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vonne, 7 months ago

PERFECT DOP and contrast! Looks Cold! Great Close-up I can feel the wind…bbrrrr

Deborah Parkin in reply to vonne’s comment, 7 months ago

thanks Vonne – really appreciate your comment :)

David Parkin, 7 months ago

This is special, absolutely fantastic photograph Deborah.

Seriously, I’d love to be this good.

Deborah Parkin in reply to David Parkin’s comment, 7 months ago

Thank you so much David – you are too kind – and by the way – you are :)

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Your tonal control is superb! The black isn’t too black, and the
overall exposure is just right. (I really DO see your subjects, etc..heheh..)
It’s just that your focus and again control steal the show.
(It can’t be helped!) And...it’s a great shot. ;)

Deborah Parkin, 7 months ago

Thanks Birgitta – it’s good to see you back :)

Brian Beckett, 7 months ago

Excellent portrait Deborah, skin tones exposed to perfection and excellent DOF well done

lpm1471, 7 months ago

You have captured this superbly, the feeling you see from the eyes tells you just how cold it is.

Hope you didnt leave him out there for to long ;-)

RichardV, 7 months ago

Lovely capture Deb. A bit lighter than your usual work.

StacyLee, 7 months ago

Excellent Deb! Love those tones!

Martie Venter, 7 months ago

A powerfully beautiful portrait, the wind and cold are really palpable – superb lighting and toning, as always!

kaylenelise, 7 months ago

love it! such great clarity.

gladders, 7 months ago

Lovely shot Debs….I like the windblown hair and the snorkel jacket reminds me of being 8 and at junior school…....reminds me of the U2 album cover of the same name…....

Deborah Parkin in reply to gladders’s comment, 7 months ago

Thanks Simon – i had forgotten about the ‘boy’ album – done subconsiously lol!!! I love that album and that pic too. Thanks for comment and have a great weekend :)

Kenny Gulley Jr., 7 months ago

hehe awesome

J.K. York, 7 months ago

i can feel the cold wind cutting here. i like how the hat and hair blend together. superb light and nice soft edges. well done.

David Harris, 7 months ago

Hey Deborah!! I knew this was your work straight away!! I love this!! Fantastic tones and comp and every thing!! Bravo!!

funkyfacestudio, 7 months ago

Beautiful portrait Deborah, it sure looks windy but at least there was some sunshine :) I like how It’s shimmering off of the little bit of hair that is exposed.

Sean Farragher, 7 months ago

fantastic

marshall calve..., 7 months ago

thats what I call a joyous hair day looks like another windy northumberland day, you keep coming up with these great shot more power to your shutter

Michael Farruggia, 7 months ago

this is awesome and i can feel the cold just by looking at this one

Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

Beautiful portrait Deborah

SylviaHardy, 7 months ago

I love the mood that you have created here with the black and white Deborah!

billyboy, 7 months ago

This is so beautifully windswept… the way the hair mingles with the fur is so cool, and I like the way your framing and lighting just emphasizes the direction of the wind enough to make me feel it. I also think your square crop is perfect for this… haven’t figured out why yet, but I’m thinking on it… and it’s making me think and keeps me coming back for another look, so I am sort of hooked on your art then, aren’t I? What a lovely addiction!

AndyReeve, 7 months ago

That’s so good Debs

Jing3011, 7 months ago

Wonderful! Makes me cold though.

Douzy, 7 months ago

How good is this shot! Love it – the expression of his face, the movement of the hair/fur, the sense of cold, the tonal range and the slight vignetting.

Viviane Cathmoir, 7 months ago

beautiful Deb – as always

JudyBJ, 7 months ago

wonderful-i love the wind in his hair and the B&W

Lam Tran, 7 months ago

Wow! Fantastic portrait! Lovely head shot! Lovely tone and framing! Well done!

Paul Louis Vil..., 7 months ago

Great work Deb! :D Love the tones and squinted eyes but the movement is what gives it drama! :D

Angela Stewart, 7 months ago

Gosh Deb, it looks so icy cold over there!! I bet Abe is toasty warm though, and all set for a lovely play outside (once mum is done with taking his photo of course!). This is a wonderful of childhood…love the image!

