Farmer III, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

Hello best TE friends, again a portrait picture with a farmer in Bruges during a manifestation on the square almost 2 month ago.

I wish all the people, a very nice vacation, but I remain here.

I hope you like it.

Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
10/05/2008 11:53:52
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/250Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F7.1
Metering Modes
Centerweighted average metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens EF 85mm f1.2L
EF
Focal Length
85 mm
Image size
4368 x 2912
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Portrait

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Critiques | Translate

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-07-02 4:51

John Hi:
Wonderful daily life portrait. Excellent POV, clarity of details and colors. I like this very much, my friend.
Congratulations, very very well done.
Larry
USA-tfs

gravatar (1586) 2008-07-02 4:54

Very nicely composed with great level of detail.

kadirim (879) 2008-07-02 4:58

Merhaba John
Wonderful portrait picture and composition.Wonderful details and colours.Well done.
Best regards.
KaDiR.

tedesse (25147) 2008-07-02 4:58

Hello!
Excellent portrait.Good light,sharpness and beautiful colours.
Greetings
Tadeusz

devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-07-02 5:12

Bonjour John
C'est un portrait intйressant et d'une grande qualitй. ce visage est йtonnement expressif.
Belle image vraiment
BErtrand

aadilj (18102) 2008-07-02 5:15

Very beautiful portrait with such stark lights and shades. I love the look and the way way he looks. very well composed indeed. Sure something to learn from

japiey (10163) 2008-07-02 5:19

Dear John,

Reflections of a divine mood..
A look at the future dream..
Beautiful image.
Sensible composition.

All the best.

jp

jurek1951 (42198) 2008-07-02 5:29

Hi John,
A classic, great composition, lighting absolutely under your control, sharp and colorful,
Georg

oochappan (4880) 2008-07-02 6:09

mooi met die dame op de achtergrond OOF, alle aandacht op de fonkelende ogen met perfecte focus in combinatie met de korte DOF, je camera bewijst hier eens te meer zijn waarde.(btw ook nog eens een portrait neergepoot n.a.v.een bijzonder theme)

mark_mk (266) 2008-07-02 6:22

Hi John,
what a nice portrait, as usual excellent quality, colors, sharpness. Once again a technically perfect shot! I like the expression on his face, a very nice shot!
By the way, which program do you use to convert RAW shots, I tried it with my CS2, but somehow it doesn`t work, even though a lot of people told me it would have a nice RAW converter...
So thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

snunney (130967) 2008-07-02 6:48

Hello John,
An excellent portrait of this farmer with a definite sparkle in his eyes. His features are beautifully rendered. Good control over depth of field.

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-02 7:14

Hallo John,
Ik sta even perplex, ik zie die fameuze 85m/m...ik had geen idee dat je die had?
Dat kreng is loodzwaar, maar ozo mooi....ooit als ik groot ben wil ik die ook ;-)
Ik zie 7.1 en toch maar een minimum aan scherpte, recht op zijn ogen. Ik focus meestal op de neus, maar als het snel snel moet dan heb ik toch meer aan de ogen dan aan de neus waarvan je maar moet hopen dat de ogen ook meekomen.
Goh man, wat een lens....en ook al is het de eerste versie, ding is fantastisch..!!!
Mooie plaat John, superscherp op de ogen...prima werk.
Groet, Henk

ChrisJ (171888) 2008-07-02 7:15

Hi John

A good upward pov, in this rare portrait from you. Perfect sharpness & contrast. Tfs!

jrj (34843) 2008-07-02 7:17

A PORTRAIT John.. scuse me...
Really something different from the usual. And a good work done here too. Fine 'posing' from the person and a well considered pov and light. Interesting and attractive result here.

