Black and white portrait

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

Hi all,

This is one of my recent works. Black and White portrait, taken by my sony a55 camera and minolta 50mm f1.7 lens.

Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.



here is the flickr link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anne_lily/ ... hotostream

[Dr. Harout]

Shooters become photographers step by step, but Anne is doing with big jumps. Good work.

[bossel]

Pretty pretty i'd just cropped out some of the forground at the right and bottom side of the photo.

[Juanito200]

Beautiful indeed, Anne. A took a stroll through your photostream, and you have some real gems there! John

[juances_1965]

I really like his expression and the white and black, I wish least unfocused, yet beautiful portrait.

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

Thank you for your comments. I am trying, making mistakes, learning and learning.

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

[Dr. Harout]

More great shots! Bravo Anne.

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

One of my favorite shots, taken in Spring

[Dr. Harout]

Nice, "a la Audrey Hepburn"...

[artington]

Pretty pretty i'd just cropped out some of the forground at the right and bottom side of the photo.

Agreed

[KevinBarrett]

The hand gesture is a little distracting, but the suggested cropping is unnecessary, in my opinion. The composition is fantastic!

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

Maybe you are right, I was thinking about cropping... I uploaded it to hear your opinion about it. Thank you.

[[SiC]]

I think the cropping deal was related to the first picture in the thread?

I think all are great, but especially the first and the last

Br,
Zeb!

[Anne_LilyofTheValley]

What about this crop?