That is simply awesome, Paul. The texture and detail just pops out at me. I almost fell backwards! :-)
BTW, I don't remember the original post, but the B&W is far superior and just works so much better with this image. Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: PESO: A portrait revisited > Some of you may recall a portrait I posted last year. It's a shot of an > older fellow who shines shoes outside a clothing store in Birmingham, > Michigan. I've revisited it as a high contrast BW with some background > cleanup and other mods, including removing reflections from the eyes. I > had some help from a professional retoucher who has been working with > me on another project. The new version is here: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662 > > The original is here: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2512646 > >
