Comment from WendyG
Wow, this is wonderful Eileen! Such sharp focus and your techs are marvelous. Love his facial expression of intenseness concerning his bird friends and the people watching. Excellent portrait of Ray:)

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Sep-2014

thanks Wendy

Comment from pmdc2952
Nice image. Good placement in the image. I love the black background. The lighting is good. The focus and clarity both are good.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014

thank you very much

Comment from jo-cal
great work, ray looks like a real character, I really like this converted to black and white which I feel is more emotive, great use of light and shadow, well done, thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014

thanks so much Jo.

Comment from Mollie213
Such a striking pose. His eyes are concerned and watchful but you can feel his kindness.
Love his had and costume.
You have captured him in all his excellence. The black and white is exceptional for this portrait.
I love this one. I bet he did too. He has a chiseled face with a Roman nose and high cheekbones. Any info on his past?
So nice.

 Comment Written 30-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Aug-2014

thanks so much Mollie. You can google him, his name is Ray Pena and is a birdman for birds of prey. I'm sure you'll find something on him.

Comment from Barb Baker
This is a stunning piece of work!! I love the gray in all of its different tones. It looks almost like a fabulous drawing and I mean fabulous!!
You deserve 6 stars but since I cannot give you 6 I will give you 5 with the intent of it being a 6!!
You are a very gifted photographer and I will be following your fantastic work!!
Barb Baker

 Comment Written 30-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Aug-2014

Barb, you are so sweet and your work is AMAZING! Thanks bunches!

Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
This is a picture that seem to come from a time travel back in time medieval clothing, stunning portrait shot , your black and white lets him really stand out - super focus, fantastic angle and position, , I love this marking face , and the way he looks like he fits perfectly to his job, very beautiful presentation, a portrait of a special kind , fantastic in DOF, contrast and light influx, it seems he stand there tight in front , fantastic composition - this is surreal in beautify, beyond in artistic adjustments, excellent job

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Aug-2014

thanks so much Sweet Regina. x0x0x0x0

Comment from JIRINA
Love this black and white portrait of the gentleman. His face is very nicely captured, his eyes shown alertness and kindness which he would have to have to train birds. That, and patience. Great black and white capture.

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Aug-2014

thanks Jirina!

reply by JIRINA on 30-Aug-2014

You are welcome. Jirina

Comment from BStolar
Nice portrait. Overall Clarity, focus and lighting are nicely done. Like the black background, makes the man more three dimensional. Good conversion to black and white. Well done!

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Aug-2014

thanks so much for your rating B!

Comment from bandl
Beautiful portrait of the Bird Man. His eyes tell the story of his dedication. Where does he exercises his craft? It looks like he is dressed in a medieval attire.

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Aug-2014

thank you very much. and yes, you are right. He is dressed in medieval Attire, this was taken at the local renaissance festival.

Comment from Danrae
This is a fabulous photo. I like the conversion to black and white. The focus is so sharp you can see his individual whiskers. I like his expression and the look of knowledge in his eyes. Just perfect.

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Aug-2014

thank you very much!