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Another shot of David the village Blacksmith taken in the Forge.David in stature and when working away in the smithy may come across as mean and hard so I wanted to show another side to him and convey it through his eyes.The emotion I heard in his voice and saw in his face and especially his eyes when he was talking about the long awaited impending birth of his first child.Titled First Born as David was a first born who's going to soon have a first born. Worked in PS.

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C&C welcome

~Alley~

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Title:First Born
Username:AlleyCatz AlleyCatz
Uploaded:3 Sep 2006 - 2:15 PM
Tags:Blacksmith, Digitally manipulated, Forge, Portraits / people, Smithy
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Glynn
Glynn (e2 Member)
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1168 forum postsGlynn vcard United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2006 - 2:18 PM
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Alley,

This series is excellent. I Particularly like this image, very dark and moody. love it.

Glynn

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kadisu
9
3 Sep 2006 - 2:30 PM
0

Great shot - his eyes draw you in to the photo. You definitely captured the mood.
Alicia

Bluke
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260 forum posts United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2006 - 2:35 PM
0

Excellent capture.....Babs

JohnDyer
JohnDyer (e2 Member)
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67 forum postsJohnDyer vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2006 - 3:21 PM
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Very dramatic portrait, nice one
JOhn

bliba
7
Austria2 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2006 - 3:59 PM
0

love the low light in this brilliant portrait..great eye contact!!!

very well done ,Ally

ollie

AlleyCatz
3 Sep 2006 - 4:30 PM
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Thank you for your time to comment & click.Very much appreciated.

~Alley~

POOCHIE
POOCHIE (e2 Member)
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POOCHIE vcard United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2006 - 4:39 PM
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Lovely shot Alley , you could have chucked some water on his shoulder though and put that out lol. Agree with Ollie the eye contact and that cracking sparkle make it for me.

Pooch.

User_Removed
User_Removed (Junior Member)
7
51 forum posts
3 Sep 2006 - 6:01 PM
0

Great expression and a well produced portrait.

Derek

owp
8
168 forum posts
3 Sep 2006 - 7:59 PM
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. . I like the bit od fire in the B G to add to the connection of Smithing! . . .the eyes really do make this shot for me!


. . . is this "Dragan" technique? . . .


Mike.W


p.s . . .thats for you recent comments and ongoing support Smile

skydivemike
3 Sep 2006 - 8:11 PM
0

Quality portrait.


Mike

AlleyCatz
3 Sep 2006 - 9:23 PM
0

Thanks again for all your comments.Mike I dont know if this is classed as a "Dragan" technique to be honest.I have only just recently heard of it on EPZ. This is how the shot came out from my raw conversion and with some PS work.His face was already very dirty/grubby and sweaty/shiney so maybe thats why.Hope that answers your question.If it is like a "Dragan" technique I hope some one tells me so I can enter in the Gallery of Excellence under that catergory.Thanks again

~Alley~

backbeat
backbeat (e2 Member)
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130 forum postsbackbeat vcard United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
4 Sep 2006 - 9:03 PM
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wow...fantastic eyes make this potrait something special.

what is a 'dragan' technique though?

phil

MotherHen
4 Sep 2006 - 10:15 PM
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Have to agree Alley, this shows David in a different light. It's in the eyes.Motherhen

kinfatric
5 Sep 2006 - 5:05 PM
0

this is excellent a very good exposure and well composed shot with a very meaningful description.

RoddBC
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40 forum posts United States
5 Sep 2006 - 8:23 PM
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This is a great shot Alley but it's a wee bit dark for me. But hey, what do I know.

Rodd x

shaggyb
5 Sep 2006 - 9:40 PM
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Great portrait of a Blacksmith,the eyes make the shot.

gajewski
gajewski (e2 Member)
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gajewski vcard United States6 Constructive Critique Points
7 Sep 2006 - 7:23 AM
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Fantastic portrait. -=Walter

VintageRed
25 Sep 2006 - 10:07 AM
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Sometimes an image and its description combine very well and I suspect if more people read the words properly, this image would have scored more highly. For me, I always find images that highlight contrasts to be attractive and I think you succeeded in your aim with this one. Nick

tricky66
13 Oct 2006 - 7:25 PM
0

Feel like I want to crop right in, kind of distracted a little by the flame. Such a good shot and comp with the colour of the eyes I would go straight in.
Face only would make it for me.
Well done.
Actually just looked at the posting date!! Guess I should actually pay attention, not been on for a bit, did you try a tighter crop and re-post?

Wooly
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112 forum posts England4 Constructive Critique Points
14 Oct 2006 - 5:04 PM
0

I like the flame Alison, for me it adds context to the character. Must be the blast furnace man in me.

Alan

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