2 Cubans
/forum/topic/724547/0

end

ausmr
Registered: Apr 05, 2008
Total Posts: 1737
Country: Australia

At a bar in Havana.
100% candid shots.
Any C&C welcome.
-mirek

#1

Mado
Registered: Jan 14, 2008
Total Posts: 2244
Country: Canada

Great close-up! Mado

T-bone1
Registered: Jun 29, 2008
Total Posts: 4173
Country: United States

I saw these on the People Forum, and must say that I like the b/w versions here better. They carry more impact.

eric kim
Registered: Apr 04, 2007
Total Posts: 2782
Country: United States

Great candids! Really like shot #2.

gfdal
Registered: Nov 17, 2003
Total Posts: 254
Country: France

Really like #2, but it looks like there is something weird due to the processing, on his hand.

jrrhodes
Registered: May 29, 2008
Total Posts: 400
Country: United States

Number one is good, but I love #2. I wonder if a very slight amount more of contrast might help accentuate the light on his face.

J.R.

ausmr
Registered: Apr 05, 2008
Total Posts: 1737
Country: Australia

Hi J.R. - it might be good to increase the contrast as you suggest ... My original image was in colour (please check FM People forum) and this showed really well, it got lost a bit in the conversion.
Thank you for noting it.
-mirek

vin14
Registered: Jun 28, 2006
Total Posts: 122
Country: Ireland

I like the second one best, great stuff. Havana, what a place!

cheers

Vin

Bella Basore
Total Posts: 55
Country: United States

I'm the odd one out! I love the first one. The man's age, the way he is resting his chin on a rail, the forlorn expression in his eye...very intriguing to me. It makes me want to reach out to him, ask him if he's ok.

I think the crop is great, as it lets my eye wander to the right searching to see what he's gazing at.

ausmr
Registered: Apr 05, 2008
Total Posts: 1737
Country: Australia

Mado wrote:
Great close-up! Mado

thanks Mado!

T-bone1 wrote:
I saw these on the People Forum, and must say that I like the b/w versions here better. They carry more impact.
I will agree with you

eric kim wrote:
Great candids! Really like shot #2.

thanks Eric

gfdal wrote:
Really like #2, but it looks like there is something weird due to the processing, on his hand.
Hmm, nothing weird, this is just blurred part of image - you should probably look at the colour version of the same shot at the People forum

vin14 wrote:
I like the second one best, great stuff. Havana, what a place!

cheers

Vin

Couldn't agree with you more - Havana *is* a great place

Bella Basore wrote:
I'm the odd one out! I love the first one. The man's age, the way he is resting his chin on a rail, the forlorn expression in his eye...very intriguing to me. It makes me want to reach out to him, ask him if he's ok.

I think the crop is great, as it lets my eye wander to the right searching to see what he's gazing at.

Thank you, Bella. You're not alone, I like this image for the same reasons
It really made me think the same when I saw this guy relax in-between his musical performance in this bar in Havana ...

end