A Man of the Soil
Uploaded: May 28, 2009
A garden worker on the grounds of a Guatemalan hotel.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 86.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Philippe Vieux-Jeanton May 28, 2009
Excellent portrait, Mitch. #1133941Pat Gamwell May 28, 2009
Terrific shot, Mitch! Portrays so much character...well done! #7572070Stan Kwasniowski May 28, 2009
Mitch, gorgeous, I like the way you framed the image #7572102Mary A. Legler May 28, 2009
Wonderful detail. #7572159Shelly A. Van Camp May 28, 2009
Super capture and love the B&W! #7572502Leslie McLain May 28, 2009
Beautiful portrait. Terrific face and the B&W works very well. #7572822Carolyn M. Fletcher May 28, 2009
Outstanding! #7573056Julianne Bradford May 28, 2009
Love the side POV, great in black and white. #7573364David Phalen May 28, 2009
That's a face that has done a lot of living!! Love the tones and textures!! #7573863David Phalen May 28, 2009
That's a face that has done a lot of living!! Love the tones and textures!! #7573864Tammy Espino May 28, 2009
Fantastic!!!! #7574169Stefania Barbier May 28, 2009
fantastic character and portrait Mitch! #7574624Joy Rector May 29, 2009
wonderful detail #7575762Jane Holestine May 29, 2009
Mitch,what a great job capturing the essence of this man. #7575812Anne M. Young May 29, 2009
Fantastic capture! love your work #7576224Melissa Olsen May 29, 2009
Mitch...everything about this portrait is wonderful! #7576348Nikki McDonald May 29, 2009
Another excellent portrait, Mitch -- these are so striking in black and white. Great tones and details and I love the off-center crop with the inclusion of the full hat brim on the right. Nicely composed. #7576501JO ANN CLEVELAND May 30, 2009
Super, candid portrait Mitch, the b/w is perfect and love the povjo ann c. #7579232
Nikki McDonald May 30, 2009
So glad! Congrats on the EP :) #7579372Joannie Bertucci May 30, 2009
Outstanding b&w portrait Mitch! His face has a lot of living on it and you've captured that spirit perfectly! Congrats on a fine EP! #7579392Ken Smith May 30, 2009
Nice textures in the face, Mitch. This turned out really great! #7579782Anne McKinnell June 01, 2009
Wow, that is an amazing portrait Mitch! Perfect lighting and I love the B&B. Congrats on your EP. #7585799AEK June 01, 2009
oh I hate when i'm offline and I miss these amazing shots. what a fabulous study of this man, mitch. outstanding. -a. #7586080Marisol Pastor June 01, 2009
Excellent portrait Mitch! #7586516Stephen Zacker June 02, 2009
Super character study. Like it in B & W #7589373Mitch Spence June 03, 2009
Philippe, Pat, Stan, Mary, Shelly, Leslie, Carolyn, Julianne, Dave, Tammy, Stefania, Joy, Jane, Anne, Melissa, Nikki, Jo Ann, Joannie, Ken, Anne, Arlene, Maarisol, and Stephen. I thank you very much. It was an interesting fact that someone told me in Guatemala that while women and children might be quite open in photographs, laughing and smiling and being quite themselves, men almost always, when facing a camera, wanted to present themselves quite formally, and so it was in the shots I took. #7593733Jean B. Hall June 16, 2009
Super portrait! #7636690Mitch Spence June 16, 2009
Hey, Jean, thank you.! #7637051Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009
Congratulations! #7648713Nikki McDonald June 19, 2009
Wonderful finalist, Mitch. Congratulations and good luck in the next round. #7648775Susan Fox June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #7648912Colleen Farrell June 19, 2009
Wow, what a breathtakingly fabulous portrait, Mitch! I've just been looking at the "masters" of portrait photography this morning--Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Annie Liebovitz--and this portrait could stand right along with them, imho! I love the close crop, with his hat as a frame. And such tones! Big congrats on your finalist--my fingers are crossed that this one gets first place! #7649160Phil Stith June 19, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch. Very nice finalist! #7649615Valentin M. Armianu June 19, 2009
