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use pauwah 6 months ago

i like...

Karel Kolar 6 months ago

Amazing tones of colours!

Absalom Gwanyi 9 months ago

nice

sarah navabi 9 months ago

so like :)

Noelle Clearwater 10 months ago

She has a beautiful face, Andre. It is so deeply expressive and warm. This is a lovely capture and I think that the choice of the mirror and the reflection of her is brilliant, really. It adds so much depth and interest, almost a psychological resonance to it. Great!

Vladimir Frolikoff 10 months ago

Truthful and expressive portrait!

C. Fiorina 10 months ago

The reflection is the added value to his great portrait.

arturs 10 months ago

revelation !

Stephen Edds 10 months ago

Spectacularly good :)

Katarína Hoglová 10 months ago

Photo that talks, great!

Vincent chung 10 months ago

Another excellent portrait Andre....like it!

Wings 10 months ago

What a nice face, Is it winter, she's dressed rather warm. Do you have a relationship with her? A relative maybe? Or an in-law.

Risquillo 10 months ago

Un retrato esplendido Andre!
Felicidades!

Brin 10 months ago

Wonderful portrait with warm expression!

Christoph Hessel 10 months ago

excellent is the word, what a friendly face
Christoph

Andre du Plessis Many thanks for the comment Christoph - appreciated+

Lubomír Hnat (Cheron) 10 months ago

Andre du Plessis Thank you!

Codrin Lupei 10 months ago

A fabulous expression captured here Andre, so much life and magic! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Andre du Plessis Glad that you approve of this Codrin. Best wishes, and thanks.

Linda Wride 10 months ago

wonderful character study

Andre du Plessis Thank you for that Linda

Colmar Wocke 10 months ago

Congratulations Andre!

Andre du Plessis Dankie meneer, en greets:)

Peter Svoboda 10 months ago

great portrait,congr.

Andre du Plessis Glad to hear that - thanks Peter

yousef sayadi 10 months ago

As always excellent,....Bravo

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated yousef

Ben Goossens 10 months ago

Fine portrait, Andre:-)

Andre du Plessis Glad that you feel that Ben. Best wishes!

Balazs Pataki 10 months ago

Great use of the mirror in the background. Yes, this is a very nice one from you.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Balazs. Regards!

Ricky Siegers 10 months ago

Anotherr excellent work from you Andre !
Excellent

Andre du Plessis Appreciated Captain, and looking forward to your visit. Came across an article about the iPhone - shall send you an email about this.

Balazs Pataki Let me guess - Hipstamatic in Afghanistan? :)

Andre du Plessis Spot on you Wizard!

willem 10 months ago

Very great image...........

Andre du Plessis Thanks Willem, and glad that you enjoy it.

Tatsuo Suzuki 10 months ago

Great shot!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks, and cheers!

Richard Spurdens 10 months ago

A fine gritty portrait image

Andre du Plessis Thanks Richard.

jimmy hoffman 10 months ago

Wonderful light

Andre du Plessis Appreciated Jimmy, and regards.

Jean-Louis Boyer 10 months ago

Nice portrait.

Andre du Plessis Thank you very much

Robert 10 months ago

Excellent again Andre! Congrats!

Andre du Plessis Many theanks Robert!

randi sofian sauri 10 months ago

nice potrait

Andre du Plessis Thank for the comment randi

Chris Dixon 10 months ago

Andre,

this shot just oozes everything, happiness, contentment, love and the life richness Phyllis talks about.

So when is your exhibition :-)

Andre du Plessis Dunno Chris. After I win the lottery. Thanks for the comment - this was an attempt to try and use the reflection from the mirror to add something different, although I realise that is is quite a worn motif. Thanks for the kind words on this image.

Phyllis Clarke 10 months ago

Andre...I feel like i know Ivy - like she is familiar to me, but I cannot figure out why! She is glowing in this shot - an inner radiance captured here. Oh she will love this picture! I feel contented looking at her here - as though she has had a full and rich life. Not rich with money, but rich with giving love. You have done it again...shown us this part of SA with care. Thank you...Phyllis

Andre du Plessis Thank you Phyllis. As I mentioned below, this was my 1st outing to Cowie, and Ivy's house was a afterthought as I was driving back. I have discovered that most of my favourite ones are indeed those 'last' stops that I do. Maybe one needs some warming up, and just when you think 'Well, that's it - I am going home now' .... that is when you come across something special. Same with Lorraine, and various others. Ivy was most hospitable, and took to this session as if she had done it many times before:) She used to do domestic work, and now lives in retirement. The family structures here are very supportive, with the children partly supporting the parents in older age.

OR. WE. 10 months ago

love the light and compo. Wonderful portrait!

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that, Andre

Guido Brandt 10 months ago

Great portrait Andre!

Andre du Plessis Thanks Guido - appreciated!

Hengki Lee 10 months ago

always wonderful Andre!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Hengki

Nicolas Marino 10 months ago

the light here is simply superb Andre, was is the result of some interior reflection on the ground from the light outside?

Andre du Plessis Yes, if I remember correctly, I drew the curtains from a window behind me, leaving just a bit to shine (through netting) onto the lower part of the white surface on the left. It was strong sunlight outside so I needed to darken things to avoid too much contrast at capture stage. Cheers, Andre

jay satriani 10 months ago

Beautiful portrait and reflektion

Andre du Plessis Thanks jay

Kim Ayres 10 months ago

Another amazing shot with available light!

Andre du Plessis Thank you Kim.

Ivan Holmedal 10 months ago

Good portrait, and I really like the composition where you have the mirror on the left.
I also think that right side of her face is a little bit dark compare to the left side.
But, I really like this portrait.

Andre du Plessis Thank you Ivan. I looked again at the RAW to check on that light, and her right side of h face is indeed quite dark on that as well. The light reflection from the White surface on the left to blame for that. However, my preference remains to have unequal light over the frame in most of my work, and I compose with that in mind.

Jacob Tuinenga 10 months ago

Excellent portrait of the friendly looking man.

Nicolas Marino I think it's a "she" Jacob :)

Jacob Tuinenga In that case, I apologize to the woman :)

Andre du Plessis Hi Jacob. Thanks! This is Ivy Swarts, and she lives with her husband in a rambling old cottage in a forest. I have never visited this area before, so I'm glad to have this community now also form part of my PF.

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