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Francesca Bosco 3 months ago
That expression ... Really fantastic. compliments. Frà
Kim Ayres  Grazie, Frà :)
Shashi Dodderi 4 months ago
Very powerful -
Kim Ayres  Thank you Shashi :)
Behnam Safarzadeh 7 months ago
Excellent :)
Kim Ayres  Thank you Behnam :)
Stephen Rogers 12 months ago
... absolutely stunning, breathtaking ...
Kim Ayres  Thank you for your kind words, Stephen :)
Dennis Camp 12 months ago
A most impressive portrait, captivating.
Kim Ayres  Thank you Dennis :)
An Lionsa 12 months ago
Captivating portrait. I like the absence of detail on the left side of his face - one wonders if it is somehow disfigured. Nice chiaroscuro.
Kim Ayres  Thank you for your words :)
Artur Borzecki 1 year ago
Fantastic picture ! I would only black out that soft light on the right in the background, but even with that it looks perfect :)
Kim Ayres  Thank you Artur :)
antonio matias 1 year ago
it is hard to tell if i like it as it is... or with less deep shadow in the right side of the face. either way, that's a great shot!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Antonio :)
ferrara claude 1 year ago
great portrait !!
Kim Ayres  Thank you :)
Peter Davidson 1 year ago
powerful and direct. Superb!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Peter :)
ferrara claude 1 year ago
great !!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Ferrara :)
Rikki Jensen 2 years ago
Very strong image. Beautiful composition, detail, contrasts. Well done!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Rikki :)
suliman almawash 2 years ago
wonderful portrait !!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Suliman :)
Louise Kumpf 2 years ago
Well, Kim, I just came from critquing your "Time" photo, and I see now there's no doubt you're a fine portrait photographer! Excellent work - this leaves me wanting to know more about the sitter, and as I've said before "mystery is a good thing".
Kim Ayres  Thank you for your kind words, Louise :)
Just discovering this one... I love the way you capture portrait. Keep going!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Jérôme :)
conor ledwith 2 years ago
Fantastic portrait, powerful image
Kim Ayres  Thank you Connor :)
eXistenZ 2 years ago
Impressive glance in a very strong portrait. Your postprocessing is really stunning !
Kim Ayres  Thank you! It's still one of my favourites :)
Patricia Sweeney 2 years ago
this is really a very good portrait!
Kim Ayres  Thank you, Patricia :)
Dragan M. Babovic 3 years ago
Very expressive portrait full of tension.
Kim Ayres  Thank you, Dragan :)
Eliza Deacon 3 years ago
wonderful portrait kim - you can't take your eyes of him, but it's also quite unsettling..his gaze is very direct. i'm liking your other work in critique too...what a wonderful setting that lovely old house is.
Kim Ayres  Thank you Eliza :)

This was about the 4th image I submitted to 1x and it was accepted. Unfortunately I've never got past the screeners since :)
Stefania Cruceru 3 years ago
strong!!!!
Kim Ayres  thank you :)
Mario D'Alessandro 3 years ago
beautiful eye....what you do made a beautiful eye?sorry my english! :)
Kim Ayres  Thank you Mario :)

The eye was highlighted using a combination of the "dodge" and "burn" tools in Photoshop, to accentuate the contrast between light and dark. I hope that helps :)
kregon 3 years ago
very straight.
a porträt who catches the viewer!
regards, egon
Kim Ayres  Thank you Egon :)
Andre du Plessis 3 years ago
Strong & intense!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Andre :)
Bob Patefield 3 years ago
Everything I like about a portrait all in one image. Superb. Bob
Kim Ayres  thank you for such a wonderful comment, Bob :)
@leci 3 years ago
great work kim!!!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Aleci :)
Akos Kozari 3 years ago
Fantastic work
Kim Ayres  Thank you Akos :)
Patrizia Burra 3 years ago
wonderful
Kim Ayres  Thank you Patrizia
moses stell 3 years ago
beautiful lighting....
Kim Ayres  Thank you Moses - Just natural daylight through the window :)
Mikesi 3 years ago
Very nice !!!
Kim Ayres  Thank you Mikesi :)
robbin reumer 3 years ago
Nice first capture Kim, well done, I like the composition and also the frontal/low angle. Black and white good choise, shadow- and lightplay very nice. Yep welcome on 1x, greetings and the mazzel, robbin
Kim Ayres  Thank you for your warm words Robbin :)
Ulysse 3 years ago
Beau portrait et belle lumière.
Kim Ayres  Merci Beaucoup Ulysse :)
Ian James 3 years ago
Great light and tones and well done on your first published image.
Kim Ayres  Thank you Ian :)
SofiG 3 years ago
good portret
Kim Ayres  Thank you Sofi :)
Kim Ayres 3 years ago
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Kim Ayres 3 years ago
I'd just like to say a big thanks to any and everyone who gave this the thumbs up and allowed me my first published photo on OE :)
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Equipment
Natural daylight
Location
Scotland
Date
20090318
Tags
EYE, FACE, PERSON, DARK, PORTRAIT
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Comments
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Category
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