Looking for coins

[Antonio Correia]

[The Wirefox]

For a minute I thought you wanted donations for Canon 5D X ;D

This is my favorite of your recent b/w people images. It is so full of life and you have captured that startled look brilliantly. Background blur is just right, separation but not losing the context of the environment. I just know someone will comment about toning down the near side of the boys face and the pan in the foreground but actually I think that adds to the strength of the diagonal composition and gives life to the image.

Really excellent work Antonio and glad to see you have got away from the SEP grainy plugin look

[chrisc]

I might touch the side of the nose a smidgeon, but that's all on this one...very nice!

[katynoelle]

The look on his face... there looks like a bit of pain in there.

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF = www.antoniocorreia.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=1705043058&ImageKey=8BQPLqJ

Sorry if I forgot this information
As you see the photo is rather "old" but I am very committed on making a solid body of portraits and I have many. Many more than I could think of.
The "construction" of a body of work is something important which goes much beyond single images in spite of goods or very goods.
This is something I should have done some years ago. But I am trying to recover the time lost. However, in this trend I have to be careful not "to fall" in the common.
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@ Chris - The nose ... Oh what the heck ... Just a detail when the image is so tremendously strong.

@ Steve - The pan... it makes part of the scene. It is one important element as much as the column.
As you know I am not very young, I am only young and I have a very slow learning curve on the computer and sometimes, if I am patient when working with the programs I am supposed to know, I am very bored to learn other methods.

CS5 is a strong and robust program. But like much complex software, to master "the animal" you have to spend hours, days if not years.

SEP has the ability to let me work fast with great results. If in this very case the crunchy effect is not visible it is because I felt it was not convenient or/and necessary.

I would like to add that the boy is in fact, looking for coins among the ashes. This image was made in Nepal and the ashes are from burnings where people place coins. The boy was collecting them.

@ Katy - You understand now the "pain" he has...

[jeeperman]

Per usual....fantastic image Antonio. The expression is great!

[robnaylor]

Good work Antonio, superb expression.
Regardless of your "novice skills" in processing, this is very well processed.

IMO your best one yet.

ps. This is doing well on 500px

Reason for Editing: 500px note added...

[maryloveslucy]

Antonio, what a striking and heart-tugging image. I have a jar of coins I would gladly give to him.

[Antonio Correia]

Feb 10, 2012 5:14:56 GMT jeeperman said:

Per usual....fantastic image Antonio. The expression is great!

Thank you Paul

Thank you Rob Yes, it is making a success in 500px

Mary, I am afraid he only receives Nepalese coins... Thank you for the comment

[Stevewebb]

Very nice Antonio.

Taken from just the right POV. I would say this is a worthy addition to your series.

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Steve
It is good indeed and you know that when it is not good - or at least I think it is not good - I have to hesitation in classifying it as so even being mine.

[Barry]

I appear to have missed this one first time around. You have managed to capture the environment well, as well as the main subject. Great expression on the boys face with his eyes wide open. This reminds me of my time spent in Nepal, 35mm film days then.

[Antonio Correia]

Feb 11, 2012 17:38:25 GMT Barry said:

I appear to have missed this one first time around. You have managed to capture the environment well, as well as the main subject. Great expression on the boys face with his eyes wide open. This reminds me of my time spent in Nepal, 35mm film days then.

Fine