Old Chinese Man, a photo from Chongqing, Central

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Scan from home made 22x29 cm colorprint.

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SampraS (619) 2006-03-24 4:46

That is great!
I like his 'cigar thing' - its huge :)
Nice portrait!
cheers
Adam

Fixfocus (9385) 2006-03-24 4:50

Hoi Bert,
Amazing portrait of an interesting character in a timeless quality.I guess colors and contrasts are pure lab-work and not pp-work?
Great stuff.
Hermann

wisat (432) 2006-03-24 4:55

Human face is always interesting. As everybody has a story, every part, every inch of his/her face expresses the story.

Seeing this portrait, I wonder what kind of story he has, what have been seen by his eyes, what have been heard by his ears --and how many cigarettes his mouth has taken.

The portrait is well-composed, can't be better than this.

Looking forward to have more from you.

stiginthedump (1823) 2006-03-24 5:13

oooo a well composed and vibrant portrait, too often missed on trekearth. This blows away my stereotype of what I perceive as an "old Chinese man."

The colours are gorgeous, the contrast is perfect as is the crop, i love his expression, but what really does it for me is the loooooooong cigarette holder. Sweet!

nygus (8178) 2006-03-24 5:32

great portrait, excellent quality

qpochet (1412) 2006-03-24 6:05

Hi Bert,

Very singular portrait, and very nice also. Colours and sharpness are amazing. I love the expression on the face of that man.
Well done!
Quentin.

AMZINCHIA (1082) 2006-03-24 6:39

Great, so great portrait of a very styled character! Really amazing colours, definition, and details. I love the 4 different shirt collars, the cigar of course, and the silver teeth, and the fabulous glasses ! --amz

Furachan (0) 2006-03-24 6:58

Fascinating portrait, Bert. Eccentric, unique, but also captured with great skill and control. the colors, sharpness and detail are all first class.
great stuff!
Francis

fkk (2039) 2006-03-24 7:01

Merhaba Bert;
wooow very interesting portrait, excellent quality
thanks for sharing...

catman-fatih

premahg (58) 2006-03-24 8:40

Amazing!!

The details, Composing,smart work...

I like the ruggard mixed with a hint of sophistication look in the character....

Nice work....keep up the good work....

Mangoustan (258) 2006-03-24 8:45

What a sharp portrait. A proud funny face. Very nice compo. TFS
Hue

moxon (78) 2006-03-24 9:29

A beautiful, very striking portrait. He looks like quite a character, with the cigarette holder and his natty clothes.

baba_flies (8829) 2006-03-24 11:38

He enjoys himself, I think he should with this huge thing in his mouth. Cool.

PeterDF (421) 2006-03-24 22:29

A great, great shot here! My goodness...one of the best portrait shots I've seen here on TE...and they're have been quite a few, too! You've got him in a wonderful pose, with great clothes, glasses...and of course...that amazing smoke he has. Very, very well done!

asival (5307) 2006-03-25 1:39

Hi Bert

Superb portrait, the framing and sharpness are superb
well done

Assi

designsoul (17843) 2006-03-28 15:58

Fantastic portrait, Bert, superb moment, incredible character and formidable execution.
sasa

kinginexile (2598) 2006-04-12 0:48

wonderful and cool portrait. Superb defintion and what a willing model too!

drewkaya (86) 2006-04-16 15:25

Thats great! The definition of a dandy - three shirts and a jacket. To top it off he has one fine-a** gilded grill and a long smoke holder. Very clear and well lit.

adisaadisa (68) 2009-07-03 3:42

wonderfull pciture nice smile and great eyes

thaprem (2558) 2009-08-14 5:16

THis photo has that old rustic feeling & nativity rolled along with a dose of periodic stylishness!...
A very original one.
Thanks,
Prem.

JugnuToor (159) 2009-10-11 1:57

Bert
this is a great portrait, wonderfully caught the expression and details and perfectly isolated.