The Mystic - Ibbi

At the shrine of Baba Pir-e-Shah Ghazi Kharri Sharif Kashmir Selected for the Hall of Fame on 2010/Nov/01

Camera:	Contax G2
Lens:	Carl Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2
Film:	Fuji Velvia 50
Exposure:	f2.8
Flash:
Support:
Filter:
Adjustment:	bw
Posted:	24-Aug-2010

Rating: 9.09 (11 ratings)

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Comments

Mystic...

Nice intensity. Roch textures. Great depth of field.

Peter Kapa     25-Aug-2010 at 11:23

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That is "rich textures".

Peter Kapa     25-Aug-2010 at 11:24

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Again a killer/winner portrait about which you have the secret, Ibbi ;)

Fred     25-Aug-2010 at 11:27

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Thanks guys!

Ibbi     25-Aug-2010 at 14:41

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Awesome city,

Ibb, I can't imagine how you get such intensity in your images! This portrait is singularly striking. The catch light in the eyes and overall textures is really amazing. Linc

Linc     25-Aug-2010 at 17:59

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Gritty

portrait... almost too abrasive for me - but brilliant! Did you make any other adjustments in PS? I like the way retaining the image as 24 bit has allowed you to make the light sepia tone...

Peter Brooks     26-Aug-2010 at 00:38

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thanks Linc :) (got to email you and skype too - tell me about the rifle!) Thanks Peter, I simply turned it into BW via PS, adjusted levels, and applied a warm photo filter afterwards which gives it a slight tint.

Ibbi     26-Aug-2010 at 02:24

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Intense! I had good luck in the past turning Fuji Provia slide film into black & white. Not quite like the "real" thing, but with its own charm. Looks like Velvia is as suited - given the right subject, composition, and of course (slides...) exposure. Nice, very nice work.

Peter S     31-Aug-2010 at 05:59

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HOF

Well, Ibbs, the HOF is where this striking image belongs. Congrats! Linc

Linc     05-Nov-2010 at 06:58

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Congratulations Ibbi for your new HoF entry! :)

Fred     05-Nov-2010 at 13:21

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