Gustaw (21670) 2008-07-02 8:00

Hi, my friend!
it is very good portrait. Good quality. I like his face. Good colours and light. Nice composition.
Marek

MarcT (20964) 2008-07-02 8:49

Salut John,
Le regard porte au loin. Beaucoup de prйsence pour ton sujet. La nettetй me semble un peu poussйe, par contre.
C'est bien de te diversifier comme cela.
Amitiйs
Marc

maltese (22909) 2008-07-02 8:59

Hello John
Un superbe portrait avec une nettetй vraiment superbe, il es trиs expressif et trиs vivant. L'exposition est parfaitement gйrйe et la DOF йgalement pour bien isoler ton modиle.
Trиs bon travail!!
Amicalement
Hervй

belido (19934) 2008-07-02 9:17

Hi John,

amazing potrait...full of life and expression. I really like the way he looks. The focus in on his eyes and this leads us directly to them. Excellent light management as well. I like this very much. Well done!
Have a nice end of wed,
Carlos

delkoo (68) 2008-07-02 10:33

hi john
what a great portrait you have done here, i am stunned by the high quality and also by the beauty of his glance , a wonderful shot.

well done , my friend
didier

Emile (20352) 2008-07-02 11:54

Hola John.
Excellent portrait, very well captured with very good colors, sharpness and POV. Good details and DOF.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2008-07-02 13:57

Hi John.

What a great portrait! I'm really impressed about the details!

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

gunbud (34066) 2008-07-02 19:14

Hi John,
Excellent portrait with a wonderfully hopefull expression on the young farmer's face.
Love the gleaming reflection in his eyes to go along with the great clarity and sharpness.
Regards, Tom

cbrman (21685) 2008-07-02 22:46

Hello John,

Un portrait lumineux а souhait ! Ce visage malgrй la grisaille de sa barbe irradie l'image. La nettetй participe а la rйussite de cette photographie mais c'est l'expression sympathique que dйgage la personne qui donne tout son attrait а l'image.

A+

Dominique

patshoo (952) 2008-07-02 23:54

Attractive portrait,Sharpness on the face and through the eye clearly express the emotion of subject,well composition and good bokeh too.TFS

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-07-02 23:56

Hoi John,
vlijmscherp portret, en die ogen, he... ze spreken werkelijk boekdelen.
Technisch schitterend en boordevol gevoel, chapeaux!
Ik wens je nog een hele fijne dag, tot later.
Fulvio.

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-07-03 2:28

Hi John
Amazing details in this wonderful portrait.
Perfect focus and management of light.
Great photojob my friend
Aires

fkokol (1636) 2008-07-03 3:26

Wonderful portrait. Light, sharpness and detail are great.
greetings,

figen

Cretense (68709) 2008-07-03 3:53

Hello John!

We don't see very often portraits in your excellent gallery, but this is perfect one! Fantastic and unusual for portraits low POV, great tight framing, excellent light managment (I particularly like the glimpse in his eyes) and great expression by your "model"! Congratulations!

Hercules

pierrefonds (114584) 2008-07-03 4:21

Hi John,

A nice portrait of the farmer, you have captured his expression very well. The details and colors of the person are clear and sharp. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

skippy007 (12510) 2008-07-03 5:25

Hi John, A very sharp & detailed portrait with excellent natural colour & light. I like your POV looking up at him & the reflections in his bright clear eyes. Something different from you but equally as good.
Thanks
Regards
Santo

azaf1 (15931) 2008-07-03 5:27

Hi John
A great portrait, indeed! Sharp details and great colors, but above all I like his expression. A friendly face smiling in a hearty manner and ceratinly an attractive face
My compliments
Argiris

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-07-03 5:47

Great shot John, I am glad this guy is a farmer, you can see the fire in his eyes. Your detail and crispness of focus combined with a small dof have made a powerful image, great job.

Greg

TopGeo (38220) 2008-07-03 6:07

Hi John! The farmer of the portrait! Marvellous the frame and the place, Important clean and very in detail the picture and the eyes of man. I believe that you have also a enormous success with a lot of good elements that impress me..Excellent shot! well work
Compliments
Geo

rigoletto (34279) 2008-07-03 9:50

Hi John,
I guess this is the most different Bruges photo ever in TE!
Such a close portrait, and there are no canalas or swans :))
The light in his eyes are superbly captured. You are also very good at portraits. Congrats,
Deniz

hay_kes (31439) 2008-07-03 13:00

Hi John,
Very beautiful portrait.Sharpness, colours and details are superb.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

jaywalker (16105) 2008-07-03 13:03

Hi John, An excellent close up & portrait, the sharp quality is superb & picks up some great detail, very good light & I love the capture of the glint in his eyes, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

gilou530 (34) 2008-07-03 13:32

salut john
il est fabuleux de nettetй ce portrait un personnage qui donne du relief dans ce cadrage mais je vois que tu utilisais un extraordinaire objectif, beau travail
amitiйs
gilbert

