Thanks for your comment Phil. Not being here very much seems to have lost me all my comments! Another season all but over.....Chelsea hopefully will seal it all today. Your visits to the stadium have produced some lovely portraits...this chap looks so kind and gentle, despite all the growth!
@ivan thanks Ivan, the off season is a welcome rest from the tension and 'joy' of the beautiful game
@quietpurplehaze thanks hazel, I think he is smiling underneath his beard :)
@judithg thanks judith, a welcome rest until August. The football has been poor this season (in fact every season since I joined 365 !!! , and before too)
@sidecar thanks Carlita, I dunno what my trick is, I approach with a nice smile , preset my camera at about ISO 400, aperture priority, spot focus on the eyes and shoot about 5 shots . That's it really. The little 50mm lens really rocks :)
@sidecar the 450d is quite old carlita, it is not full frame. I use iso 400 because our weather in the UK is normally dull and cloudy, I also try to ensure their is no direct sunlight . Aperture wide open to get decent bokeh and fast shutter :-). I also tend to pick a black and white film emulator in my post processing (gmic filters via gimp ... Or the same film filters via rawtherapee). Ilford xp2 gives a nice conversion but there are loads to choose from :-)
@ivan thanks Ivan, the off season is a welcome rest from the tension and 'joy' of the beautiful game
@quietpurplehaze thanks hazel, I think he is smiling underneath his beard :)
@judithg thanks judith, a welcome rest until August. The football has been poor this season (in fact every season since I joined 365 !!! , and before too)
@kerristephens thank you very much kerri
@alinz thanks Ali
@happypat thank you Pat, it all went wrong for PNE today :(
@shepherdmanswife you are right , he is indeed smiling :)
@allie912 I am pleased with this shot Allison and I am pleased you like it too
@dulciknit i think he was smiling alison, he was really pleased to have his shot took
@eyesmile thanks gena, i hope i might be able to get some more this weekend
cheeky bugger this one lol