Smoke

[mmaria]

 

[manaheim]

...gets in your eye.

The smoke is neat but I think the thickness of it right in front of his eye like that is hurting the image.

 

[mmaria]

...gets in your eye.

The smoke is neat but I think the thickness of it right in front of his eye like that is hurting the image.

I knew that the first comment will be about that

It's ok if you don't like it

 

[Didereaux]

...gets in your eye.

The smoke is neat but I think the thickness of it right in front of his eye like that is hurting the image.

I agree. To be more specific to me it is the blob of smoke in the corner of the eye between the eye and the bridge of the nose...that simply looks like an unintentional smudge. I can see the allowing or wanting the smoke directly over the eyes, but that 'smudge' just destroys the picture imo.

 

[DanOstergren]

I would consider cropping it tighter, and even a black and white conversion just to see how it affects the smoke and his eyes. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

 

[mmaria]

...gets in your eye.

The smoke is neat but I think the thickness of it right in front of his eye like that is hurting the image.

I agree. To be more specific to me it is the blob of smoke in the corner of the eye between the eye and the bridge of the nose...that simply looks like an unintentional smudge. I can see the allowing or wanting the smoke directly over the eyes, but that 'smudge' just destroys the picture imo.

I see that blob, and understand

 

[mmaria]

I would consider cropping it tighter, and even a black and white conversion just to see how it affects the smoke and his eyes. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

Before I posted it here I wrote you on fb ....

here's cropped bw version... better?

 

[DanOstergren]

Looks great. I like the color version as well.

 

[mmaria]

and I'm starting to like bw version

 

[Didereaux]

I would consider cropping it tighter, and even a black and white conversion just to see how it affects the smoke and his eyes. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

Before I posted it here I wrote you on fb ....

here's cropped bw version... better?

View attachment 121056

Better, but I will leave it to one of the experts to explain how to put back the skin tones so they match. He has darkened skin around the eyes that needs to be matched. And yes, the BW version does have something going for it.

 

[annamaria]

I like the concept Maria, but I think there is too much smoke in the right eye.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

To spit in the eye of the politically correct and quote my Training Instructor from Lackland AFB, " Smoke 'em if you got 'em! "

 

[mmaria]

I would consider cropping it tighter, and even a black and white conversion just to see how it affects the smoke and his eyes. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

Before I posted it here I wrote you on fb ....

here's cropped bw version... better?

View attachment 121056

Better, but I will leave it to one of the experts to explain how to put back the skin tones so they match. He has darkened skin around the eyes that needs to be matched. And yes, the BW version does have something going for it.

I like the concept Maria, but I think there is too much smoke in the right eye.

To spit in the eye of the politically correct and quote my Training Instructor from Lackland AFB, " Smoke 'em if you got 'em! "

ty ty ty
in a hurry

 

[DanOstergren]

I would consider cropping it tighter, and even a black and white conversion just to see how it affects the smoke and his eyes. Otherwise, I like it a lot.

Before I posted it here I wrote you on fb ....

here's cropped bw version... better?

View attachment 121056

Better, but I will leave it to one of the experts to explain how to put back the skin tones so they match. He has darkened skin around the eyes that needs to be matched. And yes, the BW version does have something going for it.

Personally I like the dark skin around his eyes. It gives depth to the eyes and has a similar effect to smoky eyes, but done naturally. It draws me in. Removing those dark areas would flatten the light and make for a much less captivating portrait in my opinion.

 

[Allenc873]

I really like and the b&w def looks great, I think a monochromatic filter adds bit more oomph