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A Cuban old men ... · 09:42 AM

I arrived last Saturday from a week in Cuba, have a lot's of photos and no time to process the raw's

Browsing the jpeg's i took a little time to do some pp on this one.

Any comments and suggestions are welcome.

Taken with K100d super + DA50-200

Original:

Cropped:

dopeytree · 04-29-2008, 09:58 AM

I heard they're quite funny about you taking photos in cuba!? i.e telling you what you can and can't shoot?

barbosas · 04-29-2008, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by dopeytree

I heard they're quite funny about you taking photos in cuba!? i.e telling you what you can and can't shoot?

nope.. i even photographed government buildings and nobody came to me.

Igilligan · 04-29-2008, 12:04 PM

Beautiful color and detail. Absolutely love the crop. Was he open to being photographed? Did you show him the pic on the LCD? Did he like it?

Just wondering?

barbosas · 04-29-2008, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by Igilligan

Beautiful color and detail. Absolutely love the crop. Was he open to being photographed? Did you show him the pic on the LCD? Did he like it?

Just wondering?

yes, he was completely posing for photos, i gave him a tip for the photos, of course...

they are very poor people, they lack everything that we consider basic needs..

i gave him money, but the other people i tipped with t-shirts, soaps.. where so happy as a kid in a candy store.

gawan · 04-29-2008, 01:42 PM

Great portrait! The Cuban cigar fits to the face perfectly

daacon · 04-29-2008, 01:45 PM

Great representation of a local well done !

Rener · 04-29-2008, 02:48 PM

I am always amazed by the DA50-200, it may hunt a little bit in low light but on an ideal lighting condition, it will deliver crisp and nice color shots. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful shots.

Cheers,

Rene

J.Scott · 04-29-2008, 04:47 PM

That is one kick-ass portrait! You have portrayed him with lots of character, just the way I like it!

The EXIF is absent and I wanted to know if you used any 'fill flash' to highlight the hairs and the portion of his face (usually) shadowed by the brim of his cap.

weatherwise2 · 04-29-2008, 04:49 PM

Have a little sun and a puff. Any doubt now? great picture. The poorly wrapped cigar just adds to this picture

Stratman · 04-29-2008, 05:44 PM

That is National Geographic quality there mate, what a shot !! You can tell that this man has lived a HARD life.

barbosas · 04-30-2008, 01:43 AM

Thank you all for your comments.

Originally posted by J.Scott

That is one kick-ass portrait! You have portrayed him with lots of character, just the way I like it!

The EXIF is absent and I wanted to know if you used any 'fill flash' to highlight the hairs and the portion of his face (usually) shadowed by the brim of his cap.

You can see the exif on the original, the cropped one doesn't have exif.

full size and info here: Zenfolio | Pedro Barbosa | People

gpaual · 04-30-2008, 08:39 AM

very penetrating image......so many stories hidden in that face.....great shot!

cardinal43 · 04-30-2008, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Stratman

That is National Geographic quality there mate, what a shot !! You can tell that this man has lived a HARD life.

Yep, but I'll bet he isn't a day over 39.

BBear · 04-30-2008, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by barbosas

Great photo! It totally reminded me of Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson. There is a very similar portrait in the book...

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04-29-2008, 12:04 PM	#4
Igilligan Guest	love this photo Beautiful color and detail. Absolutely love the crop. Was he open to being photographed? Did you show him the pic on the LCD? Did he like it? Just wondering?

04-29-2008, 12:13 PM	#5
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683 Original Poster	Originally posted by Igilligan Beautiful color and detail. Absolutely love the crop. Was he open to being photographed? Did you show him the pic on the LCD? Did he like it? Just wondering? yes, he was completely posing for photos, i gave him a tip for the photos, of course... they are very poor people, they lack everything that we consider basic needs.. i gave him money, but the other people i tipped with t-shirts, soaps.. where so happy as a kid in a candy store. Last edited by barbosas; 04-29-2008 at 12:24 PM.

04-29-2008, 04:47 PM	#9
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	That is one kick-ass portrait! You have portrayed him with lots of character, just the way I like it! The EXIF is absent and I wanted to know if you used any 'fill flash' to highlight the hairs and the portion of his face (usually) shadowed by the brim of his cap. Last edited by J.Scott; 04-29-2008 at 05:54 PM.

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dopeytree Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 619	I heard they're quite funny about you taking photos in cuba!? i.e telling you what you can and can't shoot?

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04-29-2008, 01:42 PM	#6
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Great portrait! The Cuban cigar fits to the face perfectly

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Great representation of a local well done !

04-29-2008, 02:48 PM	#8
Rener Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 292	I am always amazed by the DA50-200, it may hunt a little bit in low light but on an ideal lighting condition, it will deliver crisp and nice color shots. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful shots. Cheers, Rene

04-29-2008, 04:49 PM	#10
weatherwise2 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warwick, RI Photos: Gallery Posts: 740	Have a little sun and a puff. Any doubt now? great picture. The poorly wrapped cigar just adds to this picture

04-29-2008, 05:44 PM	#11
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	That is National Geographic quality there mate, what a shot !! You can tell that this man has lived a HARD life.

04-30-2008, 01:43 AM	#12
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683 Original Poster	Thank you all for your comments. Originally posted by J.Scott That is one kick-ass portrait! You have portrayed him with lots of character, just the way I like it! The EXIF is absent and I wanted to know if you used any 'fill flash' to highlight the hairs and the portion of his face (usually) shadowed by the brim of his cap. You can see the exif on the original, the cropped one doesn't have exif. full size and info here: Zenfolio \| Pedro Barbosa \| People

04-30-2008, 08:39 AM	#13
gpaual Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: fla Photos: Gallery Posts: 375	very penetrating image......so many stories hidden in that face.....great shot!

04-30-2008, 09:00 AM	#14
cardinal43 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,412	Originally posted by Stratman That is National Geographic quality there mate, what a shot !! You can tell that this man has lived a HARD life. Yep, but I'll bet he isn't a day over 39.

04-30-2008, 09:04 AM	#15
BBear Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CT / NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 822	Originally posted by barbosas Great photo! It totally reminded me of Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson. There is a very similar portrait in the book...

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