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Published: 2008-06-01 21:58:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 4189; Favourites: 254; Downloads: 105
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this is my granddad. he talks a lot. but i like him lots nonetheless.southend, england.
hasselblad 501cm
16mm extension tube (this thing is great)
tri-x 400
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Comments: 53
absolutely incredible. 
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huhu
you are featured here my friend [link]
thank you for this impression
have a nice day
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this photo is lovely! he seems to be nice and sweet ... oh granpas have usually a very special place in our hearts, don't they?
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the most beautiful portrait i have seen in a long time...it feels so personal and close to the heart it warms it ....truly sublime
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this is quite a beautiful shot.
well-deserving of the DD, oliver!
i haven't been around dA lately but i was glad this greeted me in the DD section when i came by for a visit. congrats!
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Really really cool portrait, great job making me like a person I don't know.
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I love this photo for the usual reason, DOF, framing, quality etc.
But I also love the feeling you've caught, it seems different to what you describe of him. This man doesn't look like a talker, he looks troubled, as if he is remembering harsh memories from his past.
His facial expression makes this photo have about 100000 layers of menaing, its beautiful.
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The vibe I'm getting from this is that everyone should know him. In fact I feel like I DO know him.
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He looks sorry, like he is feeling the toll of all the years he has lived in this place... Awesome shot! Instant Fav
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most of peaple though he is a old guy but he has creased face but we can see unapproachable experience... this is my though. good shot and good photo.
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this is a great shot, i love the soft focus on his eyes and nose (intentional?) and the smooth transition between the subject and the cropped background. It's blurred so much that I cannot even guess what it is and that keeps the viewer in touch with the whole concept, i believe!
grats! wonderful shot!
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you captured the emotions flawless... beautiful work
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Amazing Photo, he reminds me a little of Bob Hoskins
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oh my god ! this is so powerful image ! Great job.
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oh, stunning... this guy has much character. especially his eyes are a wonderfully wrinkled landscape.
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Beautiful portrait that captures this mans nature perfectly.
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oh what a coincidence i m doing some portraits now with macro tubes on mamiya as well.. 
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I have featured this wonderful work in my journal [link]
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he will always talk -- letting everybody around him know the stories of the past -- hoping that in you -- it will live on -- later days
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these three new
portraits are just...
OH!LOVELY.
you know very well
how to capture character
wonderwonderwonderful
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Haha, I accidently put him in my collection 'animals', I hope he doesn't feel offended.
Great picture, I have no complaints at all.
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16mm extension tube (this thing is great)
yeah! apparently! I want one! Are you attaching it to a 80mm???
Great posts with the ET.
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thanks so much (:
yea i'm attaching it to an 80mm. there are plenty of other extension tubes available but i've found the 16mm is really nice for most portraiture.
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it looks like you can get pretty close.. how close exactly? and that pic of your grandpa, shot at f/2.8?
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you know i can't quite remember, i did shot pretty wide open though so either 2.8 or 3.2. and with this shot, i'd say i was almost as close as possible with the 16mm et
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Really wonderfull... you just keep getting better.
He totally looks like an old British dude too...
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thankss (:
yea he's pretty british, you should hear him ramble on about how amazing the british navy is unlike the crazy yanks..
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