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Filipe, an Irish man in Tijuana
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This is Filipe, a first generation Mexican gentleman with an Irish father called Sean. I met him on a recent trip to Tijuana and spent 15 mins talking with him as he proudly boasted of his Irish heritage and 14 children :shock: A true gentleman.
Comments welcome as always.
Ciaran
I love the composition of this shot and the detail in the skin
I know you tend to shoot wide open, I assume thats what you did here
Pity the far eye is softer though
Fantastic detail Ciaran, and a captivating expression. He has a real Henry Fonda smile. Bet he had some really interesting stories to tell.
Superb character shot Ciaran. The extreme dof works exceptionally
well here and that near eye just grabs you. Hope you took advantage of
your trip to Tijuana and shot plenty more for us to see. Mexico is an amazing
country full of amazing people with a temperament not unlike the Irish. If you’re
going to be spending a bit more time there (and supposing you can spare a bit
of it) might I recommend taking the train trip from Mexico City to
Guadalajara. You’ll not see anything like it….Great shot. Love it…
Rob.
love the detail and personality you captured in this. beautiful work.
bethCheers everyone
DaveC wrote:
Not sure about cropping at the chin though!
Ah sure rules are meant to be broken.
I really like this Ciaran…! The reflected light in his face is super… stunning…!
Richie
Agree with everyone on this.
Only thing is that this guy could be anywhere in the world, ie I don’t know from looking that this guy in a Mexican.
There isn’t any context. Maybe there shouldn’t be or doesn’t have to be as its a portrait, but seeing as you’re in Mexico
it seems like a shame not to…?Just a thought. :)
Mark
Mark wrote:
Agree with everyone on this.
Only thing is that this guy could be anywhere in the world, ie I don’t know from looking that this guy in a Mexican.
There isn’t any context. Maybe there shouldn’t be or doesn’t have to be as its a portrait, but seeing as you’re in Mexico
it seems like a shame not to…?Just a thought. :)
Mark
Yeah, I tend to agree. I think more often than not my narratives tend to get me into more trouble than they’re worth. For this shot, I wasn’t trying to capture his “Mexican’ess”.. it was just a shot of an old guy.
I tend to either shoot old men or naked women.. I need to find a different middle ground, and I don’t mean naked old women ;) As for shooting more Mexican type scenes, I did manage to get more “typical” shots from that day, which I’m sure I’ll post over time.
Thanks for the comments.
I need to find a different middle ground, and I don’t mean naked old women
Em, there’s always naked old men… ;)
Mark wrote:
Em, there’s always naked old men… ;)
Well Ok so.. let me know when you’re up in Dublin next Mark ;)
:lol:
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