For me the man is great but I am not 100% about his facial colour - there seems a little too much yellow in the highlights ......I had a little play and ended up with a duotone - this image really holds its own in B&W - at last for me a day off today!!

Have a good time wherever you are!

bw Kev

p.s. some pics of Noah in the workshop to yesterdays pic.

[workshop] [compare]

horatiuTT (4570) 2008-04-05 5:29

Splendid portrait,the colors are really stunning and the sharpness and level of detail are simply to admire.Perfect cropping and an interesting face expression,splendid series from
Cape Verde.Have a great weekend pal.
Horatiu

MarcT (20964) 2008-04-05 5:33

Hi Jerzy,
Excellent portrait with strong expressive face. I like the way you've chosen the contrasted tones.
Cheers
Marc

japiey (10163) 2008-04-05 5:46

Hi Jerzy,

Beautifull capture of life hero's..
Reflections of classic character, sure...
Excellent way to present the concept.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

bartolomucci (756) 2008-04-05 7:30

SUPRBE PORTRAIT BRAVO
GIANCARLO

xuaxo (6854) 2008-04-05 9:53

Hi Jerzy
This is the most outstanding of your Cape Verdean portraits, until now. The details, texture, etc, are amazing. It seems like a 3D view. Stunning!
We can imagine his whole life engraved in his wrinkles and white hair.
Superb portrait!
Have a nice weekend,
F

pastadog (13111) 2008-04-05 10:36

You know how to find those "wrinkles" that give so much strength to an expression, Jerzy. I like the color tones, and the "black and white" moustache and beard stand out nicely in that color context. Regards, Daniel

MrCairo (0) 2008-04-05 11:40

Swietna "draganizacja" :)
Pozdrawiam
Wojtek.

velocista (897) 2008-04-05 12:08

olá, beautiful portrait!!! congratulations. pedro

polter (7239) 2008-04-05 13:49

Zaczynasz sie bawić postprocessingiem ? Korcą takie mocne kontrasty i różne silne efekty. Twarz fantastyczna - prawie Morgan Freeman (właśnie, gdzie to myśmy już coś podobnego widzieli ?) Ale właśnie przez to, że twarz taka wyrazista, na pewne efekty trzeba szczególnie uważać. Popieram tu wersję biało-czarną - co u mnie nic dziwnego, bo mi się prawie wszystko na biało-czarno kojarzy ;))). Portret znakomity - a obróbka, z czasem wybory staną się łatwiejsze ;)))
Serdeczności T.

jasmis (58603) 2008-04-05 14:50

Certainly you're back. Great form. Superb portrait. Real Buju is here again.
Regards.

delkoo (68) 2008-04-06 0:44

hi jerzy
great portrait, textures and details are well rendered, nice piece of work.

best regards
didier

bostankorkulugu (42668) 2008-04-07 10:27

he's got the looks... he deserved to be immortalised by this masterful portrait... lucky him...

take care jerzy... (kev did a good job as well...)

korkut

marietom (34611) 2008-04-08 1:28

Hello Jerzy,

Encore un portrait expressif, bien photographié !
Bonne soirée
Marie

luisafonso (862) 2008-04-08 2:23

Strong portrait Jerzy! Very strong... I love your editing very much. I would only have cloned that blue something on the left. It's a bit disturbing. But the rest is great.

Ber (8242) 2008-04-08 6:37

Bardzo Twoje, z daleka widac i czuc! Na technice sie nie znam a przekaz wrazenie robi. Ciekawy portret
pozdrawiam

Merline (0) 2008-04-12 10:09

A great one, you know how to find these most interesting people...I love the processing that enhances the wrinkles, the color is maybe a bit strong for my personal taste, I enjoy also Kev's ws. His straight look at you, between tired, wondering ? is very strong and compelling. Great work...

TFS, Best regards
Michèle

arturski (4465) 2008-05-16 23:28

Historia jego zycia , zostala wypisana na jego twarzy !
Swietnie to uchwyciles.
Pozdrawiam
Artur

Gessle (70) 2008-07-29 8:06

Thank you for adding this shot - it is superb. Strong masculine face with memories and dreams that end. Fantastic portrait.

Photo Information

Copyright: Jerzy Bucki (bantonbuju) (51815)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-16
Categories: Daily Life
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): A_Your Favorites, Caboverdianos * Cape-Verdean People [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-05 4:36
Favorites: 2 [view]