Angela Stewart, 7 months ago

oops, meant to say it is a wonderful portrayal of childhood!

berndt2, 7 months ago

Excellent detail – really like the black and white treatment!

Paul Compton, 7 months ago

Wonderful portrait. Really beautiful and sweet.

Ellie Winds, 7 months ago

great portrait!

Rhana Griffin, 7 months ago

This is freaking insanely GOOD Deb!!! He is so gorgeous… and looks so toasty snuggly warm =) Just like a little eskimo ;)

Karin Taylor, 7 months ago

this is just gorgeous!

Pal Gyomai, 7 months ago

Sweet portrait, top notch image as always.

Paul Tupman, 7 months ago

This is stunning Deborah.. wonderful portraiture work. Your B+W work here is perfect.. fantastic tonal qualities and spot on exposure leaving little need to do anything.. the very subtle burning on the edge of the frame works very well.. the relationship you have with your children is so obvious when you see your shots and its a great thing.. Love it!

Jacq Wilson, 7 months ago

This is fantastic….......................love every thing about this!!

TheFatman, 7 months ago

This reminds me of my childhood in Northampton… Yes it gets cold in Melbourne but I remember so many days in England when the balls dislodged off the brass monkey.

TheFatman, 7 months ago

This reminds me of my childhood in Northampton… Yes it gets cold in Melbourne but I remember so many days in England when the balls dislodged off the brass monkey.

Mugsy, 7 months ago

Stunning pic, Deb!

Sharon Hammond, 7 months ago

You’re the B&W Queen

David McAuley, 7 months ago

excellent B&W work, good tones and I like the way his hair blends with the ‘hair’ of the parka, plus the patient, resigned expression!

Silvia Manuela, 7 months ago

Classical and poetic.

Magenta, 7 months ago

captivating!!!

Stuart Chapman, 7 months ago

Is this the new (now was it a process or image or camera or something – you know I delete the bubble mails and my memory isn’t as good as it once was, so i’m going to have to go with the universal word of…) thing that you were talking about Deb?

Me likes it a lot. It’s seems soft yet the details in the black and white are crisp and clear. The shines of light in the rolls around the neck show this off to the fore.

What I love about the image is that I can’t tell where the fluff on the hood ends and the hair starts LOL.

Brilliant

micmac, 7 months ago

So special ,love the blending of the hair with the fur ,superb shot.

Judith Oppenhe..., 7 months ago

all of the above – superb shot!

Alan Rodmell, 7 months ago

Top work as usual debs. Lol all that looks like hair…. Great post-processing

Mel Brackstone, 7 months ago

My goodness he looks cold! What a great capture, love the way the hair and fur is framing his face.

Louise Cooke, 7 months ago

He looks so cosy in his little cocoon in the blistering cold! Where does the hair end that the fur start.. hahaaa!! What a wonderful, sweet capture Deb, full of charm :)

PhotogeniquE IPA, 7 months ago

superb portrait

bdog09, 7 months ago

very nice

docophoto, 7 months ago

Soft, gentle and pure. Such strong framing.

Martin Derksema, 7 months ago

Great portrait, Deborah. I love the softness in tones and the furry softness in his clothing. He looks like someone who is doing a polar expedition. An explorer looking at the last frontiers, the hero of his own movie. Beautiful light too.

Lisadee, 7 months ago

Oh wow Deb – thats amazing, you can almost feel the chill and the wind in your own hair. Brill!

Deborah Parkin in reply to Lisadee’s comment, 7 months ago

Thanks Lisa – i could see Clara in this coat actually lol!!

Graham Dean, 7 months ago

The hidden mouth, the dark squinting eyes, the movement, the way you’ve used those basic elements to me makes this a complex and moving portrait.
You’re always inspiring Deb.

shawhouse, 7 months ago

missed this. love how Abe’s hair mingles with the fur. excellent tones, softness of his face against sharpness of wild hair. I really get the feeling it’s blowing like crazy and cooold.

Antanas, 7 months ago

beautiful capture, well done

david malcolmson, 7 months ago

The sense of a warm living human being triumphing over the winter storm. Something of a past age in the visual style which I find very appealing.

Nuh Sarche, 3 months ago

wonderful picture…........

well done….......... :)

greetings from berlin