Old Woman, June challeng

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted June 1, 201172 views5 comments

If I understand the theme this month this should be acceptable. This is an old woman that took care of a small group of Tibetan monks in Kathmandu, Nepal. I took this shot as she was washing dishes and pans at an outside spigot. No actual filter was used, but I did use a separate image of a very grainy wood surface and played with transparency to get this effect. Comments and suggestion would be more than helpful on this kind of effort.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Week on June 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Nicely done Charlie! The wood texture goes well with the old woman's face.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 1, 2011 at 8:48 PM

A very nice portrait and the wood texture works very well with it. The only thing I would change would be to have the texture be a little more subtle by having greater transparency or by darkening the color of the texture a little.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 2, 2011 at 6:55 AM

I like the look you achieved. Very well done. I like Barb's suggestion.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 2, 2011 at 8:01 AM

This works for the June Challenge. Great work Charlie.

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Comment posted by David Thomas on June 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM

This is captivating and beautifully done. Dave Thomas, Leesburg, Virginia

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