Cubano

[LeeIs]

Hi all,
Any feed back would be appreciated.

[gahspidy]

Liban, this looks very good. there is an old faded look about this picture, but it goes with the subject and scene. i like the framing giving us scale of the building with it's muted green/blueish colors behind the small man with the loud color jacket. the contrast between him and the rest of the scene is strong and holds my attention well. Good work.

[poker]

Nice colors and the weathered building adds tons of character. Like Gry said, 'good work.'

Where have you been Liban?? You are a Re-member like myself

[LeeIs]

Thanks Gary. The loud jacket does tie up this shot. If it were any other colour I don't think he would've stood out as much. Yep, I toned down the colours and brightened this shot up a bit. The result was a bit of grain seeping in but I can live with that.

Hey manacsa you re-member me? ;) lol. Just kidding. I haven't posted much but I'm still around once in a while. I've been a bit busy as of late, but things are coming back to normal now.

[Greg McCary]

This is good. I love the colors, the old weathered porches. The dangleing phone/cable line and the ACunit add to the overall picture. Very much like something you would expect from Tuna. The guys jacket and hat make him more interesting. Where was this taken?
Greg

[mtbbrian]

What can I say beyond what has already been said.
This is a good photograph, the contrasting colors tie it all together.
The only thing I might suggest is a little tighter crop on the bottom, so there is just a little less road.
Brian

[Ronnoco]

The problem is that at this distance his face is totally lost in the colour of the wooden door.
A closer vertical shot of the building around the door and the gentleman would have been much better. Move in or zoom in.

Ronnoco

[readingr]

Leels

I think I must have taken a nasty pill this morning or got out of the wrong side of the bed as all my comments seem negative so sorry for whats coming.

I like the composition to a point, but what kills this for me is the way the chaps jacket stands out too much from the rest of the photo while the rest of him blends into the photo too much, it looks like the jacket has been over enhanced compared to everything else.

At this size it doesn't work but at a huge A3+ print it would probably be an absolute winner as all the features would be enhanced and the textures would jump out at you and you could then differentiate the chap from the background.

Roger

[LeeIs]

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Greg,
This was taken in Havana, close to china town.

Brian,
I tried that but to keep the ratio I lose some of the width as well.

Ron,
I took other shots of this fellow that are tighter. I thought this was the best of the bunch.

Roger,
No worries man. I don't take things to heart and I respect and value your opinion.

I didn't enhance the jacket but rather lightened up the entire shot together without selecting or masking any particular area. He was just wearing a really loud jacket. He actually caught my attention for that exact reason.