On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:53 -0500, "Walter Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Went to a local BBQ festival yesterday and took some snapshots. I saw > this young lady standing in line at one of the booths and was thought > I'd try my hand at street portraiture along the lines of Danny Santos. > It's clearly not up to his standards, but I thought it wasn't too shabby > as a first attempt. She was a much more interesting looking girl than > the photo indicates. As the title indicates, she had alabaster skin and > coal black hair, along with bright blue eyes. She didn't resist at all > when I asked. She actually seemed pleased, if a little embarrassed. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5025553098/?v=1 > K-x, DAL 50-200mm, Aperture Priority, f/4.5, ISO 800, 1/60 sec. > > Up until now, I've been extremely hesitant about just walking up to > people and asking them if I can photograph them. Turns out, people are > much more willing than I ever would've believed. > > Comments, critiques, and cash gifts welcome. >
That's a really attractive portrait. I actually like the light fall off on the left - quite unusual but very effective. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
