The Viking
Today we visited the Medieval Festival held at Gumeracha, in the Adelaide Hills. There were so many interesting people there, including this man, Keith, who makes silver jewelry and replica artifacts from the past. His particular love is viking history. He was dressed in period costume and his hair and beard were perfect – in fact he could have stepped out of a previous time. He was interesting to talk with, and kind enough to pose for me.
I have layered his portrait with some textures to bring out the depth of the character in his wonderful face. Oh, and that is a great walking staff he is holding – a great weapon for defending yourself, if you have to!
Canon 40D, Sigma 18-200
various textures added in photoshop.
This image featured in the group South Australian Artists in May 2009. Thanks so much!
And featured in the group The Adelaide Hills in May 2009, thanks so much!
And featured in the group Canon DSLR in May 2009, thanks very much!
Yet another feature, in That’s Entertainment in June 2009. Thanks so much!
This image featured in the group Portraits in Natural Light in August 2009. Many thanks!
This image featured in the group Bubblers Weekly Challenge in September 2009. Thank you so much!
The Viking belongs to the following groups:
# 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , All Around the Styles, Australian Portraits, Black and White Photography, Bubblers' Weekly Challenge, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Layered with Texture, Portraits in Natural Light, Shameless Self-Promotion, South Australian Artists, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Adelaide Hills and The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
LeeoPhotography
Cor Blimey Barb! Just love what you have done here, really adds to the mood!
Barb Leopold replied
thanks Lee, he does look a bit like Moses on the mount, doesn’t he!!
Lance Leopold
Holy Moses! nice comp.
Paul Tait
I agree – Moses look-a-like
Beautifully created
Barb Leopold replied
thanks so much Paul, this face is a classic, can’t go wrong, and such a nice man too!
Alf Caruana
just the perfect character well shot Barb
ajax
Great work on this
Sharon Hammond
Splendid work Barb.
Christopher Bi...
how cool, i wish i knew it was on i would have loved to go. how often do they hold them? great image by the way :))
Barb Leopold replied
Every year, christopher—it was great fun – keep an eye out next year, I’ll post a link.
jesika
A wonderful portrait, Barb. Lovely shot
jxx
Kim Calvert
Wow Barb that is an amazing portrait, you have taken us on a time ride right back to that era just with this shot!!
billfox256
What a great character study. Your lighting was perfect. Bill
Belinda Leopold
Damn good ;)
bill oneil
Excellent shot Barb.
Sue Kane
Superb work Barb!
jansnow
What a masterful image Barb, I love it!!
Goggo
Unbelievably good shot. I would be happy to ever create something like this. Very inspiring.
Vanessa Anderberg
Great and wonderful portrait work:)
navybrat
awesome portrait Moses…lol
annacuypers
Beautiful portrait of a beautiful man.
Caroline Evans...
great portrait
Cora Wandel
Great image and comment, Barb. You may want to join another group I co-host, ImageWriting.
Barb Leopold replied
thanks Cora, I have joined!!
BigD
Pamela B
So so very interesting to look and what a pleasure to view! Congrats!
Sharon Mau
It is a fantastic portrait of a fascinating man!
Tracy DeVore
Congratulations on your THIRD PLACE FINISH in the That’s Entertainment group’s Black and White People challenge! ☺
~Tracy
Barb Leopold replied
Tracy there were some truly awesome photos in this challenge, what a thrill for my pic to gain a place. Thank you everyone who voted!!
Jan Piller
Wow! he looks like moses with that staff in his hand! awesome image!
Colleen Battis...
This is wonderful, he looks like an ancient Druid priest or a wizard, great capture :-)
Coreycw
What a great shot of a very cool looking dude.
Pip Gerard
what a character!!
Helen Lewis
I love character shots, Keith’s photo is a story in itself – a real treat!
Barb Leopold replied
Thanks Helen, he is a lovely person and I hope to see him back again next year.
deahna
wow, what a stunning B&W Portrait, definitely looks like he just stepped out of the past.
roybarry
A fantastic portrait-packed with character and interest.
Taylor Sawyer
Hiya! This piece got 3rd place in Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge Excellent Elderly. Just to cover all bases to make sure we dont have a first place tie, can you please tell me how many vote this piece got in that challenge? To do so, on your bubble overview page, there’s a box to the right that holds all your groups. Scroll down to Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge, and your entry should be there with the number of votes it received in the challenge. Just let me know what that says and I will give you the correct billing for your challenge place! Thanks! ;-)
Barb Leopold replied
Thanks Taylor! I just checked, and I received 7 votes. Thanks!
cheers, BArb
Taylor Sawyer
This image will be featured with the rest of the top ten and two honorable mentions. You are now invited to submit it to the group so that it may be featured!
Lenka 17 days ago
Wow, stunning portrait!