me…by mike aka maiku

[back alley]

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spent the morning with mike strolling around the farmers market and surrounding area…took a few shots and while checking out my fuji, mike took this shot of me…i processed it as both colour & b&w…not sure which i prefer so i posted both!
i enjoyed getting to know mike and listen to his stories about living in japan…makes me want to visit there...

 

[back alley]

oh…and this is mike!!

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[bwidjaja]

Definitely b&w for me. The color in background is distracting.

 

[kbg32]

Nice portraits Joe. Unfortunately, I find the background of your portrait quite distracting. Especially the large orb to your right.

 

[kxl]

I like the B&W. For whatever reason the orb is less distracting on the B&W than the color version.

 

[back alley]

so i'm not pretty enough for you guys NOT to notice the orb?
damn…lol!

 

[Jamie Pillers]

What a handsome fellow!! I don't think the moderating aged you a bit! 🙂

 

[back alley]

What a handsome fellow!! I don't think the moderating aged you a bit! 🙂

what a smooth talker...

 

[Godfrey]

I liked the B&W but it lacked any sparkle. I hope you don't mind a little tuning.

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G

 

[kxl]

so i'm not pretty enough for you guys NOT to notice the orb?
damn…lol!

LOL! All I meant to say was, without the orb, this could be on the cover of the next People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive issue. 😎

 

[back alley]

I liked the B&W but it lacked any sparkle. I hope you don't mind a little tuning.

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G

godfrey, the skin on my forehead looks a little weird…like i'd been in a fire or something!

 

[back alley]

LOL! All I meant to say was, without the orb, this could be on the cover of the next People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive issue. 😎

now that's closer to what i was thinking….😎

 

[Godfrey]

godfrey, the skin on my forehead looks a little weird…like i'd been in a fire or something!

If I had the raw file and was working in LR, I'd have done some smoothing.

G

 

[Paulbe]

well well, joe--i like 'em both, and you look as if you might be a pretty nice guy! Tell mike thanks and thanks for posting. how are you liking not being a mod?
paul

 

[back alley]

i am a nice guy...
i like not being a mod after 11 years of doing it...

 

[CameraQuest]

Nice portraits Joe. Unfortunately, I find the background of your portrait quite distracting. Especially the large orb to your right.

what orb?

That's his halo.

Stephen

 

[Keith]

Definitely the black and white ... and I have to say you're looking well! 🙂

 

[back alley]

Definitely the black and white ... and I have to say you're looking well! 🙂

thanks keith...i dropped a few more pounds recently...

 

[back alley]

what orb?

That's his halo.

Stephen

we all know what a saint i can be...

 

[Maiku]

Joe,

It was nice getting to know you too.

I am camera shy! Do not post my photo! ;-) Only you and jonmanjiro have taken and posted my photo on the internet. I will get even. ;-)

Here is the photo I took with my Ricoh GXR A12 28/2.5 in miniature mode. I like it!