Father
by mocabela

Comment by mocabela:

Originally posted by ThingFish: Did you look at the site and the photo I gave a link to? Here is the link to the Guru's official site. It's just that your father resembles him in a way facially. Your father looks such a happy man, so content and with such a beautiful happy smile. The guru was revered and loved by many in his lifetime. I just thought it might interest you to know of this man. Your dad's actually got a much nicer smile then what the guru displays in his photo's. //neemkarolibaba.com/

You're right - there is definitely similarity throughout the face (and they have the same ears). My father has an amazing amount of strength (in every way the word can be taken) and I think this comes through as a visible part of his character. While he is no guru, he is an inspiring man - he has beaten cancer twice, never complained, and was back to work within a week or two. Despite that, he has never been afraid to cry when something affects him emotionally. He's one of those people who just *is* - no inconsistency, no question.

Thanks for the links - very interesting!

Father
by mocabela

Comment by ThingFish:
Did you look at the site and the photo I gave a link to? Here is the link to the Guru's official site. It's just that your father resembles him in a way facially. Your father looks such a happy man, so content and with such a beautiful happy smile.
The guru was revered and loved by many in his lifetime. I just thought it might interest you to know of this man. Your dad's actually got a much nicer smile then what the guru displays in his photo's.
//neemkarolibaba.com/

Father
by mocabela

Comment by mocabela:
Several people remarked about the eyes being dark - if you look very closely you will see that there's a good reason for this: his eyes are closed. The shadow you see is his eyelashes, which are long and lovely (and I inherited them, happily); my father does not have very wide eyes to begin with. I think the closed eyes and the expression show his personality very well.

This is a candid shot, not a classic portrait; in any case, I do not have lighting equipment, even if I had set up this shot, which I did not. It was taken in the dining room of my house, which makes it fairly well lit under the circumstances. The lighting is all natural light, and there is a large plate glass window behind and to the side of him, which is the reason why it is whited out; this is also the only real source of illumination for the picture.

Thanks for the comments.

Father
by mocabela

Comment by pedrobop:
Nice portrait, great expression. I wish there was more focus at the top of his head! Good luck!

Father
by mocabela

Comment by digifotojo:
Nicely captured candid portrait.

Father
by mocabela

Comment by zoodiac:
nice moment !
six from me ;)
brano

Father
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Comment by smudgeSMJ:
This just makes me smile, he looks so happy, great expression.

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Comment by Jammur:
Great joy, wish i had one like that of my father...

Father
by mocabela

Comment by JerseyGenie:
Great capture of the model and his personality too. 7

Father
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Comment by SandyP:
AWESOME!!!!!