Stefania Barbier June 19, 2009
huge congrats Mitch! #7649715A P June 19, 2009
Congratulations Mitch on an Outstanding Finalist Best of luck in the next round. #7649985
Daniella Puente June 19, 2009
Way to go Mitch! EXCELLENT portrait :))) #7650204Renee Doyle June 19, 2009
Superb portrait!! Congratulations Mitch!! #7650434Gina Cormier June 19, 2009
WOOOHOOOOOO!!! congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #7650632Jeana Clark June 19, 2009
~J~ #7651223
Pat Gamwell June 19, 2009
WTG, girl! Big congrats on this wonderful finalist! #7652288Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009
Excellent Mitch! Congratulations on your finalist!! #7652514Susan M. Hembree June 19, 2009
The details in this are awesome, Mitch! Congratulations on your finalist! #7652863Eugenio Diaz June 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this AMAZING finalist, Well done. #7653096Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009
Terrific portrait, Mitch! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #7654057Courtenay Vanderbilt June 20, 2009
Excellent Mitch, Congratulations!! #7654268Jeff Robinson June 20, 2009
Congrats Mitch on this fantastic Finalist! Jeff #7654805Teresa Burnett June 20, 2009
Huge congrats on this magnificent finalist Mitch!! An outstanding portrait!! #7655392Terry Cervi June 20, 2009
Congrats on your awesome finalist, Mitch! #7655534Michelle Alton June 20, 2009
Congratulations on this amazing FINALIST, Mitch. Somehow makes me think of Woody Guthrie. #7655632Jeana Clark June 20, 2009
CONGRATS ON YOU WONDERFUL FINALIST!!
~J~ #7656117
Bojan Bencic June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch. #7657308JO ANN CLEVELAND June 20, 2009
Awesome Mitch, congratulations, bet we see this again!jo ann c. #7657642
Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
WOW, Mitch! What an outstanding portrait! The black/white tones and lighting...and the comp...SUPERB! Congratulations on your excellent finalist! Deb #7657843Laurie Daily June 20, 2009
A fabulous portrait, Mitch...congrats to you! #7657966Mary Beth Aiello June 20, 2009
Outstanding portrait, Mitch. Huge congrats on this fabulous finalist. #7657995Stephen Zacker June 20, 2009
Fantastic character study. Congratulations #7658493Datha Y. Thompson June 20, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Mitch!!! WTG :0) #7658976Sherran Andersen June 20, 2009
Congrats Mitch. Sherran #7659297Leland N. Saunders June 21, 2009
Great photo ... well done, Mitch ... Congrats ... !!Lee #7661730
Donna R. Wageman June 21, 2009
Perfecto Mitch - Congratulations! #7661963Cassie L. Woodlee June 21, 2009
Congratulations!!! #7662139Daniella Puente June 22, 2009
BIG CONGRATS on your excellent winner Mitch!!! #7665467Nikki McDonald June 22, 2009
I think I'm happier to see your 2nd place win on this great portrait than I am to see my own -- well, at least just as happy :) Wonderfully captured and presented -- my kind of portrait/people shot. Now where have I heard that before . . . #7665481Tiia Vissak June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your winner! #7665525Bojan Bencic June 22, 2009
Great shot, Mitch. Congratulations! #7665685Phil Stith June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your winner, Mitch! #7665743Agnes Fegan June 22, 2009
Congratulations Mitch! #7665773Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 22, 2009
WTG on this awesome win, Mitch!!! :-) k #7665873Courtenay Vanderbilt June 22, 2009
Awesome Mitch! CONGRATULATIONS!! #7665947Laurie Daily June 22, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch, on your great winner!!! #7665977David Phalen June 22, 2009
WTG Mitch!! BIG Congrats on a terrific Winner!! Celebratory drink on me the next time we cross paths. #7666047Pat Gamwell June 22, 2009
Well deserved, Girl! WTG!!!! #7666104Mike Clime June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your winner! #7666226Renee Doyle June 22, 2009
Big congratulations to you Mitch!! #7666292JO ANN CLEVELAND June 22, 2009
WOOOO HOOOOO MITCH!Very well deserved win, I'm so proud for you!
