Checking It Out [Contest Finalists April 2004]
Uploaded: April 27, 2004 23:33:34
aperture f5.6, shutter1/640, lens- 400 mm, location- Lake Poway, Calif.
Kristen McKain April 28, 2004
very nice shot! #122227Michael Wehrman April 28, 2004
Great shot Gunther #506890Marie Fields April 28, 2004
Terrific portrait! The sepia looks great. Like the crop and composition as well. Nice job! #507521Dale Ann Cubbage April 28, 2004
Excellent shot Gunther! Very easy on the eyes! #507563Gunther Allen April 28, 2004
Thank you Dale, Marie, Mike, and Kristen. I do like the sepia version that I posted here better than the color. Dale this is why it is easier on the eyes, right! :-) I'll post the color version for comparison. -G #507567Robin L. Wehrman April 28, 2004
Excellent shot Gunther!!!!!!!! #507961Claudia Kuhn May 13, 2004
Congratulations Gunther.Kristen McKain May 13, 2004
congrats! #535080Mary-Ella Bowles May 13, 2004
Outstanding portrait study Gunther - many congratulations on making the finals with this deserving photo. #535501Nicole Boenig-McGrade May 13, 2004
A brilliant portrait!!! (Very nice looking guy, too - just a minor detail). Congratulations Gunther! #535673Darren K. Fisher May 13, 2004
Congrats once again Gunther. #535827Robert Mann May 13, 2004
Great shot and capture, Gunther! Congrats and good luck! RoB #536600Gunther Allen May 13, 2004
Thank you Robert, Darren, Nicole, Ella, Kristine, Claudia,and Robin. My friend Eric will love it when he reads these comments. I think it will go to his head! LOL -G #536606Dale Ann Cubbage May 14, 2004
Congrats Gunther! Yeah, it was the sepia. That's it. That's my story and I"m sticking to it! #537058Cathy Barrows May 14, 2004
Congrats!...sepia or color still a hottie #537837Robin L. Wehrman May 14, 2004
Congratulations on this one also, Gunther!!! #538694LJ Corliss May 14, 2004
Congrats :) #540488Marie Fields May 14, 2004
Congratulations, Gunther!!! #540568Joy E. Cobb September 20, 2006
Holy smokes...you sure have a photogenic group of friends, Gunther! :) Enjoyed seeing all your (well-deserved) winning images! #3334145Terrill Province September 25, 2006
Thanks for letting me "check this out" for myself... what an amazing subject, er, photograph... difficult to concentrate on jthy typing& herek. Congruatulationsin thhhhiss FInsa;.llist!!!Nice shot. #3358431
Gunther Allen September 25, 2006
Thank you Terrill! This was my former piano teacher who agreed to model for me. His picture ended up in a calendar for 2006.Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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