Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (20)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
He does have an enquiring gaze here, nice portrait of him.
kgb224
Superb capture and post work Andrea. strange caterpillars
giulband
FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful portrait !
jendellas
Lovely pic, bet he enjoyed his day out!!
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK
Mark-David-Rogers
Excellent portrait shots of this gentleman, I can imagine he enjoyed the gardens. I reckon you could open up the gardens for public viewing for a short period every summer... maybe for a small financial consideration. :-)
wysiwig
Apprehensive is the word I would use. I can imagine a story where he has just been threatened by some Bob Hoskins-like gangster. A wonderful atmospheric black and white.
goodoleboy
Well, from the title, I was expecting to see your Alan of hairdresser fame, but this mono portrait is just as good or better. The chap does seem to cast a jaundiced eye on the proceedings, as if the camera is going to steal his soul.
Faemike55
he does have that 'gaze' Great capture
three_grrr
The Flickr one is certainly more friendly, but this one I think makes a much more interesting portrait. One wonders just what's going on his mind (:
auntietk
I like 'em both. He looks like a fine gentleman!
jocko500
very good shot
bmac62
So good...!
blinkings
My dear old mum is on oxygen 24/7.
jayfar
I love this 'warts and all' type of image. Great work Andrea.
moochagoo
Wow, incredible portrait !
MrsRatbag
He does look well-weathered, and he reminds me of someone famous. Wonderful portrait, Andrea!
anahata.c
The flickr shot has real sharpness and clarity. But this, despite his somewhat sinister stare (enhanced by his glasses) is just a plain fine black and white photo. His face is full of energy, and your detail in the face as well as in his chest hair and wrinkles, and the wonderful skew-edness of his shirt, along with the fine light and shade, make this a really fine black and white portrait, Andrea. I aspire to a portrait like this. (I've yet to do one, as mine are all candids and mostly from a distance.) This is a really fine portrait. I really, really like this.
danapommet
He doesn't look very suspicious to me - I think that he is just posing for your photo. The color version is also nicely done!