Didi (61589) 2008-07-03 15:08

Bonjour mon cher John
Excellent style de cadrage de ce portrait oщ l'homme adopte une expression naturelle non figйe.
J'apprйcie beaucoup
Amitiйs.

yedirenk (11244) 2008-07-03 15:24

Hi John,
Great portrait,very nice expressive.superb clarity and very nice light.also excellent details.well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

atus (15878) 2008-07-03 17:26

Hi John,
not so many portrait shots from you, but always very well taken, like this one. I like the slightly low pov, the great dof and the excellent razorsharpness here.
Very well done! Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

pcp (3396) 2008-07-03 19:33

Hi John,

wonderful light, quality and details usual :) I love your Low angale POV looks very nice. well done.

TFS

Senthil

PS: I take your Advice :)

toto (0) 2008-07-04 1:30

Bonjours,
belle photo de ce portrait de toute beautй.
Bien saisi cxe regard profond et les traits de ce visage.
Ces cheveux blancs mйlangй aux cheveux plus foncйs donnent cette impression de cheveux gris comme dans la rйalitй.
Grande nettetй de ce visage.

Amitiйs Thomas

bracasha75 (24591) 2008-07-04 1:36

Helo John
Very nice portrait of this farmer and very sharp shot
thanks for sharing
Bratislav

trekks (14348) 2008-07-04 1:52

hi John

Very sharp portrait up close and really stand out. I like the details on the face, the eyes.

tfs, bill
later

jmdaoudal (82) 2008-07-04 3:58

Good portrait, John, he looks like a nice "baba cool" styled farmer !
I thought your farmer were all business men ! :-))
Jean Michel

hdl (7035) 2008-07-04 4:38

Dag John. Ik ben verbaasd over die helderheid van die ogen. Ik weet niet hoe je het doet, maar het is gewoonweg prachtig.

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-07-04 8:29

Hello Jose!
This is a really wonderful portrait, fantastic quality, sharpness and great colors, as always! The expression in his face is great, you took this photo in the exactly right moment and captured the mood very well.
His eyes do look fantastic, a real eye-catcher ;-) Well composed and I also like the frame a lot, it matches to the photo very well. Really nice picture, I like this one a lot.
Best regards,
Jonas

josepmarin (59385) 2008-07-04 10:39

Hi John,
is an excellent portrait, has a great quality of image and catches a great expressiveness in the face of this farmer, in a great short plane, and in which that seems that we could touch the hair of his beard.
It is a very attractive photo, and is not an easy work.
Well done.
Best regards,
Josep

mvdisco (17798) 2008-07-04 11:17

Hi John,
Great daily life portrait, Excellent composition and great colors and sharpness, Excellent POV, and details , Very well done and presented..
My Compliments.
Michel

JCG (35153) 2008-07-04 11:57

Bonsoir John,

Le portrait devient une de tes spйcialitйs dйsormais. J'aime beaucoup ce portrait bien typй. Je ne sais pas ce qu'il a vu mais son regard en dit long. Tu as captй une bonne expression de cet homme. La lumiиre est trиs belle. Beau travail John, bravo.

Avec toutes mes amitiйs et un trиs bon WE,

Jean-Charles

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-07-04 19:23

A rare portrait from you John. excellent detail with natural expression. I like the sharpness of the shot especially the eyes. Well done and have a great weekend. Best regards. Jusni

Giorgio (11279) 2008-07-05 0:20

- Magnifique portrait, tout est dans l'expression exaltйe du personnage, tu as shootй juste au bon instant, de plus, la qualitй de l'image et le piquй sont exceptionnels (vu le matйriel utilisй, rien de surprenant), c'est trиs rйussi, bravo !
Passe un bon week-end.
giorgio

rodgerg (55767) 2008-07-05 1:47

Dag John,

Een voortrefellijk portret. U hebt zeer goed de blik van deze boer opegevangen. Ik houd veel ook van het "framing" van uw photo.
Vriendschappen en goed WE.
Roger

papagolf21 (152607) 2008-07-05 1:49

Bonjour, cher John,
Voilа un trиs beau portrait, sans affйterie, pris sur le vif. Les dйtails sont excellents.
La rйussite est totale.
Bravo !
Amitiйs.
Philippe

