"Eye-patch Man"

January

Photographer's Comments -

COMMENTS:
 

Karen Leonard	What a great head of hair. How did you get the plain black b/g? Nice.
Dean Hellinger	A perfect portrait! Great sharp details, the slight tilt of the head makes for a great capture. I admire your ability to get these wonderful shots.
Eleanor Helper	What a capture! I would not want to meet that fellow in a dark alley. That looks more like a snarl to me than a smile. Tight framing of his head is excellent; focus is tack sharp.
Donn Miertl	For a quick shot you got good lighting, and a sharp photo. The timing on the expression makes the photo. You have it well composed. I assume you blacked out the background which adds to the shot. The details in the bloodshot eyes add to the study.
Tim Christoffersen	Hard life or really bad night before…not sure which. I like the image. You have captured character in this image.
Larry Beller	You have a fine eye for subjects, and this is an excellent one, and very well done. the dark background is just right, as are the color, tones, and focus. I think you could do with a much narrower border because this one calls too much attention to itself. All you need is a tiny one, a few pixels, to separate the black from the background.
Burt Hesselson replies:	Thank you all for your good comments. I entered it in last night's end of the year contest for our local camera club and 3 PSA (two FPSA) judges gave it a score of 8 out of a possible 15. I feel it is the best photo I have taken in the past two or three years. An excellent bird picture and two studio set-up portraits with back hair strobes, etc. won 1, 2, & 3.

Member Bio

Burt Hesselson - Photographic Biography I shall turn 84 in Dec. 2008, live in Tamarac, FL [near Ft. Lauderdale,] been seriously into photography for 27 years, have six prints in permanent collections of museums and dozens in homes and offices around the world, including one hanging in the office of the director of the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem in Israel. I have had several one man exhibitions in museums. I have used Photoshop for 9 years and now use CS3. I belong to two camera clubs and of course, PSA. I very often give PS lessons at camera club meetings and in a mentor program we have. I have visited 64 countries and each time after 1984, first in slide and since 2001, with digital projection, have given hundreds of programs to camera clubs and other organizations both here and abroad. I have been published in newspapers and magazines too many times to count. Photography is my passion and I spend many joyful hours each week on it. It has been a blessing, keeping me occupied and feeling useful since my retirement in 1984.