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cameraNIKON D3

settings Aperture f/6.3 ISO 640 Shutter 10/6400 

upload_dateDec, 2013

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63 Comments |
traumfrequenz
 
traumfrequenz December 31, 2013
nice photo
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 01, 2014
thank you
ygonzonags
 
ygonzonags January 12, 2014
awzum
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 13, 2014
thank
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper January 25, 2014
Congratulations. Lovely portrait.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 26, 2014
thank you so much
Celtic
 
Celtic January 26, 2014
this is so good! Love it! Congrats
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 26, 2014
thank so much
diane_hallam_4401
 
diane_hallam_4401 January 26, 2014
congrats :) wonderful portrait, beautiful smile, beautiful soul
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 26, 2014
thank you very much
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel January 26, 2014
What an outstanding portrait ! Congrats on your feature !
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta January 26, 2014
Excellent mono portrait. Congratulations.
zimaj
 
zimaj January 26, 2014
Nice portrait, congrats !
catini
 
catini January 26, 2014
Great texture and composition, congrats on your feature!
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone January 26, 2014
thanks all so much
iceman2
 
iceman2 January 26, 2014
Beautiful B&W capture.Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK January 26, 2014
Fantastic portrait! Congratulations on your Feature!
alley44
 
alley44 January 26, 2014
Congrats on your feature!! Well deserved!! I absolutely love this fantastic portrait!!!
beamieyoung Platinum
 
beamieyoung January 26, 2014
Wonderful in every way!
brentmorris
 
brentmorris January 26, 2014
Superb
DKfotograf
 
DKfotograf January 26, 2014
Lovely
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone January 26, 2014
thanks thanks thanks all
Kaasiaa90
 
Kaasiaa90 January 26, 2014
Outstanding! I absolutly love that portrait.
Chaddikat
 
Chaddikat January 26, 2014
I love this smile !
kkat Platinum
 
kkat January 26, 2014
Great Portrait- even as time passes us by!! Congratulations!!!
kkat Platinum
 
kkat January 26, 2014
Great Portrait- even as time passes us by!! Congratulations!!!
tissa7
 
tissa7 January 26, 2014
this is a great portrait !
TinaSuz Ultimate
 
TinaSuz January 26, 2014
Brilliant B/W portrait study, proving age doesn't have to be depressing. she looks so wise and calm.
princessdi6305
 
princessdi6305 January 26, 2014
Amazing portrait..love the title..congratulations!!
Davereyer
 
Davereyer January 26, 2014
Great shot
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone January 27, 2014
thanks again to all
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios January 27, 2014
This is a Brilliant street photojournalism portrait! Excellent DOF and composition!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 28, 2014
thank you
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY
 
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY January 28, 2014
CONGRATS..
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 29, 2014
many thank
philipbebbington
 
philipbebbington January 29, 2014
Stunning portrait. Love the mono touch.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 29, 2014
thank you very much
KamKav47
 
KamKav47 January 31, 2014
lovely capture....
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone February 01, 2014
thank you
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter January 31, 2014
Wonderful b/w portrait. Congrats. - Jake
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone February 01, 2014
thank you so much
ZsoltPuskas
 
ZsoltPuskas February 06, 2014
Veru veru dramatic and deep facial expression :) Love it!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone February 06, 2014
thank you
LuisHernandezDavila
 
LuisHernandezDavila April 25, 2014
OUTSTANDING WORK
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone July 03, 2014
thank you
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita October 10, 2014
awesome capture
dbisme
 
dbisme November 14, 2014
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dbisme
 
dbisme November 14, 2014
A very beautiful capture ! I love this photo!! consider making it a print
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone November 14, 2014
thank you
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 26, 2014
VOTED ...IN EXPRESS YOURSELF COMP...K
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 26, 2014
ALSO VOTED IN ...A PICTURE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS....I LOVE IT...K
rhinoman PRO+
 
rhinoman December 01, 2014
You can see that this woman has a wonderful story of her life. Well done!!
BillW Platinum
 
BillW December 09, 2014
Truly one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. And extremely well captured. Congratulations!
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone December 09, 2014
many thanks to all
LucyLoo PRO+
 
LucyLoo December 09, 2014
Wonderful expression :-D
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 02, 2015
thank you
myke
 
myke January 01, 2015
good,good,good
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 02, 2015
thank you
Andriystepanov
 
Andriystepanov January 09, 2015
Amazing capture, great job, thank you.
simbona Platinum
 
simbona January 16, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone January 17, 2015
thank you so much
simbona Platinum
 
simbona January 16, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
simbona Platinum
 
simbona January 16, 2015
wonderful work.
tracyb66
 
tracyb66 January 28, 2015
Such a gorgeous portrait!
Vince542
 
Vince542 March 06, 2015
Un'altra fantastica vecchietta!!!!! complimenti Raffaele
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone March 13, 2015
grazie :)
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper March 12, 2015
Congratulations again.
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone March 13, 2015
thanks
PennyWinn
 
PennyWinn March 13, 2015
This is such an amazing shot!
lourdesmartinezmunoz
 
lourdesmartinezmunoz April 29, 2015
ILOVE HER, beautifull pic
exquisitEXPLORATIONS
 
exquisitEXPLORATIONS May 06, 2015
What an amazing face! Stunning portrait!
raffaelemontepaone
 
raffaelemontepaone May 07, 2015
thanks to all!!
zshariff
 
zshariff May 09, 2015
A life well lived and captured beautifully on the camera. Congratulations!!
raffaelemontepaone
raffaelemontepaone May 11, 2015
thank you so much.....
RozBonnar
 
RozBonnar May 14, 2015
Just amazing
THOMMAS
 
THOMMAS May 15, 2015
wow,everybody likes this one, me too,great photo,it just catches your eye,kool b/w,great smily face
vitorfelgueiras
 
vitorfelgueiras May 24, 2015
Great one!
caylee PRO+
 
caylee July 22, 2015
very good portrait
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography July 27, 2015
Nice portrait
robertosantorini
 
robertosantorini February 01, 2020
Top. 5*
harmeetsingh
 
harmeetsingh April 09, 2020
Great
maryphippsseward
 
maryphippsseward May 17, 2021
Wonderful portrait!

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Behind The Lens

Location

in Calabria, southern Italy, in a little village called Polia

Time

must have been around 17:00 on August

Lighting

the lighting was not anything special, the subject was in shadow and the light behind the subject was a bit more enlightened

Equipment

a Nikon D3 with a 24-70mm

Inspiration

the eyes of this old lady! could be seen from far away that were beautiful and lively then once you close that I could not take it so close to

Editing

I did a conversion

In my camera bag

port behind a D3 and a D700 with a 24-70 and a 70-200, then a 35 and a 10 and some flash

Feedback

the only advice I can give is to stay inside the scene, the only way you will have an excellent result and transmits

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