Brunch with Battutah
Nut seller
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 20 October 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
This man from Iran sold me some cashews from his little shop in Manama, Bahrain. He was such a warm friendly person, he gave me a hug when I left.
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Neat portrait. He looks like he's seen a lot.
20 Oct 2008 5:11am
Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada
what a great portrait, he has so much character in his face, well shot!!!
20 Oct 2008 7:38am
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
rich in details and colors, also mice effect .
[Bahrain was a part of Iran 30~35years ago. but Iran's king let them to be a small country!]
20 Oct 2008 7:46am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Really well done, Michael. The treatment here is just excellent.
20 Oct 2008 7:50am
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
I'd buy cashews from him also ......... what a wonderful face. Your portraits are always so good!
20 Oct 2008 11:31am
@Judy: Thanks, Judy. he was really a lovely friendly man who gave me hug when I left.
Sylvain from France
Un très beau portrait d'un homme bien gentil.
Bonne journée.
20 Oct 2008 12:01pm
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Your portraits are always excellent, as this one is! He must have seen so much!
20 Oct 2008 12:16pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I would expect to see an image such as this on the front cover of National Geographic Magazine...Michael, this is so amazing!
20 Oct 2008 12:22pm
@bluechameleon: You are very kind. thank you, bluechameleon.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
You've just hit a home run, title is hilarious, the portrait is kind and wonderful, and the textures together are a work of art, home run!
20 Oct 2008 12:53pm
@Lorraine: Thanks so much, Lorraine. I enjoyed your baseball metaphor.
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
I like your portraits! You make them human, and capture something of the person's character. This guy does look like he could talk for hours, I bet his story is fascinating.
20 Oct 2008 2:52pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Nice portrait, with interesting tones.
20 Oct 2008 3:30pm
FLOOG from United Kingdom
Over here, we term this a 'lived in' face. Such character in those lines and furrows. A terrific portrait
20 Oct 2008 4:27pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Oh bless him, he has a very kind face, A wonderful portrait Michael
20 Oct 2008 9:36pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
wonderful portrait of him, you have captured the kindness in his face, and yet his eyes seem to me to say he has many stories he could tell some good and many sad
21 Oct 2008 12:00am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
such wonderful character lines! a beautiful portrait and a wonderful pp job!! the light and textures are excellent!!!
21 Oct 2008 2:30am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Really love how you processed this, Michael! Adds such an extra warmth... excellent portrait/candid.
21 Oct 2008 3:45am
Alline from France
Toutes les écritures de la vie sur la lumière d'un visage...
Comme j'aime ce portrait..
21 Oct 2008 9:25pm
jennie from United States
Wonderful portrait. I love the abundance of character captured here.
23 Oct 2008 1:16pm
Alphons from Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Again: Very strong portrait and composition.
17 Nov 2008 3:29pm
Sony DSLR-A300
1/60 second
F/5.6
ISO 400
67 mm (35mm equiv.)