Three Faces at the Henry Clay Estate. -- Edited 2nd photo

[alfredo]

Last edited Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:29 AM - Edit history (1)

I got up the nerve to take portraits with a manual focus lens. Back in the good old days I thought nothing of it.
Olympus EPM2 Tokina 28mm 2.8 I love this lens. The best $20 dollars I've spent in a long time.

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1. the top one,, what a hard life we lead...

[alfredo]

4. These people are actors. The girl really had it down.

[Solly Mack]

2. Love them!

[alfredo]

5. Thanks

[jaysunb]

3. They all have the same eyes

are they related ?

[alfredo]

6. Well, they ARE from West Virginia.

They are family. I have the father's photo, I just haven't posted it.

[jaysunb]

7. LOL ! I grew up in Ohio, so it's an extra LOL !

[alfredo]

8. I'm a Kentucky boy. That family lives on the line between Ky and WVa.

Kentucky is the next ridge to the west, it isn't another state. The only difference is the police that chop down your "hemp" crop.

[Tom Kitten]

9. All three - marvelous!

I'm glad you got the nerve up... taking portraits is something I haven't ever considered. Each picture captures an essence of the subject, plus they evoke a reaction from the viewer.

The first...what an expression! Looks like he's reminiscing about Pickett's Charge... He reminds me of an old Russian stonemason I once knew, who lived to be 105.

The second...wow! I swear I've seen that girl before...maybe in a Diane Arbus photo? Love the Mona Lisa smile.

The third is my favorite. I get a nice sense of pride from this young man. Maybe I'm crazy, but his face reminds me of a young Leonardo DiCaprio. The horse and the outfit makes me think he could be a jockey, at least someone who is experienced with horses.

Please,keep up with the excellent work!

[alfredo]

10. Thank you. I think he is the patriarch of the family. I could tell they are very familiar

with horses.

That girl was a firecracker. The boy was matter of fact, stayed on script, and in character. He was sitting on a rawhide saddle.