Candid shot from this weekend's trip to Vienna and Bratislava. I saw a family of honey sellers at their stall, the elder of them in fierce technical debate with a customer, with the younger dreamily surveying their wares. I got lucky shooting through the shifting crowds of umbrellas and shoulders. I guess from seeing it to shooting it was all in a second. Usually I dither and frame too much and these opportunities escape me, so I'm very happy to have seized the moment.
It's a night shot, but almost overexposed as I'd been set up (ISO 800, AV-mode @ f/4.5, IS) for shooting in the shadows and the stall was brightly lit with tungsten bulbs. In the end, I'm delighted with the sharpness that's allowed - especially in the older man's face and hair. The bokeh from the wide aperture and blurred of the younger, mirroring figure are a super bonus.
Other than converting to black and white (the original is basically all yellow!) I've tweaked the clarity up slightly and cropped out a little unbalancing bokeh, perhaps a half inch, from the left.
Hope everyone is well and having a great start to the week.
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a l e x a ♡ 30 months ago | reply
amazing expression
Armalomb 30 months ago | reply
fantastico!
Gochac fotografía 30 months ago | reply
Un maravilloso retrato. Muy buen trabajo.
Esther Moliné 30 months ago | reply
love this!!!!!
petra** 30 months ago | reply
fabulous work here!
B.M.K. Photography 30 months ago | reply
AMAZING Shot! I love old people portraits! I always wonder how has their life been like?
Superb job!
André Pipa 30 months ago | reply
Oh, this is brilliant.. ! Beckett?
Harris Hui (in search of light) 30 months ago | reply
Great character portrait!
tehbk0 30 months ago | reply
good b&W portrait.
N A Y E E M 30 months ago | reply
Brilliant once again....
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) 30 months ago | reply
Fantastic portrait. Black and white suits is well. Love the blurry background.
Ali -1963 30 months ago | reply
This is superb!
Im loving your stream, im a beginner at it is a real inspiration :)
funpics47 30 months ago | reply
I love your work. Love how you look at the world. Fun.
liuliuba 69 poco presente..... 30 months ago | reply
ritratto molto espressivo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rosita So Image 30 months ago | reply
expressive portrait
Sir Cam 30 months ago | reply
marvellous portrait work!
Sir Filia [deleted] 30 months ago | reply
The super portrait!
getolina 30 months ago | reply
great photo!! candid shooting is always difficult, the details here are excellent,
Pablo Suárez - Buenos Aires 30 months ago | reply
This is an awesome portrait ....the old man's wrinkled face looking out of the frame is very compelling, extremely eloquent. And then you have the young man in the background (I assume he's a young man) out-of-focus, gazing at the other side of the frame. The connection one makes out of this two faces is quite amazing.
Bernard Marx 29 months ago | reply
What a strong and wonderful portfolio! This is well scene and superbly rendered.