50 mono portraits at 50mm : No. 34 : Flat Cap, Glasses and Beard

Well that's it the football season is over. Today was my last visit to the Macron Stadium for season 2014-2015.

Bolton Wanderers lost 1 nil to Birmingham City in a dire last game.

It did give me an opportunity to grab a mono portrait for my series. This is a programme seller who willingly let me take his shot,

Edited in Rawtherapee, using natural skin tones and then some adjustmeting of sliders and finally a film emulation of Ilford Pan F Plus 50

[Allison Williams]

Excellent, Phil. The textures really lend themselves to the B&W treatment, and his frank and merry gaze is a pleasure to see. A fav.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Although you can't see much of his face, his eyes are smiling. He looks a really friendly chap

[Pat Knowles]

Love the flat cap Phil......a gradely beard too......great detail. Sorry about the match! PNE important match tomorrow!

[Ali P]

You really have to search for his mouth amongst all that growth!!!

[Kerri]

Great portrait

[Cherrill]

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!

[Judith Greenwood]

What a splendid face! Sorry about the game - pain over till next season...

[Hazel]

Lovely detail - and textures! I like the way he is looking me (and others!)straight in the eyes! fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Great portrait shot and detail, Phil. Another jolly looking man. Hope Bolton kept their place in their division.

[Ivan]

Super portrait. Enjoy the off-season!

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

Fab!

[Phil Howcroft]

@bluerose15 thank you Blue

@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)

[Phil Howcroft]

@Cherrill thanks cherrill, job done for chelsea, I think the gentleman in my shot is smiling. He was really pleased to have his shot taken :)

@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

[Al Bailey]

Lovely portrait :)

[Pat Knowles]

@phil_howcroft it did indeed! They are useless when it comes to the last bit....always lose in the play offs too!

[elkehochban]

Great shot! Love the texture of his hat and fuzzy beard!

[Nicole]

He looks like quite the character!

[Jasper]

Superb. I like your fifty fifty project. Might have to try that myself.

[Gena Pegg]

Your portrait shots are always so clear with great detail. The character of his face really comes through. He has a nice eye smile!

[Jocelyn]

Stunning portrait .. a fav

[Nick]

Clever shot! (Glasses are never easy.)

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Love all the textures. Good, clear lenses. Do I detect a certain amount of amusement in those eyes? Fab portrait.

[Clare Gadsby]

Cracking portrait

[Phil Howcroft]

@jasperc thanks Jasper, it is taking me quite some time to get through my 50 portraits

@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

[Phil Howcroft]

@pistache thanks clare, i never really did portraits until i started this little project

[CarlasBWPortraits]

Fantastic! You are nailing these ... what's your trick? Obviously NOT doing 365 of them.

[Phil Howcroft]

@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 :)

[CarlasBWPortraits]

@phil_howcroft ISO 400 ... is the 450 a full frame? Maybe I should up my ISO ...

[Phil Howcroft]

@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 :-)

[Matt Clendon]

I like this one. The details are really crisp and neat. I can't tell if he's enjoying having his shot taken or not - a bit half and half.

[Annie D]

I like this face
cheeky bugger this one lol