A face marked from time, a photo from Asti, Piedmont

Photographer's Note

100 year-old y lady, its eyes strike my look, the signs of time on the face are very evident but.... the eyes and look are without time.

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Zanni (6108) 2004-09-20 7:02

Ho visto anche la tua versione a colori che non mi dispiace. Un grande ritratto: il tempo lascia il segno ma l'anziana signora conserva ancora la sua austera dignitŕ e la sua forza morale. Finissimi dettagli.

ale (1819) 2004-09-20 7:15

Ciao Benedetto,
anche questo ritratto č riuscitissimo, hai catturato ancora un a volta un'espressione molto naturale, la luce č perfetta. Questa foto riesce ad essere soft e molto nitida allo stesso tempo, complimenti!!

travelyurt (276) 2004-09-20 7:22

A fantastic photo, excellent clarity and expression. Too bad there is no note giving us background on this...it might add a lot of information and power to the piece.

adind (738) 2004-09-20 7:23

Hi Benedetto,
Please add a little note on the photo..
otherwise it is beautiful..particulary black-white makes it even meaningful..best
wishes,
Atis

emralc (174) 2004-09-20 7:29 [Comment]

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stevey (413) 2004-09-20 7:31

a wonderful portrait, full of expression and character. It could almost be a drawing. Well done

Vagabond (5848) 2004-09-20 7:43

Very good portrait. Excellent light and definition. Good capture of this lady's personality ...
Congratulations ..

centurion (0) 2004-09-20 7:47

Excellent portrait.

RGatward (20108) 2004-09-20 7:55

She's certainly seen a lot. Good simple treatment for this face full of character.

Luko (14000) 2004-09-20 8:02

Good PP on the eyes, otherwise you should go easy and calm down your PostProcessing work on other parts.

For instance, you've accentuated the light too much below her chin which makes her look (sorry I cannot find other words..) like a lizard and gives really a feel of inconsistent lighting.
Keep in mind that much post processing doesn't necessarily mean better. I still believe that a low key/clair obscur effect would have been more appropriate.

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claudiaf (4438) 2004-09-20 8:20 [Comment]

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kaychambers (1198) 2004-09-20 9:00

Hi Riba,

I saw a tortoise that looked not too dissimilar to this lady at the zoo last weekend :-).

Great image! That toothless smile, those pierceing eyes and the detailing on her neck make this photograph.

Well done!

Regards,

Vic, Singapore.

clodreno (0) 2004-09-20 9:00

A very nice portrait. Beautiful. I wonder what kind of film you did use?
bellissimo.

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2004-09-20 9:00

Fantastic Riba! This is more than a standard head and shoulders shot! Great tones, I love that her eyes look past the camera, and a lovely glow (how did you do that?).

What character and strength she has!

nchifan (910) 2004-09-20 9:03 [Comment]

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Oldtree (2457) 2004-09-20 10:27

Yes, a mind strong and alive as a newbornes one, captured in a body which goes the path we all will have to go.
Very strong photo. Thanks for posting.

Roly (2024) 2004-09-20 10:56

Outstanding portrait work with a very suggestive subject, great lighting and nice framing. The eyes are striking indeed, as they pierce the lens. It could be a professional studio portrait.

bpelvan (3798) 2004-09-20 11:28

No words required.

Bos (628) 2004-09-20 12:06

Impressive portrait here, well chosen background and great tones.

sohrab (7439) 2004-09-20 14:09

wow riba
your black and white work is outstanding.
how did you manage to get this effect
did you use a red filter?
is this scanned from a print?
are you a professional?
your work is rasing so many questions in my head
it's amazing
take care

hdl (7035) 2004-09-20 15:18

Great portret!!! The eyes are really incredible, you're right. I cannot describe the feelings I get when I see this. Really a top picture.

Galeota (10352) 2004-09-20 15:43

This is a great portrait in my opinion. Incredible face expression and I love the light in her eyes. Nice texture on the wall (?) behind her head (seems like calf...).

weiphoto (353) 2004-09-20 16:01

This is so sharp, with great tonality. Her eyes, as you point out, are so expressive! Great shot--thanks for sharing. Not that it matters what film you use for taking such shot, but I really like the tones--and at what resolution was the scan?

naxius (16685) 2004-09-20 16:21

Great portrait Riba...The face of this old woman is incredibly well captured. The light is excellent, the eyes are really nice. This is perfect.
Did you use any post processing ?

