Stefan

This is Stefan a lovely Gentleman I had the pleasure to meet earlier today. He is originally from Romania but was keen to point out that King George VI invited him to England in 1947! Stefan is 94 years young and bright as a button unfortunately his wife is not so well and currently in hospital so I think he was glad of some company. For the dogwood W14 challenge Composition: Centre Frame Portrait
Cente Framed composition is a great way to isolate your subject. Use this knowledge to create a portrait that exhibits lonelinessComposition: Centre Frame Portrait

It's hard to depict loneliness hence the narrative :)

[Maggiemae]

That is a challenging word - not always found without pre-arranging your subject! He's doing well for 94!

[Mave]

Good portrait

[Phil Howcroft]

lovely mono , great tonal range and fine portrait

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely portrait of this I suspect troubled gentleman, especially with his wife being poorly. Just one historical problem - king George V actually died in 1936 - allegedly uttering his final words of “ Bugger Bognor!”.

[Richard Brown]

@maggiemae thank you
@mave thanks
@phil_howcroft thanks Phil. Certainly not my comfort zone and the bright light made It a bit tricky!

[Shanne]

this is a lovely centred portrait -

[Richard Brown]

@carole_sandford Thanks. Disturbingly it may be my memory playing tricks rather than his! I will edit the post

[Carole Sandford]

@rjb71 Ha ha!

[FBailey]

Great candid shot Richard - could this be the start of 100 Strangers?

[Dawn]

A fabulous candid shot

[vonski]

Lovely shot

[Milanie]

The tones are wonderful here - what a terrific portrait.

[wendy frost]

Well captured Portrait and interesting background story.

[gloria jones]

Terrific portrait shot and story

[Caterina]

beautiful portrait in b&w

[Clare Gadsby]

wonderfully lit and sympathetically edited. you help us see that stefan has seen a good deal of life. he's doing very well for 94!

[Julie Duncan]

Wonderful portrait! Makes me want to meet him. :)

[carol white]

A lovely portrait

[John Brown]

Perfect B/W portrait.

[Walks @ 7]

A center framed portrait is easy but to add the need to show loneliness is a game changer. I am in awe of Stefan, doesn't look a day over 75.