Chanteuse

[Rob MacKillop]

A French gypsy - Edinburgh Castle in the background. DP2M.

Chanteuse by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Tom Dunne]

That's a little beauty of a portrait Rob and if I was her I would be very happy to have a copy of it. A non-distracting background that gives a nice idea of the immediate environment. You captured a lovely expression. Looks like a photograph that, perhaps, you had asked permission to take and she responded with that perfect smile. One of the most enjoyable portraits.
Finding it hard to get my head around the massive white canvas extension though, where I feel the text is overwhelmed by it.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Tom. I gave her a pound, then signalled I'd like to take a photo (I don't think she understood English) and she beamed It struck me also that she might appreciate a copy, so I'll nip along to Boots tomorrow. Hopefully she'll be around. I have seen her a couple of times in the past.

Sorry about the excessive border. Because it was a square crop, I made it smaller than my usual landscape size. But I forgot I'd done that when I added the usual two inches of white. Somehow I just kept going! I'll make her a proper version!

Her playing is very good, and she looks so incongruous next to bagpipers and tribal drummers...

 

[Tom Dunne]

No need to be sorry at all
So maybe there might be another good shot there with the bagpipes and drummers?
Might cost you more though Rob

 

[Pete Askew]

Fabulous Rob. Nice and tight and with just the right amount of background focus as Tom says. And I like accordions / accordionists.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. My father played the accordion. Primarily sax, but a few tunes on the old squeeze box. Amazing things.