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Stan Kwasniowski June 22, 2009
Mitch, congratulatons, excellent #7666608Debra R. Harder June 22, 2009
I knew it!!!! WTG, Mitch!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your outstanding GOLD WINNER!!! Deb #7666647Teresa Burnett June 22, 2009
ALL RIGHT!!!!! WTG Mitch!! Huge congrats on this marvelous winner!! #7666836Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 22, 2009
Congratulations on your win!!!! Awesome Mitch! #7666991Gord MacEachern June 22, 2009
Fantastic win here Mitch!! #7667018Patricia A. Stalter June 22, 2009
I hope you know how to do the "smarty pants dance"! Good on you! #7667172Michelle Alton June 22, 2009
A brilliant winner, Mitch. My congratulations! #7667182Tammy M. Anderson June 22, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Mitch. #7667226Steve M. Harrington June 22, 2009
Good on you, Mitch! :)Kara L. Hendricks June 22, 2009
Congratulations to you Mitch!!! #7667647Stefania Barbier June 22, 2009
HUGE congrats Mitch! #7667984Stephanie Frey June 23, 2009
Big congratulations on a wonderful win, Mitch! #7668593Ken Smith June 23, 2009
Excellent, Mitch. Congrats to you! #7669216Eugenio Diaz June 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on your Great Winner!!!Sam Britt June 23, 2009
Big congrats on your second place win, Mitch! #7669986Katarina Mansson June 23, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic portrait rendering a second prize badge Mitch! #7670307Dr Silly June 23, 2009
Awesome B&W portrait Mitch. Congratulations on your Gold. :O)Cindy Bendush June 23, 2009
Super character study Mitch -- congratulations on your win! #7671906Datha Y. Thompson June 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIOS on The GOLD Mitch!!! :0) #7671968Linda Blair June 24, 2009
Congratulations on your win!!!!!!! #7673292Marisol Pastor June 24, 2009
An excellent winner! Congratulations! #7673963Colleen Farrell June 24, 2009
WOOHOO! I was SO happy to see this among the winners! WTG, Mitch--so well-deserved! #7674036Gail Sullivan June 24, 2009
Hi Mitch...can't get much better than this...congrats on your win!! #7674270Anne McKinnell June 24, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful win Mitch! Definately one of my favourite portraits!! #7675681ALLEN O. HOWARD June 25, 2009
Outstanding, Mitch! Congratulations! #7677293A P June 25, 2009
Congratz on your wonderful winner Mitch #7678214Mary Beth Aiello June 26, 2009
Outstanding, Mitch. Huge congrats on this beautiful winner. #7681071Mitch Spence June 27, 2009
Thank you to everyone for your most gracious comments and congrats. They are appreciated! #7683860Patrick Rouzes June 28, 2009
Mitch, this is one incredible capture!!! CONGRATULATIONS on the well-deserved WINNER!!! #7686135Mitch Spence July 01, 2009
Patrick, thank you so much. :) #7698162Paula Showen July 01, 2009
Congratulations. This is a well deserved win!!! #7699025Mitch Spence July 04, 2009
Thank you very much, Paula. #7703705Carol Teal July 15, 2009
What a great portrait and so full of character! Wonderful in B&W and so glad to see the gold! WTG Mitch! #7740561Mitch Spence July 18, 2009
Thank you very much, Carol. :) #7752552Dominick M. Dimacale August 19, 2009
Congratulations Mitch on your Win!!!
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Mitch Spence September 02, 2009
Thank you, Dominick. #7909634Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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