Alexandre

voodoo (60) 2004-09-20 23:40

Very well done//matt

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-09-21 5:32

Le temps qui passe marque les visages et donne la sagess. Un magnifique portrait Riba, des photos magnifiques. Bravo.
Amitié.

saurabh (104) 2004-09-21 6:32

Love the lighting that creates a halo around her silver hair. The wrinkles on her face are so well defined.

Most old faces have such strength and character, and are so peaceful, too. It's funny that people nowadays (not just peple on this site) want to remove wrinkles but appreciate taking/seeing pics of these beautiful wrinkled faces!

djenno (0) 2004-09-21 14:40

One of the best portraits I have seen lately!!

Bravo!!

Riz (0) 2004-09-24 12:42

this is an amazing portrait I love the tones and the expression marvelous great job.

manny (22032) 2004-09-28 9:28

So you're posting again. Thanks. Now I can feast my eyes on beautiful pictures coming from you.

This is a marvelous shot. Light is marvelous. Superb!

touristdidi (8583) 2004-10-02 7:00 [Comment]

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sjurgensen (16) 2004-10-03 18:03 [Comment]

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sn00zie (2384) 2004-11-05 9:39

true true! if i look at her too long, i get scared. a remarkable portrait Riba.

alefidel (135) 2005-02-02 11:18

Excelente retrato.
Acabo de conocer tu trabajo y estoy asombrado por lo que haces con tu cámara.
Quisiera saber mas de como trabajas tus fotos y los revelados.
SAludos desde Argentina

Alejandro

gulliver (1648) 2005-02-04 8:06

Impressing portrait Riba, almost frightening I would say. Your note says enough about the woman. I feel the strength through the shot. Congratulations!

henneberke (0) 2005-03-21 8:13

Very touching portrait. I'm not sure about what to say here. I feel something about this picture. Her expression is impressing and it scares me a bit in a strange way.

ppetretta (153) 2005-03-25 14:53

I love it!!!!!

dumaresq_ca (1892) 2005-04-12 15:34

Magnifique portrait, beau traitement de l'image, belle lumičre: en somme, une image réussie...
Bravo!

LinKuei (3609) 2005-06-13 11:20

Nice Portrait. My Best.

Wojtek.

tarta (327) 2005-06-13 11:24

Incredibile viso: sembra quasi un cartone animato! L'espressivitŕ dello sguardo č splendida, arriva al cuore. Questi sono i volti da incontrare nella vita: hanno sicuramente qualcosa da insegnare.
P.S. La foto č veramente ben riuscita. Complimenti.
Margherita ;)

starbug (6924) 2005-06-13 11:35

A trully remarkable portrait!Her eyes are still so vivid. It's so good I don't really know what else I could write.

Raciti (619) 2005-09-03 15:02

meraviglioso ritratto
Ciao Benny

lollie (0) 2005-10-04 9:30

A fantastic photo portrait,exellent light and definition, very good expression.

rajhema (1873) 2005-12-02 17:35

Shining portrait. A picture is worth a thousand words. I'm speech less. This is a remarkable capture Riba.

tho_ebert (876) 2006-02-09 10:34

Joli portrait ! Couldn't be better !
Bravo Riba !

Valeski (906) 2006-11-26 22:36

Magnifica!BRAVA!!!
Grazie
Ciao
Vale

anakpantai (27) 2006-12-03 22:32

wow .. nice exposure and expression. very nice portrait

Scorgit (207) 2007-03-01 13:28

Hi Riba,

Beautifull portrait! Although her age, she still has a very clear and sharp look in her eyes. Scary almost...
Very nice tone by the way!

Regards,

Tom

Orion19 (7) 2007-03-01 14:04 [Comment]

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pburraco (861) 2007-07-23 6:53

I love this kind of B&W portraiture. I wish to have the opportunity of sharing something like this.
You have deffenitively a good eye, so keep posting photos like this one.
P.-

sotiris_k (838) 2007-07-29 10:22

Very strong portrait Riba, bravo!!!

Sotiris

HFASSOURAKIS (4) 2011-03-19 5:15

ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING FACE IN TE
EXCELLENT FRAMING AND LIGHT
VERY SWEET FACE
IS SHE LIVES TODAY ??
EXCELLENT WORK

UNFORUNATELY YOU HAVE LEFT TE ...

jabber (323) 2013-10-03 13:44

very good portrait with better edit.
when i think that she had experience lots of events like traditional life of first years on 20 century and after that world wars and now a day life with our digital world it is just like a dizziness

GillesD (2) 2014-10-23 9:54

Hi,
well respect is a good job
but I think this picture need a better processing
To got a very strong and nice Black and White
to have more expressive sensation from the face
the background is not an important point
,so is easy to change,you do all ready the most hard to do this great picture.

best regard
Gilles