The Three Photo Amigos Club met for coffee this week sans amigo Bob, who was under the dratted weather. For some reason, I pulled out the phone and took a few snaps of Nick with his coffee. I liked this one well enough to play with and post.
Aside from the conversion to b&w with selective colour — good old Canadian red — I chose to use the texture slider, specifically on Nick's face to bring out the lines. The gritty look is often used for men, and as a senior, he deserves to be proud of his creases. I processed to my taste of the moment, but when he saw it, he wished for a more subtle hand. Taste is variable although we did both like the taste of the coffee.
Nick is a very accomplished photographer. He takes much more care of his subjects, composition and exposure than either Bob or I. While I just walk around town and lift my camera every now and then, Nick goes farther afield and really takes his time. Many of his photos are artistic and taken in a way to suit his vision. I would say that they are often fine art.
He gave me permission to post a few. This is a snowy path through the woods. I love the mood that he created. I don't know how he does some of the things that he does, and he does them in camera more than in edit. When you see these, you may understand why he would be very picky and critical of my very candid phone shot of him.
Nick often attaches his macro lens and looks down as he walks and investigates. Not many of us would have found this little composition, and, by the way, he doesn't place and manipulate objects. While I don't mind if people do that, Nick has his standards.
Although he did give me permission, I won't go on, and this shall be the last one I will post. It would take a long time to find a web like this in the location that he did and then capture it in the way that he did. It's quite marvellous.
Unlike me, he will only post a photo once he has developed it exactly the way that he wants it. As I mentioned in a recent post, I consider online posting to be part of the process, and I often adjust a photo afterward. I guess making an actual print would be the end result for me although none of us do that much anymore, which is kind of sad, really.
That snowy post in the woods is so ethereal -- it looks like a cover for the kind of thriller where you find dead bodies. Plural!
ReplyDeleteHe really understands framing and composition. Thanks to him for letting us see these artworks.
ReplyDeleteI like your shot of him.
ReplyDeleteHis shots are great.
Wow. Those are great. I've often thought that what makes a photographer different from the rest of us is their observational skills. They notice. They see little details around them that the rest of us walk right past.
ReplyDeleteI like your photograph of your friend. He's a fine-looking man.
ReplyDeleteNick looks good and I don't think at all craggy. He is an artist. The first is my favorite although I'd be delighted with any one of them.
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