THE GOLDEN AGE

Wow…........Stunning Portrait Work …......Sir Ji!

Fabulous work. All minute details are fantastically captured.

Great lighting and pose..Well done sir..

Gorgeous portrait, Rakesh!

outstanding work

Incredible portrait Rakesh! This lighting is brilliant :)

WOW…. Awesome portrait. Instant favorite!

How fortunate your friend is to have such a wonderful photographer, and the photographer to have such a wonderful model..

A very beautiful as well as EXCELLENT portrait!

WONDERFUL!!!!

Just brilliant

Awesome portrait – superb detail, lighting and pose!

Wow this is beautiful

Fantastic image once again, perfect lighting.

This is such a stunning shot – pure magic.

beautiful portrait!

This is phenomenal Rakesh!

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great portrait… congrats on well deserved feature :))
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Beautiful. Congratulations on your feature.

stunning – he could be a saint or a prophet in oils

One of the most striking images and exceptional portraits I have ever seen. This should be featured front page everywhere! Amazing!!

oh wow…..

Beautiful work

great image

Agree with everyone above – fantastic portrait and a piece of art.

What a GREAT portrait!!

Brilliant lighting!! It is so perfect.
You take amazing care of your compositions – the colour harmony, the little details like the glasses he’s holding – your work is true inspiration!!

Outstanding. :)

Brilliant light and portrait!!!! Huge congrats for the feature,Rakeshji!!!!!

fantastic!

Huge congrats for the feature Sir Ji!

How beautiful…..Excellent portrait!

Huge congrats to you and your brilliant model!!!!!

Fabulous portrait

Really beautiful :)

Beautiful portrait . Nice light , good set up and presentation. Congratulations.

Congratulations! This work has been featured in the group DSLR Users Only!

Great work! Nice portrait!

I have to say, what a darned fine looking man !
There is a charisma to him that you have captured, the secret of great portraiture IS first to portray the character of the person, THEN to get the technical details correct.
You have achieved this with great success, I am EXTREMELY impressed by this fine work ! Well Done is an understatement.

Thanks a lot for your kind visit my friend!

I wish he was the Wizard… but nice captured portrait

Wait is that Harry Potter grandfather !

Love the contrast between the robe and the beard. Great Portrait.

Your subject is magnificent and your work is faultless from my perspective (humble though it may be). Care and detail obvious and yet the moment is still “alive”

PERFECT :)

Rakesh, I have been following your photos around for quite some time, mostly what you have presented at the Photonet.website. There is a certain quiet and stillness in most of your works, which is sometimes comforting and calming, sometimes – stirring and on the verge of ominous.
It is this windlessness that makes even your portraits exude the air of still life and debth.
And I find this amazing.
My sincere compliments

Many thanks for the compliments, Yoanna!

Magical and classic image. Splendid capture.

What a superb portrait. Perfect in every way: in interest, in tone, in colour, in detail and clarity, etc…. I could go on and on. Instant fav for me!

Excellent portrait!

Superb portrait, and what an intense man! He exudes wisdom and determination.

Awesome portrait!!!

What an outstanding portrait Rakesh!

Looks like a live painting! Just beautiful!

He has such a presence !! and you’ve captured it wonderfully

What a marevllous portrait! Love the expression in his eyes

The subject is fascinating, but even more fascinating is the way you have used the light to create a 3 dimensional aspect… as though the face and hands are floating in space, separated from the subtle and dark background. Fabulous image.

This is a fantastic shot, absolutely stunning :)

You are so welcome, Tenee!

This is stunning – his eyes are like a magnet – brilliant work Rakesh :o)

I actually like this one better then the black and gray, but still think both are excellent portraits.

You Sir, have created a masterful piece of potraiture. My sincere admiration for your craftmanship.

CONGRATULATIONS Rakesh!! TOP 10 in the 50+ Group Challenge, Portraiture Photography
Great work and well deserved.

excellent piece, lighting as everyone commented outstanding…

Striking image of a handsome man.

Great image and use of lighting

This photo will be featured with the rest of the top ten and two honorable mentions! Please submit it to the group NOW so that it may be featured! (If it is already part of the group, please remove it and resubmit it, Thanks!)

Instant favourite, another outstanding portrait from you. Bravo

wow that is a really impressive portrait he looks like he has so much character and wisdom great you have done a wonderful job

This is an awesome character study. The emotion jumps off the page. Well done!