Oh wow, this is an excellent portrait, really - obv I don't know your dad, so I can't say 'you've really caught him!' with any real sense of recognition, but there's so much personality in his face, his expression, and it's caught beautifully here. I'd love to know what he was thinking when the shutter closed :-) I think I can glimpse a wry sense of humour, tempered with gentleness, and affectionate patience, but maybe that's just me being fanciful! Truly though, this is a wonderful photo, with the dark/light contrast from the lovely shadows and the shirt stripiness an' all, and it surely deserves framing and displaying. I'm going w/ im_in_a_lull - if you'd just posted the picture w/out any accompanying text, I'd have thought it was a portrait from a magazine, or a gallery wall.
aw, thank you ceriblossom! you're right, he does have a very wry, mischevious sense of humour and can be really "big-kiddish" at times. it's lovely watching him be a grandad. :c)
before reading the text, i thought this was a post in the ruguru community (and if you look in there you'll see some amazing professional photography). it's really a remarkable shot. i hope your dad enjoyed his birthday. :)
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I thought for a minute it was a portait from a magazine...
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*blushes*
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Anyway, I hope he enjoyed his birthday :-)
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i hope your dad enjoyed his birthday. :)
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