One Man and his Traction Engine

It was the Nottingham Riverside Festival this weekend.

A free event run by the city council. Four stages hosting an eclectic mix of music artists and genre, a fun fair and side stalls all set by the banks of the River Trent

This is a man sat on his Traction Engine

Edited in Raw Therapee, with quite a bit of tone mapping,

I resisted the temptation to convert to mono

[Annie D]

He has a great face

[Phil Howcroft]

@annied thanks anniem ,it is indeed "interesting"

[Annie D]

@phil_howcroft I am glad you kept the colour too - it works for me

[Ali P]

Obviously takes a fair bit of work to keep her going - look at his hands!

[Nicole]

a lovely capture! Like how he is looking dreaming away into the distance

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful portrait capture, Phil. You are great at this kind of shots.

[Ivan]

Nicely done - he looks serious!

[Gena Pegg]

Don't know what a traction engine is...but this is a great shot.

[Phil Howcroft]

@eyesmile gena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_engine

[Pat Knowles]

Super capture Phil....Cathy one time went out with a lad who was into these things....he had & still does for that matter one of those old steam musical organs. They used to go to rally's & come back with black faces! Sorry keep missing yours, you post too late for me!!

[Hazel]

I think it works great with 'tones'. fav for me - love the light.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

He looks worried or sad or both, or maybe he's just concentrating and waiting to take his place in a parade? Intriguing capture.

[Lee]

There's a particular look that all these fellas have, and you've captured it well here.