WepWaWet (3798) 2008-07-05 4:01

Helo John,
Wonderful portrait with great details and perfect colors. The sharpness and clarity are excellent.
Regards,
Seref

albertz (2468) 2008-07-05 9:00

Its the eye that kills here.. the clarity and colors is superb. a superb portrait of the farmer that i wish i could take. Well done.

danos (110407) 2008-07-05 9:33

Hello John,
impressive and flawless the portrait of this young farmer of in Bruges.Excellent the management of light and colors as the details of his face.Your splendid lens, make a great miracle.Bravo,simply superb.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

MLINES (12516) 2008-07-06 5:06

Hi John, It is good to see another portrait added to your extensive gallery. He looks to be a very alert, hard wrking type of farmer. Excellent facial feature. TFS. Murray.

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-07-06 15:29

Ola John ,
Que belнssimo retracto deste agricultor os detalhes ficaram magnнficos , gostei muito das cores, o fundo desfocado deu bastante profundidade , parabйns!!
Um abraзo Gonзalo

sweet_universe (1697) 2008-07-08 2:42

Ciao John!
Lt me tell you that this a great pic! The farmer's eyes are superb!
I love life portrait!
TFS
Marco

Bandit (2360) 2008-07-08 22:39

Bonjour John,
Impressionnant portrait avec un super piquй !! Ce 85mm marche а merveille !!! Bravo !!!
Fabien

wolf38 (30) 2008-07-10 1:59

Hallo John. Was fuer ein phantastisches Portrait. Es gibt den Blick frei auf die Persoehnlichkeit des Mannes. Meisterhaft gestaltet, hohe technische Qualitaet. Viele Gruesse, Wolfgang.

mikeo (12129) 2008-07-12 13:34

Hello John,

Superb portrait! But the quality of this shot...oh dear its amazing! Sharpness, colours, DOF...everything is unbelievable!

I wish I could take this kind of photos one day.
Congratulations,
Mikeo

banyanman (7797) 2008-08-06 20:53

An excellent portrait, John, in which you have demonstrated very good light management and a DOF that is just right for the lens you have used. Cheers . . . David

goodwill (4274) 2008-08-28 10:50

Pride in his eyes...................and you lit his beautiful eyes even more.
This is an outstanding portrait , John.

Thanks a ton.

Rajeev

zmey (7335) 2008-09-12 15:55

hello john

a nice potrait with amazing clarity. you definitely have delivered sense of 'presence' in this one. a nice one!

kind regards,
kristaps

p.s. the guys looks like ANYTHING but a farmer by latvian standards ;))

LeeLoo (0) 2009-07-22 4:33

Dear John Maenhout!
Wonderful man.
Very smooth guy.
Nice eyes and smile.
Beautiful face.
Very good portrait.
TFS!

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2010-05-29 6:14

Hello John,
This beautiful portrait of a young man fascinated by something.
He has a wonderful, smiling eyes, and despite the gray hair, and feel that is young at heart.
Full of optimism, good picture.
Have a great weekend
Tomasz

riclopes (35577) 2010-06-24 2:00

Olб John, and here it is another splendid portrait with amazing clarity of image and sharpness. The reflection in his eyes is impressive. Fantastic face and expression. Congratulations.
best regards,
ricardo

ourania (51103) 2014-12-14 7:18

Hello John,
a very interesting portrait, amazingly natural and eerily vivid. Your point of view is very original and the perspective gives dynamism and exaggerates certain features as well as the intense glance of your model. The surrounding tones match the colour of his eyes in a surprising way. His gaze makes me try to look for the reason of his bewilderment in the reflections in his eyes:) Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

mcmtanyel (68679) 2016-04-26 20:12

Hello John,
It's a nice portrait, I like the reflections from his eyes.
Regards,
MT

pajaran (116041) 2021-09-04 4:53

Pozdrav.

Bas uspesan dan za mene, pronasao sam jos jednu fotografiju koju nisam posetio.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lep portret.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija i uhvaceni trenutak.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.