Charlie Neil

This is Charlie from the Jazz Festival. He had this huge bus that had a grill that came out from the luggage rack. You can see part of it in the photo. I ended up hanging out these guys for a while talking about Columbia's past. Definitely 'good people' as we say in the south.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D (Canon)

Focal Length: 39 mm

Exposure: 1/50 sec

Aperture: f 6.3

ISO: 400

Wow, the tones of b&w are amazing...
Are you from southern USA?
Photorama @ 2006-10-20 09:26:58
that's an excellent portrait. great tones too.
david @ 2006-10-20 11:02:37
I always had it in my head that a person had to be looking at the camera to make a good portrait, but this proves me wrong.

He looks like he has a lot of character. Looking forward to more shots from the Festival!
leeroy @ 2006-10-20 22:20:52
Nice shot, b&w is superb!
Ashish Sidapara @ 2006-10-21 09:34:08
This is really an amazing portrait. The lighting and exposure are perfect, the toning compliments the image, and his expression is candid and natural. Excellent work.
24by36 @ 2006-10-21 09:56:08
i would have left more space on the left and less on the right... but who cares... :) it's a wonderful portrait... so spontaneous!
Daniel @ 2006-10-22 06:45:50
Beautiful portrait... Nice framing!
Michael
19 Seconds Of Spring @ 2006-10-22 13:28:52
Great tones and a great, naturally composition. Beautiful!
Uwe @ 2006-10-23 15:39:53
What you've captured in this shot is the essence of a really good man! I absolutely love this shot!!
micki @ 2006-10-23 20:44:21
Great contrast throughout on this shot. I like the man's expression as well.
ryangwillim @ 2006-10-24 12:15:12
A grill in the luggage rack. Classic. Great pic.
Tra @ 2006-10-24 20:10:28
Charlie looks like an intriguing person to talk to. I couldn't help notice how stylish he is. Very clever of him since he's a musician. Another great photo.
Sherri @ 2006-10-26 22:36:19