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Flabbergasted....

...when he discovered that there really is no father christmas!

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Corrado Chiozzi 3 months ago

Amazing, Gerard !!

gerard sexton Thanks again Corrado.

Alireza 4 months ago

Grat portrait, very nice eyes and good idea,
it's perfect.

gerard sexton Thank you I am glad you think so.

dede hermawan 5 months ago

wonderfull expresiion

Lewis 6 months ago

nice !

gerard sexton Thank you.

Henry Trust 6 months ago

Great expression, mood n bw Gerard.. Very well composed..

gerard sexton Thank you Henry mush appreciate your stopping by & saying so.

selma teke 6 months ago

Wow

gerard sexton Thank you Selma

Majid Bayati 6 months ago

Fantastic

gerard sexton Thank you.

Dilek Yurdakul Uyar 6 months ago

***

gerard sexton Thank you Dilek

Kurien Yohannan 6 months ago

Great expression in the face. Well captured...

gerard sexton Thank Kurien.

Patricia 6 months ago

:D Great, Ilike it a lot!

gerard sexton Thank you so much Patricia I am happy you do!

Christoph Hessel 6 months ago

This capture is more than "spot on". So much emotion in it, and such great light. Wonderful done Gerard

gerard sexton Thanks Christophe your comments are always appreciated. Have a nice weekend.

Phyllis Clarke 6 months ago

Gerry...great title, and expression......captured here. Frankly,I was told this too, but I refuse to believe it and I have proof. The guy I live with has a Santa beard and the presents arrive on Christmas morning! Nice one..:) Phyllis

gerard sexton I can still feel the feeling & am certain it was the start of my loosing trust in adults the church & the establishment full stop! I had a far more emotional more meaningful image next to this that didn't pass through; life can be funny that way sometimes don't you think? I took this maybe two years ago now but only came upon it on a hard drive clean up thought it looked better in b&w & cropped right in. Thanks for the time taken to leave a comment Phyllis much appreciated oh & I have just started tentatively drawing again if Bills got any tips I would appreciate them my problem is scaling what I am drawing from big to small or small to big & getting the proportions right!

Phyllis Clarke Sometimes we find treasures we forgot about. :) I will send you an OE mail about the scaling...He uses rulers and measurements...meticulous...:)) Phyl

Willem de Vlaming 6 months ago

Nice one Gerard.
lovely freckle face

gerard sexton Thank you for stopping by & taking the time to comment.

Jan Gravekamp 6 months ago

Great expression and bw, the light is great

gerard sexton Thank you Jan much appreciated.

Colmar Wocke 6 months ago

Super (calla-fraga-listic) portrait!

gerard sexton Cheers Colmar.

Kim Ayres 6 months ago

Wonderful light and tones!

gerard sexton Cheers Kim the lens was the gift here 85mm f1.2 probably the best you could buy critical focus & a pretty competent model.

Jacob Tuinenga 6 months ago

Perfect b&w portrait with a nice light and expression.

gerard sexton Thank you Jacob.

Liesbeth van der Werf 6 months ago

great the expression

gerard sexton Thank Liesbeth never easy with taking picture of children but this occasion I had a captive audience!

Ben Goossens 6 months ago

Superb expression you captured here, Gerard:-)

gerard sexton He is a natural Ben I just had to direct him. Thanks.

marina nieuwenhuijs 6 months ago

Wow!!

gerard sexton Thank you Marina.

Amnon Eichelberg 6 months ago

great one

gerard sexton Amnon thank you

ananda ikhwan 6 months ago

wow... nice :)

gerard sexton Thank you Ananda.

Farshad Davari 6 months ago

Amazing!

gerard sexton Thanks Farshad

Jorris Martinez 6 months ago

But if Père Noel exists, it is just not real ...

Superbe portrait

gerard sexton ...exactement! Merci je suis tres content!

Hamidreza Sheikhmorteza 6 months ago

Beautiful!

gerard sexton Thank you Hamidreza

Hamed Kolahchian Tabrizi 6 months ago

Nice shot!

gerard sexton Thank you Hamed

Richard Spurdens 6 months ago

Love the expression and well processed Gerard

gerard sexton Thank you Richard

Andre du Plessis 6 months ago

Lovely depiction of this unfortunate brush with reality. Super editing - you really make up appreciate those fingers and hands.

gerard sexton ..I learn everything from you so thanks for confirming the tablets are working.

Mohammad Reza Akhoondi 6 months ago

good

gerard sexton Thank you Mohammad.

Vincent chung 6 months ago

Must be something scary....good expression!

gerard sexton Thank you Vincent

Monique 6 months ago

oh lord....i necesarily must have a camera with me when my Maja discovers the truth :)))
i can't miss such scene :)
Fabulous work, Gerard.
Fantastic face...is it your son ?

gerard sexton ;) Well I think honesty is the best policy though I am being dishonest here well perhaps creative! This was a shot of a friends son we had their two kids over to baby sit. Never easy & my crazy fox fur hat is a great prop its funny & cuddly at the same time & it was a way to pacify the two kids after their parents left, Well I got my camera out I always have my camera out & I played the situation. Bring honest again I have 100 more images I would love to have in my published portfolio here over this & hey thats life so yes go for it play the game kids have no inhibitions (generalisation yes as some are too old before they are old) I loved this because I was in command he did what I asked & adults have difficulty doing this because they are in their heads too much! Thank you Monique!

Frank Wöllnitz 6 months ago

poor boy

greetings frank

gerard sexton ...poor boy mmm not sure about that as the pernicious lies of adults suggests we should be saying poor adults! Thanks.

Guido Brandt 6 months ago

What do you mean - really no father christmas bringing me the 1Dx?

gerard sexton ...but he isn't going to bring it you are mugging the bank manager! Thanks.

Chris Dixon 6 months ago

Gerry,

great shot, expression captured perfectly and your B&W processing is perfect for this one. Is he wearing the same wig you wore in Sangfroid?

Cheers Chris

gerard sexton Answer yes same hat my prop for all occasions it always gets a laugh! never thought I would see this grace the front page wish others were there instead! Cheers me old mucker!

Sam Plant 6 months ago

love this photo, confuses me as to whether she is shocked or horrified. maybe a mixture of both? i'm not the best with emotions...

gerard sexton Sam she is a he! so yes you are confused but don't worry they won't come & take you away. It was a pose under my instructions it worked because I wanted people to see shock which he conveyed pretty well I think. Thank you.